Homemade or store-bought, marijuana edibles are new big thing

Homemade or store-bought, edibles are surging in popularity

Move over, pot brownies. The proliferation of marijuana edibles for both medical and recreational purposes is giving rise to a cottage industry of baked goods, candies, infused oils, cookbooks and classes as more states change their marijuana laws.

Weed Sport: A "sesh" with personal trainer puts mind in overdrive

Weed Sport: A “sesh” with personal trainer puts mind in overdrive

We hit a pipe of Sour Diesel inside my friend Kevin’s steamy one-bedroom apartment and called Lynn, his new personal trainer. At the gym, the first circuit was difficult, and it wasn’t until the third set of our circuit that I felt alarms going off in my stomach. Nothing quite ruins a high like a pang of nausea.

The new weed lexicon

The cannabis lexicon: Terms to know, from A-Z

The world of weed is growing every day. Here’s a compendium of marijuana terms, from the plant to the many ways to consume it and the cannabis culture that surrounds it.

(Dixie Elixirs and Edibles)

Colorado cannabis company Dixie is taking its pot-infused edibles national

Dixie Elixirs and Edibles is already one of the biggest names in Colorado’s bustling marijuana marketplace, where its popular marijuana-infused drinks, candies, tinctures and topicals are sold throughout the state. But now the company is eyeing other states and even Canada.

Weed Sport: A shorts story about wardrobe woes, swimming, puppies

Weed Sport: Water’s great, but this swimsuit is terrible

After experiencing a horde of pooches at the park, we were back on track for a swim. But first, I needed an emergency swimsuit replacement. We decided a pair of red shorts would definitely fit and in no way become see-through after getting wet. So, $13 dollars later we were back at the pool.

Can hemp heal? Questions of science vs. semantics

Healing power of hemp? Science vs. semantics

Hemp farmers hold up their crop, marijuana’s non-mind altering cousin, as an industrial miracle for its sustainability and myriad processing applications. Could mainstream medicine be the next frontier for hemp?

Weed Sport: Time-traveling on a hike with my mother

Weed Sport: Time-traveling while hiking with Mom

Funny, isn’t it: I would rather be high with my mother more than anyone else. The hike started on the trail that winds over the foothills across the street from my parents’ house in Fort Collins. We walked slowly and talked below the foothills. She couldn’t go far. Not like she used to just a few years ago.

Food inspections flag health threats in edible marijuana products

Surprise health inspections for Denver makers of pot edibles

Food safety inspections of businesses that manufacture and sell marijuana edibles in Denver have found products that should be refrigerated sitting out on shelves and preparation methods insufficient to kill bacteria that can cause serious food-borne illness.

Finally there's a food truck that sells marijuana-infused food. (magicalbutter.com)

New idea: Food truck sells pot-infused grub

In these pages we’ve discussed the merits of buying marijuana from vending machines and smoking cannabis via professional, machine-rolled cigarettes. But I’m not sure any of that prepared us for a food truck that only sells infused edibles.

Weed Sport: Adrift and astounded by change while sailing at childhood stomping ground

Weed Sport: Adrift and astounded in return to lake from childhood

A return to a private lake in Fort Collins for a sailing outing stirs childhood memories. And a vaporizer session sparks a conversation on life changes: I had grown up sailing this lake with childhood friend Max, but since moving back to Colorado this was my first time sailing and things are different now.

On marijuana-infused tincture and just letting loose in the park with the Frisbee. (Lindsay Pierce, The Denver Post)

Weed Sport: Cutting loose, tossing Frisbee, climbing trees

It was on the eve of Easter and Denver’s historic 4/20 festivities that this city seemed, in all of its definable and undefinable elements, like it was truly experiencing a memorable spring. We walked the mile from our house to Cheesman Park armed with nothing but a Frisbee.

15 tips on 4/20 happenings, visiting

4/20: Event schedules, Cup info, Rally news, dab bars and tourist tips

It’s 4/20 weekend, and we have 15 tips on making your weed holiday the best it can be, whether you’re an in-the-know Coloradan or a first-time visitor from out of state. So let’s talk about the concerts, the rally, the Cup, the laws and more.

Milbank: Hey, Congress -- Try inhaling

Congress in urgent need of chilling out (opinion)

Legal marijuana is spreading like a weed across the land but it has yet to take root in the place where people might benefit most from inhaling: the U.S. Capitol. Our ever-indignant representatives need urgently to chill out and free their minds, writes Dana Milbank of the Washington Post Writers Group.

Get educated about edibles: Eight tips for getting right dose

Get educated about edibles: Eight tips for getting right dose

With the arrival of marijuana legalization in the U.S. comes medicated cookies, gummies, brownies, caramels, hard candies, chocolates, Rice Krispies treats and more — available for purchase in states that allow infused edibles within their pot laws. Click here