I didn’t know that I was obsessed with sushi until six or seven years ago, when my wife took me to Sushi Den for the first time. I felt like a blind man who had learned to see, or a stoner after rolling his first joint:. The world was my…
Despite having friends from Boulder I visit often and a wife who went to CU — not to mention the countless hours i spend in the city — I still find myself with a rather poor sense of direction every time I visit. If it isn’t on Pearl Street or…
Six marijuana grows in Denver were ordered to quarantine and possibly destroy plant harvests after Denver Fire Department officials determined that the grow facilities weren’t using chemicals properly. Bugs and pests are a fact of life for commercial growers, but dealing with them appropriately is important, because eventually, humans will…
Dear Stoner: I have an Iolite mini-vaporizer, and I’ve noticed that many different kinds of herb taste the same in it. Could this be because of the constant temperature the vaporizer operates on? Is there a moderate-priced vaporizer with temperature control that will let me enjoy the various flavors of…
Strychnine and cannabis. The two have absolutely nothing in common. One kills you, the other won’t no matter how hard you try. But this August 4, 1911 article in the Wray Rattler does a great job of conflating the two to a readership likely to make the nonexistent connection between pot…
Buddies Wellness is one of those dispensaries that you’ve probably missed unless you’ve driven past it or heard about it from friends. I know I did, even though it’s been around for five years according to the budtender there. The shop is hidden away in an industrial center a few…
While the City of Denver has made it clear that marijuana-use lounges and clubs aren’t going to be tolerated, our neighbors to the south in Colorado Springs have welcomed pot clubs. Even members of the Colorado Springs City Council have generally been supportive, allowing several establishments to be licensed and…
Dear Stoner: What’s the deal with “live resin” extract? What makes it so expensive, other than the fact that tourists will buy it? If the extraction process for “live resin” is to freeze and process the plant while it’s still alive, then “live resin” does not cure. As a patient,…
Back in the day, a lot of marijuana paranoia was spread through newspaper wire services. Editors needing to fill room would find salacious stories of marijuana-mad maniacs running amok and killing people and reprint them (and the practice continues to this day). This story out of New Orleans must have…
If you think the impact of cannabis legalization in the state hasn’t altered how people choose to recreate after work, look no further than the parking lot of Options Medical Center in Wheat Ridge during that time of day. Before I got out of my car, two people parked and…
America wants to legalize cannabis. That’s the gist of a poll conducted by General Social Survey, touted as the nation’s most reliable public-opinion survey group, which recently found that 52 percent of this country’s population feels that cannabis should be legalized. The poll asked 1,687 Americans whether they “think the…
Dear Stoner: How does one go about winning the heart of a dispensary worker? The weed workers are always interesting, cool and, of course, down with the herb. What’s not to like? Madly in Love Mario Dear Mario: I’m happily married, so I can’t tell you much about how to…
This week’s time capsule is a mere 83 years old. It first appeared in the March 4, 1932 edition of the Eagle Valley Enterprise. Randomly inserted in page six of the paper, this tiny little mention of hashish actually makes it seem as if the author wasn’t all that opposed…
I’ll give Rocky Mountain High some credit: a vintage clothing shop that also sells pot sounds like a good plan. Maybe not a great one, but one that might work well in a place like Venice Beach. To that point, it never seemed like a good fit for Denver to…
Dear Stoner: If Washington, D.C., legalized marijuana, does that mean it’s legal in every state? Sensi Sam Dear Sam: Wouldn’t that be great? In fact, four months after D.C. voters approved a ballot measure that would legalize the possession of up to two ounces of pot and the cultivation of…
The ranks of Colorado’s medical marijuana caregivers are declining, serving fewer and fewer patients every month, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment — and that’s without the state adopting new measures proposed to regulate caregivers. The dip in caregivers has been significant in the year since…
This month marks the tenth year since the great god of Gonzo, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, departed this mortal earth for the great gig in the sky. Although he was a native of Kentucky, Thompson chose to call Colorado home and famously lived near Aspen beginning in the early 1960s…
For a medical marijuana dispensary, Groundswell has probably had the most non-patients visit over the last few years than any other shop in Denver. Not for the pot, but for the well-received art gallery showcasing local artists located in its front room. But the gallery part of the medical marijuana dispensary is…
The Colorado Legislature is well into the 2015 session, considering bills that would repeal the ban on large-capacity gun magazines and prohibit powdered alcohol; there are also measures that deal with privacy from drones, college-tuition tax deductions and expanding rail service in southeastern Colorado. But if you’re a medical marijuana…
Dear Stoner: Is it legal to fly from Denver to another medical state with medicine on you? Longmont Larry Dear Larry: I’ve addressed this question before, but it still gets asked at least once a month, so the answer is worth repeating. That answer is “kind of.” Transportation Security Administration…
Some things don’t change. Like, for example, the flow of “dope” over the Mexican border into the United States as this April 23, 1923 Telluride Daily Journal article illustrates. Yes, Americans have been wanting to get high and Mexico has been supplying our habits for a century or so. But…
When I was in high school, I used to get my hair cut at a Korean-owned hair salon called Vicky’s. It was cheap and the staffers did a decent-enough job. Nothing fancy though: They pretty much used an electric razor for everything. But the part I remember most was the…
