Good Chemistry (recreational review by The Ombudsman)

Good Chemistry (recreational review by The Ombudsman)

Our shop critic The Ombudsman checks out Good Chemistry on Colfax. It isn’t a budget store, even though your wallet will feel that it is. The $30/eighth prices are a pleasant surprise when the product is above average.

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.

Edgewater businesses, officials pleased with marijuana businesses

Edgewater excited about rec pot, no complaints

Three months after Edgewater became the first city in Jefferson County to open retail marijuana shops, business owners and city officials say business is booming and nary a problem has been reported.

Parenting: 10 ways to keep your stash away from kids

As a parent, I feel like my weed has to be on lockdown. We take precautions to keep cleaning solutions, sharp objects and hot liquids away from our children. Don’t we owe it to them, and to ourselves, to keep our medicine or recreational intoxicants away from them as well?

Gone Hemp: Miss Mustard Seed’s Hemp Oil Wood Finish (review)

Miss Mustard Seed offers a 100 percent natural Hemp Oil Wood Finish as a protective, water-resistant top coat for raw and painted wood pieces. Users will recognize the nutty, grassy hemp scent of this furniture oil, as opposed to the chemical smell of more common solvent-based wood cleaners.

Shop Sesh: MegaFauna's John McCaskill loves to keep it local (interview)

Shop Sesh: Why MegaFauna loves to keep it local (interview)

MegaFauna in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood, a.k.a. River North, is the brainchild of Colorado native John McCaskill, who sought to create a local collective to showcase up-and-coming designers, artists and vintage apparel.

Our pot critic Jake Browne takes on a few more Q's from his Reddit AMA

Our pot critic Jake Browne takes on a few more Q’s from his Reddit AMA

Jake Browne: I’ve been a fan of Reddit for years, so when I looked at their AMA (Ask Me Anything) calendar and saw that Thursday was looking light, I thought I’d give this unconventional interview format a shot. There are always questions coming in after the bell on these AMAs, so I wanted to address the five “best of the rest.”

Colorado's MED pot enforcers vow more action

Colorado’s marijuana regulators vow to step up enforcement

The state agency overseeing Colorado’s historic experiment in marijuana legalization is adding enforcement agents, data analysis and undercover operatives — steps officials say will help them better hold businesses accountable.

Kitchen Kush: Coconanaberry shake (marijuana recipe)

Coconanaberry smoothie dank and delicious (recipe)

I think that a marijuana-enhanced smoothie is a dream come true. A tall, frothy glass of blended fruits and vegetables, with key ingredients that were previously sautéed in canna-coconut oil.

Medicinal Oasis shop review, recreational, The Ombudsman

Medicinal Oasis (recreational review by The Ombudsman)

The peculiar tropical/desert motif that adorns the exterior of Medicinal Wellness has slightly confused me as I drove past the shop on Evans over the past few years. The latest addition of Christmas light-covered metallic palm trees completed the eccentric package and had me even more curious to go inside.

This March 21 picture from Steve Templeton's Twitter shows the good and the bad. He captioned the pic, "Down $3k today on $GWPH. Still up $113k. #noworries." (Via twitter.com/potstocker)

3 hot pot stocks amateur trader says worth following

Amateur trader Steve Templeton turned a $77,500 investment in pot stocks into more than $325,000 in about a year. Since much of that profit came from highly volatile marijuana penny stocks, Templeton has seen his fair share of luck — including the prosperous market that defined much of 2013.

Griddled Deviled Eggs (Kitchen Kush recipe)

Video recipe: Griddled deviled eggs are hot stuff

Deviled eggs are dipped in whole-wheat crumbs and cannabutter, then fried up. The garnish of scallion and bacon can soak up whatever cannabutter was not absorbed by the breadcrumbs.

St. Patrick's weekend events

Pot o’ gold: 10 events for a stoney St. Pat’s weekend

Of course there’s the parade, and many other things to do, including conventional stuff (kegs and eggs) — and extremely unconventional (dream interpretation?) “Would you believe me if I said the parade is the least exciting thing going on this weekend?”

A close look at shatter. (Joe Amon, The Denver Post)

Video: How shatter hash is made

Shatter hash and other similar concentrates make up one of the fastest-growing facets of Colorado’s bustling marijuana industry — but shatter, which can be used for dabbing, is also still quite controversial. Click here

iVita Wellness on Franklin Street

iVita Wellness on Franklin (shop review, recreational)

The Ombudsman heads northeast of downtown for iVita Wellness on Franklin: It’s in a tricky spot, but once you find it, the bud room is classy and hip. Bud selection is above average, but something strange going on with the packaging.

THC levels in edibles: See the lab tests

All week long we’ve been talking about the THC potency of marijuana-infused products (MIPs) here on The Cannabist. Our exclusive report on THC levels was filled with surprises.

Kuchi (marijuana review, Strain Theory)

Kuchi (marijuana review)

Definitely leaning OG, Kuchi proved to be sedative and numbing without much going on upstairs. Clusters of amber trichomes were notable on this indi-dominant hybrid. “In retrospect, I suppose I was blinded by them.”