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  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Sour Grapes

    Jun 13, 2019, 7:36 am By Toke of the Town
    I can’t be the only person who waited until June to start exercising again, but it certainly feels that way, watching all of you fit Colorado dickweeds jogging and biking everywhere as I Uber half a mile to Shake Shack. Metabolism just doesn’t have my back…
  • Ask a Stoner: Eating Edibles Before Bed

    Jun 12, 2019, 2:34 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    Dear Stoner: My wife dramatically improved her insomnia with about 25 milligrams of THC ingested at bedtime, but when she wakes up she can have problems with balance and difficulty walking. Will a combination with CBD help? How do I find those products? Lou…
  • Ask a Stoner: Smoking Weed Without a Lighter or Matches

    Jun 10, 2019, 7:20 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: What are some ways to smoke weed without a lighter or matches?  Mac Gyver The post Ask a Stoner: Smoking Weed Without a Lighter or Matches appeared first on Toke of the Town.
  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Bear Dance

    Jun 8, 2019, 7:10 am By Toke of the Town
    Colorado’s cannabis and craft-beer industries are often compared, but while they might boast similar demographics, the two businesses are very different in several important ways. For instance, unlike Colorado liquor stores, which often are state-centric in…
  • Former Player: Vast Majority of NFL Already Uses Cannabis

    Jun 7, 2019, 1:53 pm By Toke of the Town
    The National Football League recently announced that it will form two new committees with the NFL Players Association to address pain management and mental health, and rumors are circulating that the league’s current ban on cannabis could be reconsidered.…
  • Ask a Stoner: We Can Fly With CBD Now…So We Couldn’t Before?

    Jun 7, 2019, 7:57 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: TSA says we can fly with CBD now. We couldn’t before? Have I been breaking the law? High Class The post Ask a Stoner: We Can Fly With CBD Now…So We Couldn’t Before? appeared first on Toke of the Town.
  • Medicine Man Agrees to Buy Country’s Largest Outdoor Marijuana Farm

    Jun 6, 2019, 2:20 pm By Toke of the Town
    Well, that didn’t take long: Less than a week after Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill that expanded marijuana business investment opportunities for publicly traded companies, venture capitalists and private equity firms, one of the state’s…
  • Denver University Students Learn How to Pitch Marijuana Businesses

    Jun 6, 2019, 7:15 am By Toke of the Town
    Cannabis continues to gain influence, not only in new business ventures, but in college education, too. Just take a peak inside professor Paul Seaborn’s Business of Marijuana course, where students at the Daniels College of Business at the University of…
  • Can Micro Business Licenses Diversify the Marijuana Industry?

    Jun 5, 2019, 2:02 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    The conversations around social equity in the Colorado cannabis industry may have started late, but a new category of business licenses could help expand diversity in this state’s pot industry. When Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 224 last month, he…
  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Lilac Diesel

    Jun 4, 2019, 7:42 am By Toke of the Town
    Just about every time I get cocky enough to assume I can guess a strain’s effects based on its name, I always get brought back down to earth — or shot out to space, depending on the strain. But a Diesel had never done me wrong…until I got seduced by a…
  • Colorado Marijuana Advocates Won Big in 2019

    Jun 3, 2019, 7:56 am By Toke of the Town
    With a few strokes of his pen, Governor Jared Polis ushered in the most change to Colorado’s marijuana landscape in a single day since voters approved recreational pot in 2012. Inside a sweaty, packed governor’s office at the Capitol on Wednesday, May 29,…
  • Bring Classical Musicians and Cannabis to Your House Party

    Jun 1, 2019, 7:53 am By Toke of the Town
    Colorado has some music venues that are notorious for ignoring cannabis use, but most of those places aren’t booking classical music. Groupmuse, a network of event organizers and musicians, has been setting up small and large classical music shows in both…
  • Governor Jared Polis Signs Bill Legalizing Social Marijuana Use Areas

    May 31, 2019, 1:52 pm By Toke of the Town
    Marijuana cafes, lounges, dispensary tasting rooms and other social-use businesses will soon be legal in Colorado, now that Governor Jared Polis has signed a bill that regulates social pot consumption. “Colorado has many tourists and residents who choose to…
  • Ask a Stoner: Are All Dispensaries Still Cash-Only?

    May 31, 2019, 7:39 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: Are all pot stores still cash-only? That’s kind of annoying. Shelbie The post Ask a Stoner: Are All Dispensaries Still Cash-Only? appeared first on Toke of the Town.
  • CU Boulder Study and Wana Athletes Counter Stereotypes About Lazy Stoners

    May 30, 2019, 7:35 am By Toke of the Town
    Are stoners lazy? Not according to a recent University of Colorado Boulder study that questions the “lazy stoner” stereotype. Overseen by Angela Bryan, a professor in CU Boulder’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, as well as the Institute for…
  • Largest Pot Bust in Colorado History Claims Over 80,000 Plants

    May 29, 2019, 1:34 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    Colorado law enforcement officers, district attorneys and federal authorities collaborated on what they describe as the largest collective marijuana bust in the state’s history. During a press conference on May 24, Jason Dunn, the U.S. Attorney for the…
  • Strictly Solventless Dabs With Leiffa

    May 28, 2019, 7:23 am By Toke of the Town
    After medical marijuana was legalized in California over two decades ago, the technology behind cannabis consumption started taking off, and it’s truly exploded since 2014, when Colorado became the first state to legalize the plant for recreational purposes.…
  • Ask a Stoner: Stop With the “Indica, Sativa, Hybrid” Crap, Already

    May 27, 2019, 7:07 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: I’m done with the indica, sativa and hybrid thing. Aren’t you? G.D The post Ask a Stoner: Stop With the “Indica, Sativa, Hybrid” Crap, Already appeared first on Toke of the Town.
  • Medical Marijuana Will Be a Legal Alternative to Opioids in Colorado

    May 24, 2019, 2:22 pm By Toke of the Town
    Medical marijuana will soon be a legal alternative to opioid prescriptions in Colorado, in the latest of several wins for cannabis advocates in 2019. Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 13 into law on Thursday, May 23. It will give Colorado doctors the…
  • Planning Your Colorado Cannabis Road Trip

    May 24, 2019, 7:04 am By Toke of the Town
    Got a full tank of gas and mountains on your mind? As the snow starts melting, driving through Colorado isn’t as daunting as it can be in winter, and there’s heaps of fun to be had even if most ski slopes are closed. No matter where you go in this state,…

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