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  • Exploring Hemp’s New Horizons With Morris Beegle

    Jan 8, 2019, 7:58 am By Toke of the Town
    Hemp is where it’s at right now, especially in Colorado. Legal cannabis is cool and all — and we welcome Michigan and Vermont to the recreational party in 2019 — but that’s so 2015 in this state. More about substance than style, industrial hemp’s…
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  • Ask a Stoner: Why Get Wired and Tired With CBD and Coffee?

    Jan 7, 2019, 7:28 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: What’s the point of mixing CBD and coffee? One makes me tired and the other makes me wired. Don’t get it. Beanz The post Ask a Stoner: Why Get Wired and Tired With CBD and Coffee? appeared first on Toke of the Town.
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  • Will Colorado Hotels, Concerts and Lounges Allow Marijuana Use Next Year?

    Jan 4, 2019, 11:58 am By Toke of the Town
    A collective effort by several marijuana business groups could help bring social pot use to Colorado dispensaries, hotels, music venues and dozens of other types of businesses — if the concept makes it through the state legislature. Marijuana industry…
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  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Purple Urkle

    Jan 4, 2019, 7:31 am By Toke of the Town
    I can’t be the only person who instantly thinks of Family Matters the minute Purple Urkle makes an appearance on a dispensary shelf. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’m in the majority. The history behind the fruity, tranquilizing indica’s name is cloudy.…
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  • Our Ten Weirdest “Ask a Stoner” Questions of 2018

    Jan 3, 2019, 8:24 am By Toke of the Town
    If we got a dollar for every time we’ve been asked a sane question about cannabis, we’d be one broke outfit. But crazy and interesting tend to go together, as is the case for most of our Ask a Stoner readers, who never fail to bring up queries that stray…
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  • Reliving America’s First Retail Marijuana Purchase Five Years Later

    Jan 2, 2019, 3:22 pm By Toke of the Town
    January 1 will forever be a day of celebration in Colorado, where recreational cannabis sales began on January 1, 2014. When 2019 begins, Colorado will mark five years of such sales, with an expected $6 billion collected during that span. If anyone qualifies…
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  • Our Ten Favorite Marijuana Strains of 2018

    Jan 2, 2019, 1:19 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    Tasked with the assignment of reviewing one strain per week, it’s hard to pick just ten favorites from 2018. The ever-expanding web of cannabis genetics provides buds that smell and taste like everything from cornbread to papayas and nearly everything in…
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  • Wana Gummie? Wana Brands CEO on Why People Like Candy Edibles.

    Dec 24, 2018, 7:58 am By Toke of the Town
    The edibles game can be a screwy one for the legal cannabis industry, with a roulette of changing regulations and constantly evolving market demand. New government rules on dosing and packaging can end a company overnight; if those don’t do it, then…
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  • Ask a Stoner: Why Don’t Dispensaries Sell Butter and Cooking Oil?

    Dec 22, 2018, 8:27 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: Why don’t more dispensaries carry butter or cooking oil? I’d like the tools to make my own shit. K Jiggles The post Ask a Stoner: Why Don’t Dispensaries Sell Butter and Cooking Oil? appeared first on Toke of the Town.
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  • Trump Signs Farm Bill, Officially Legalizing Industrial Hemp

    Dec 21, 2018, 1:56 pm By Toke of the Town
    The moment the hemp industry has been waiting for finally happened: President Donald Trump just signed the 2018 Farm Bill, legalizing industrial hemp in the United States. Although highly anticipated after congressional approval last week, full-scale hemp…
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  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Crunch Berry

    Dec 21, 2018, 8:32 am By Toke of the Town
    Don’t start talking cereal with a stoner unless you want to go down an annoying rabbit hole as you discuss the differences between Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Golden Grahams. We may seem laid-back, but when it comes to cereal, we have opinions — and nothing…
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  • Is Eye Movement the Secret to Detecting Stoned Drivers?

    Dec 20, 2018, 2:25 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    A retired Oregon police officer believes he’s found a way to detect marijuana impairment among drivers, and it starts by looking deep into their eyes. The struggles behind effectively identifying stoned drivers have only grown for law enforcement as…
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  • Ask a Stoner: How Can I Find the Strain That Got Away?

    Dec 20, 2018, 7:49 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: I used to be able to buy Hindu Kush at my favorite dispensary, but they no longer carry it, and the other versions I’ve had around town aren’t the same. It was easily my favorite strain, so how do I find it again? ISO The post Ask a Stoner:…
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  • Cory Gardner’s Shot at Protecting States With Legal Marijuana Falls Short

    3:32pm By Toke of the Town
    Senator Cory Gardner’s shot at protecting states with legal marijuana programs was blocked on December 18, when his states’-rights amendment was sent into the rafters by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Colorado’s Republican senator has been pushing for more…
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  • Six Ganja-Inspired Gifts for the Holidays

    8:00am By Toke of the Town
    Thanks to online retail, you don’t have to get stuck at the mall during holiday shopping season. That doesn’t eliminate the stress of choosing the right gifts, though: After pondering all the possibilities, many of us fall back on buying a bottle of booze,…
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  • Cory Gardner Hopes Second Attempt at Marijuana Banking Will Be Last

    Tue 1:49pm By Toke of the Town
    On December 17, Senator Cory Gardner introduced an amendment to a federal prison reform bill that would protect a state’s right to legalize marijuana and determine how to regulate it within its borders. Republican Gardner first helped introduce the…
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  • Ask a Stoner: Why Isn’t CBD Oil Taking the Pain Away?

    Tue 8:15am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: I have tried two different brands of CBD oil in heavy doses for my chronic lower back pain and joint dysfunction. I don’t feel any different after taking these for a month. Do you have any suggestions? I live in Tennessee, so it’s about all I…
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  • Federal Hemp Legalization Could Help Spur Rural Colorado Economy

    Dec 17, 2018, 7:33 am By Toke of the Town
    Congress made long-awaited history this week when it put language that would legalize industrial hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill, which President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law. Colorado, which has more acreage devoted to registered hemp farms than any…
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  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Mandarin Cookies

    Dec 14, 2018, 3:13 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    I like to think I’m a pretty hip guy. My beard’s trimmed, I get most of the shit on Saturday Night Live. My memes are fresh. And when something starts attracting adulation, I want to find out why. So after visiting the third dispensary in a row with a jar…
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  • Marijuana Is Getting Cheaper, but Addiction Is Still Very Expensive

    Dec 13, 2018, 8:09 am By Toke of the Town
    Addiction is a serious matter, no matter the substance. Although medically beneficial and not on the same plane as synthetic drugs, marijuana can also become addictive to a small portion of its users, just like alcohol or caffeine. The toll of addiction comes…
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