The AromaChill, an herbal breathing device, is intended to promote mindful breathing, which can help calm the mind, according to inventor Robert Bornn. To use the AromaChill, first chill the base in the freezer, then add some cannabis—or any herb, really—to the chamber, assemble the device and breathe deeply.
It’s 4:20 p.m. on February 25, 2014, and here are a few of the things we’re talking about at Cannabist HQ.
INTERVIEW: European travel expert, public TV host, author and noted marijuana activist Rick Steves opens up about state drug policies, social justice and the head trips of legal weed in Colorado and Washington.
Not all marijuana stocks are created equally. The penny stocks that dominate the industry are plentiful, and some of them are becoming dime stocks — or something more substantial. While dime stocks might not sound like much, imagine paying a half a cent for a stock and it jumping to more than 10 cents in less than two months.
The Ascent by Da Vinci is packed with desirable features for a portable vaporizer, from the all-glass vapor path to the digital display and adjustable temperature.
Answering readers’ questions about marijuana matters. This installment discusses the differences between sativa and indica, mailing CBD product out of Colorado and the potential for commercial THC beer.
The Denver County Fair — which famously announced its inclusion of marijuana competitions a few weeks ago — is inking sponsorship deals for its 2014 outing. And who all is in the mix so far as major sponsors? The youth development organization 4-H Club and marijuana vaporizer pen company O.penVape.
This SoCal-styled vape pen from Grenco Science is designed for ground cannabis flowers, which isn’t typical in the hash oil-dominated vape pen world. But a word to the wise: The Snoop Dogg edition of the G Pen doesn’t vape, it combusts.
Among a vast collection of seeds housed in a nondescript industrial building on the outskirts of Lafayette resides what could be the key to the deepest and most detailed understanding yet of cannabis — information that may unleash nearly limitless potential for a plant that spans the worlds of medicine, textiles, food, fuel and fun.
Remember when Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana? Here are 10 moments that helped define Jan. 2014, the first month of legal weed sales. Click here.
A notification letter by Seattle police regarding a marijuana business application raises a complaint that the letter goes too far by suggesting potential cannabis complaints neighbors can send to state authorities.
Wyoming NORML isn’t nearly as entrenched as its colleagues in Colorado, but don’t count the scrappy activists in Cheyenne, Jackson and Sinclair out of the fight. Even though conservative Wyoming has reminded everyone a number of times to “not bring your Colorado-purchased marijuana into Wyoming,” there is a movement in the state to push decriminalization and legalization.
The VapirRise, a forced-air desktop vaporizer, offers a lot of versatility. It includes options for vape bags or use by up to four people, without an extravagant price. A worthy competitor to the gold-standard Volcano.
By now you’ve likely heard the news of the Denver County Fair’s expansion in 2014 to include a “Pot Pavilion.” They talked about it on “The View” and Jimmy Kimmel. And yes, they will judge the county’s best cloned plants, pot brownies, homemade bongs, hemp garments and more.
The Four Hitter super-sizes the classic one-hitter design for those looking to smoke their marijuana, has a convenient ash-ejection system and it’s easy to clean. However, the cost is also sizable.
Pot at the county fair? Why not? Colorado’s Denver County is adding cannabis-themed contests to its 2014 summer fair. It’s the first time pot plants will stand alongside tomato plants and homemade jam in competition for a blue ribbon.
A burlesque-themed party in Denver is the latest in local entrepreneurs’ efforts to take advantage of legal recreational marijuana. However, it’s clearly a complicated and contentious issue.
People go gaga for the VapeXhale because it uses an all-glass heating path and connects to custom water pipe attachments dubbed “HydraTubes,” and no other vaporizer on the market combines those two features.
Pax Ploom is a top-selling vaporizer at $249. Beyond its sexy form, the Pax Ploom functions marvelously.
I once dreamed of a game show where stoners would compete to build the best pot pipe with only convenience store items purchased with $4.20. Contestants would piece together small parts to fashion inventive new pot paraphernalia like marijuana MacGyvers.
As with computer technology, vaporizers seem to get smaller each year, evolving from desktop models like the Volcano — the original gold standard — to the increasingly popular and widely available portable vaporizers, many of which are based on electronic cigarette technology.
WASHINGTON — Among the many people nationally eyeing Colorado’s implementation of recreational marijuana is an Alaskan education professor, a Portland, Ore., businessman and a bevy of state lawmakers from Delaware to Hawaii who hope the time has come for a national pot movement.
Standing just over 8 inches tall, the Tree Stump feels light but sturdy. The downstem drops six inches into the bubbler, while the glass bowl sets snugly into the downstem for an all-glass smoking experience.
After voters in Colorado and Washington passed historic initiatives to legalize cannabis in 2012, regulators in both states spent a year drafting guidelines for a newly legal pot industry. But legal cannabis rules will differ greatly in many ways from state to state. Here are some of the core differences between the legal pot experiments moving forward in Colorado and Washington.
