Marijuana

Reader: Thanks to Legal Weed, Every Fast-Food Worker in Colorado Is Stoned

The comments keep rolling in for Patricia Calhoun's post about the ten things to expect when your state legalizes marijuana. Some of the takes have been serious. Others have been hilarious. This one falls into the latter category — although, depending upon your experiences at fast-food restaurants over the past...
By Michael RobertsJanuary 22, 2016
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The comments keep rolling in for Patricia Calhoun’s post about the ten things to expect when your state legalizes marijuana.

Some of the takes have been serious.

Others have been hilarious.

This one falls into the latter category — although, depending upon your experiences at fast-food restaurants over the past couple of years, you may feel it’s both at the same time.

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Seth Valkonen writes:

The only bad thing about Colorado legalizing weed is trying to order food in a drive through. Now ALL the fast food workers are stoned instead of just most of them…

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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