Denver pot tourism guide: Useful info for toking travelers
It’s all here: places to stay, places to go, getting around, scoring some herb and something to smoke it out of, and nearby eats and entertainment.
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Jackie Chan expresses shame over son’s marijuana charge in China
Jackie Chan apologized to the public Wednesday over his son’s detention on drug charges in Beijing, saying he’s ashamed and saddened.
Jack Flash (marijuana review)
Borrowing its name from a tribute strain named for the late Jack Herer that was crossed by Sensi Seeds, Jack Flash is at its core a beautiful cross of haze and skunk.
Is pot banking happening? FinCEN says yes; bankers disagree
More than 100 banks nationally say they are working with legal marijuana businesses and their affiliates. In all, 105 banks said their customers include at least one pot-related business, but an undetermined number of banks reported closing nearly 500 accounts as well.
Pot plans for prison draw curiosity, criticism from Brush community
Based on the comments expressed at a packed community meeting this week, the citizens of Brush are decidedly not interested in allowing the cultivation and sale of retail marijuana within city limits.
Pivotal Boulder medical marijuana trial blazed way to pot regulation, use
Exactly five years ago, a beaming Jason Lauve rolled out of a Boulder courthouse in his wheelchair with an assortment of marijuana that had just been returned to him by sheriff’s deputies. In the years since Lauve left a vindicated man Aug. 6, 2009, the marijuana landscape in Colorado has shifted dramatically.
Plum and apricot crumble one of many winning fruit combos (recipe)
When there is an abundance of fruit in season, it is tough to decide what to turn into a crisp, crumble, cobbler or pie. So many great choices and stellar combinations.
Denver County Fair thrills thousands with cannabis, more traditional fare
It was a tale of two moods Sunday at the Denver County Fair. At one end of the National Western Complex, the frenzied frivolity of the furry class was on full display at the American Kennel Club’s dog agility trials.
Stealth PUFFiT vaporizer mimics asthma inhaler (review)
It’s a great idea and a decent design, but the PUFFiT vaporizer is hit or miss, finicky and frustrating, with a discouraging learning curve.
Blue-ribbon weed: Denver County Fair pot showcase kicks off
This weekend’s Denver County Fair includes a 21-and-over “Pot Pavilion” where winning entries for plants, bongs, edible treats and clothes made from hemp are on display.
“We have no acceptable test”: Stoned driving has Congress stumped
At a U.S. House hearing Thursday, lawmakers and witnesses debated the overall danger posed by stoned drivers, as well as potential methods that law enforcement officials could use to test for impairment.
Cannabist calendar: More than 60 marijuana events in August 2014
Have some late-summer fun with your buds at these upcoming cannabis-friendly events in August 2014.
CBD legislation: Bill would legalize non-psychoactive medical pot in U.S.
A Republican congressman from Pennsylvania says he has filed a bill to legalize nationwide the kinds of non-psychoactive medical marijuana treatments that have attracted dozens of families to Colorado.
Gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunafon has no party, little money, but lots of appeal
Mike Dunafon is a political enigma for the Colorado governor’s race: pro-gun, pro-pot, anti-big government and pro-abortion rights.
Weed issues sprouting up for HOAs as neighbors clash over smells, growing
Marijuana and hemp have joined wacky paint colors and unsightly fences as common neighborhood disputes facing homeowners associations. Though a few HOAs have willingly changed their rules to accommodate legal marijuana use or home growing, many more are banning home pot smoking.
20 top tweets: Why people don’t like N.J. Gov. Chris Christie visiting Colo.
As you might have heard, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is in Colorado this week. Normally such a trip for Christie, an expected GOP presidential candidate in 2016, would be fairly routine. But this trip has been anything but routine. Read these 20 tweets to see why:
Five questions: Why your marijuana isn’t always what budtenders say it is
You head to a neighborhood pot shop with something specific in mind: Blue Dream. You pick up an eighth, but the buds look different, and the smoke and effects on your body are different too. Why doesn’t this Blue Dream look and behave like previous Blue Dreams? Because it’s not Blue Dream.
Review: Made-in-the-USA Da Buddha Vaporizer melds style with simplicity
I appreciate simplicity in most things, and Da Buddha Vaporizer is pretty simple. It’s basically a ceramic heating element encased in glass, controlled by an unmarked, guess-and-check temperature knob. A plastic tube with an herb-filled glass receptacle is attached to that heater, and the user breathes in through the tube to manually control the flow of air. To decrease the likelihood of burning the crap out of yourself, the heater is moderately surrounded by an aluminum case.
Cannabist Q&A: Food trucks, pot-centric education; investing
The Q&A handles readers’ questions on cannabis matters. Topics include marijuana edibles food trucks in Colorado, marijuana university classes and options for unaccredited investors in the pot industry.
U.S. House OKs bill that could ease marijuana banking issues
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed by 39 votes a measure that bars treasury and securities regulators from spending funds to penalize financial institutions that work with legal marijuana businesses.
Seattle’s city attorney bought weed for his “enjoyment”; Denver’s did not
When Seattle’s lone recreational pot shop, Cannabis City, opened its doors on July 8, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes was fourth in line. Yes, he bought some marijuana “for posterity” — but he also bought some “for personal enjoyment.” Pretty bold, Holmes.
Cannabist Q&A: Limits on plants, tourist smoke spots, insomnia strain
This Q&A handles readers’ questions on cannabis matters. Topics include limits on pot plants for home growers; places in Colorado where tourists can toke; and treating insomnia.
CBD medical marijuana laws: How practical are they?
Advocates both for and against changes to marijuana policies continue to debate whether the laws will have any practical impact. But the new laws represent an ongoing rebellion of states from the federal government’s current position that marijuana has no accepted medical use.
Fresh Baked (recreational shop review, Boulder)
The jars smell outstanding, the budtenders are full of knowledge, but a disappointing smoke deflates the overall impression: “Perhaps I chose poorly and ended up with one of the only badly-flushed samples — but as the old saying goes, ‘one weak link can break the chain.'”
Wulf Mods Tundra mimics better, pricier portable vapes (review)
REVIEW: Sometimes we want high-end products but we don’t want to pay high-end prices. At $120, the Wulf Mods Tundra is much cheaper than many portable vapes. It’s stylish and functional too, but there’s a caveat: a rubbery, plastic smell and taste.
