Stirring the pot at the Ganja Gourmet

This week, William Breathes reviews the Ganja Gourmet at 1810 South Broadway, the city's first -- and likely last -- restaurant specializing in dishes containing medical marijuana: "The Ganja Gourmet," he writes, "is not so much a restaurant as a dispensary where you can hang out, smoke pot and eat...

By Patricia Calhoun

December 23, 2009

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This week, William Breathes reviews the Ganja Gourmet at 1810 South Broadway, the city's first -- and likely last -- restaurant specializing in dishes containing medical marijuana:

"The Ganja Gourmet," he writes, "is not so much a restaurant as a dispensary where you can hang out, smoke pot and eat some pot food that, in turn, gives you the munchies so that you order more ganja food and hang out and smoke more pot and get the munchies so you order....you get the point."

That would become impossible if Denver City Council passes the proposed ordinance that would regulate dispensaries -- and prohibit the consumption of any pot, including food containing medical marijuana, on-site at a dispensary.

Should that measure pass, Ganja Gourmet's owner told William Breathes, he'll just turn his shop into a take-out only spot. As it is, there's no kitchen in the facility; all the food is made off-site in a commercial kitchen. And is a slice of pot pizza worth $12?

Read Breathes's review to find out.

Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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