(Elaine Thompson, Associated Press file)

4:20 Digest: Stoned sex talk, High Times covers and more (3-20-14)

It’s 4:20 p.m. on March 20, 2014, and here are a few of the things we’re talking about at Cannabist HQ.

“I LOVE STONED SEX.” Chef Tom Coohill tells it to you straight: “Sex is way better stoned.” We chatted with the Coohills chef owner about that and much more — including why he doesn’t drug test his employees. Read the interview.

COLOMBIAN MAN CONNECTED TO FEDERAL RAIDS SAYS GUN CHARGE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Hector Diaz, a Colombian man charged with a weapons violation in connection with major federal raids on Colorado medical-marijuana businesses, says his indictment should be thrown out because the charge is unconstitutional. Check out the whole news report, and see the gun-wielding photo that got Diaz in trouble, here.


Catch up on the news: Our 4:20 Digest archives are right here


“I SHOT THIS MONTH’S HIGH TIMES COVER.” Denver-rooted photographer Ry Prichard shot this month’s High Times cover shot: A lovely photo of a particularly tasty Bruce Banner #3 bud — “usually very pretty by harvest, normally turning all varieties of red, yellow, purple and gold,” Prichard tells us. Check out the cover and read our interview with Prichard here.

POT SHOP REVIEW: HIGH LEVEL HEALTH. The Cannabist’s pot shop reviewer The Ombudsman has seen all kinds of stores in his career, but now it’s time to hit a recreational (21-plus) store in the middle of the city. “In an area composed primarily of restaurants and high-end apartment buildings, High Level Health’s single-level red brick storefront blends in with everything else on the block, aside from the “Now Serving 21+” banner hanging in the front window.” Read the full review (and see photos) here.