Purple Urkle (marijuana review)
While this Purple Urkle cut wasn’t particularly colorful, this indica had a berry sweetness to go with appetite stimulating and relaxing effects.
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Ultimate ’91 Chem Dawg (marijuana review)
Ultimate ’91 Chem Dawg has a chemical yet creamy aroma. While the initial effects felt light and airy in the head, intense body relaxation set in soon after.
Mark Twain’s 1865 hashish escapade inspires revisit
An 1865 San Francisco newspaper report of author Mark Twain’s ‘Hasheesh mania’ recalls high times not unlike today. Exactly 150 years later, well-appointed dispensaries and a vast array of concentrates have given new meaning to the Gold Rush.
Denver recalls Mahatma pot extracts over unapproved pesticides
State and Denver inspectors on Tuesday ordered a recall of marijuana extracts sold by Mahatma Concentrates that The Denver Post revealed contained high levels of unapproved pesticides.
CSU researching hemp in hidden test plot in southwest Colorado
Hemp being grown by Colorado State University in southwest Colorado is hidden in a crop of corn at a secret location, but Colorado farmers can ask for a tour of the 12 varieties being tested.
Moonshine Haze (marijuana review)
Moonshine Haze brings to mind Colorado and prohibition history. A sativa hybrid bred by Rare Dankness, it’s a source of energy and focus.
Review: Portable Goboof Alfa runs with the best flower vapes
The Goboof Alfa is an unassuming little vaporizer, but this UK-made product is easy to use and stands out among portable flower vapes.
Sour Chunk (marijuana review)
Aromas of nutty chocolate and fresh roasted coffee beans make this mentally engaging hybrid a standout for 2015.
The corpse flower of weed: 5 super stinky pot strains
In honor of the corpse flower blooming at the Denver Botanic Gardens, here are five weed strains that exemplify how truly awful pot can smell.
Durban Poison (marijuana review)
Review: Durban Poison is a landrace sativa marijuana strain that provides a big, uplifting energy boost, with a raciness that makes it a daytime hit.
U.K. Cheese (marijuana review)
While it’s not the most consistent strain on the market, the lushly green hybrid UK Cheese provides a racy mental edge tempered by a heavy body high.
Week in Weed: Juicy J puts his own spin on a big fat joint
A collection of favorite weed-inspired Instagrams, with rapper Juicy J paying homage to herb, plus a funny Maury Povich meme and artistic flower shots.
Denver’s hospitality industry conflicted on social pot use
The proposed initiative that would allow Denver entrepreneurs to open their 21-and-up business and patio spaces to limited marijuana consumption has divided many in the city – and it’s not even clear yet if the question will land on the city’s November 2015 ballot.
86,500 pot plants seized in California’s Emerald Triangle in multiday raid
Emerald Triangle: A multi-day sweep has resulted in the seizure of more than 21,000 marijuana plants and 3,000 pounds of pot in California’s Humboldt County.
Concentrates 101: Why vape or dab? Potency, flavor & other factors
The way cannabis concentrates can be quickly consumed is a double-edged sword. But they offer other benefits, including intense flavor and the ability to be discreet.
Make it now: Cannabis-infused dumplings for soups, stews, casseroles
This week’s Kitchen Kush recipe: Weed-infused dumplings for soups, stews, casseroles.
G13 (marijuana review)
The subject of much lore and pop culture fascination (‘American Beauty,’ anyone?), this sample of G13 from a Denver-based caregiver has a Zen-like effect.
Sour Kush (marijuana review)
Ideally, Sour Kush is a hybrid that helps you remain incredibly functional while still having that narcotic, pain-numbing effect of a great OG. This wasn’t a bad cover or even karaoke attempt at the strain: it was Muzak.
Amnesia Haze (marijuana review)
The high from Amnesia Haze is focused, but occasionally your brain hits the pause button without letting you know. If I was a video, I’d be intermittently buffering. Instead of the citrus zest I’ll get from a favorite like Super Lemon Haze, it’s more of a candied peel or my memory of those gummy lemon slices we’d eat as kids.
With no legal weed for sale in D.C., black market ‘is the obvious choice’
The new illicit business of buying marijuana in Washington D.C. is all thanks to the quirks of the District’s legalization, which has boosted the appetite for marijuana as more people become comfortable acquiring it through the black market.
Cannabist Show: He’s a Pulitzer finalist; She runs pot shops; He’s a pot lawyer
The Cannabist Show, episode No. 6, featuring guests John Ingold of The Denver Post, Caitlin Murphy of Emerald Fields and Josh Kappel of Vicente Sederberg.
Retail pot will be legal nationwide in 20 years, say 58% of U.S. adults in poll
America has seen the future, and it is high. Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults say recreational marijuana will be legal nationwide in the next 20 years, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll. That includes 13 percent who say it will take 20 years, 26 percent who say it will take 10 years, 17 percent who say it’s just five years away, and 2 percent who say it will happen in the next year.
Lemon Skunk (marijuana review)
A great choice for spring cleaning, Lemon Skunk is always perfect for providing a nudge in the right direction, that being directly below the kitchen sink. All of a sudden, I found myself dusting the ceiling fan.
Space Queen (marijuana review)
For a hybrid, Space Queen draws out the more playfully sativa headiness of the Romulan in the same way your old dog still surprises you with a spry day every now and then. With winter drawing to a close, I love strains like this to boost my mood.
Utah: DEA warns of stoned rabbits if state passes medical marijuana bill
Utah is considering a bill that would allow patients with certain debilitating conditions to be treated with edible forms of marijuana. If the bill passes, the state’s wildlife may “cultivate a taste” for the plant, lose their fear of humans, and basically be high all the time. That’s according to testimony presented to a Utah Senate panel (time stamp 58:00) last week by an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration who specifically mentioned stoned rabbits.
