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  • Colorado Offering MMJ Research Grants for Autism, Opioid Prevention, More

    Jun 21, 2018, 3:06 pm By Toke of the Town
    Clinical trials that study medical marijuana are few and far between because of the plant’s federally illegal status. Colorado has been the rare exception to that rule, thanks to the passage of Amendment 64, and now the Colorado Department of Public Health…
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  • Why Anti-Pot Zealots Will Be Unhappy Colorado Teen Use Hasn’t Spiked

    Jun 21, 2018, 2:33 pm By Toke of the Town
    The big news about teens and marijuana in Colorado is that there isn’t big news. Just-issued federal government statistics show that the rate of cannabis use among high school students in the state is slightly less than the national average and below the…
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  • Budding Friendship: Doctor Credits Dispensary Owner for Cannabis Education

    Jun 21, 2018, 9:24 am By Toke of the Town
    Since 2011, Dr. Rav Ivker has seen nearly 8,000 medical marijuana patients at his holistic medicine practice in Boulder. Over that same period, Ivker has been in steady contact with David Threlfall, owner of Denver dispensary Trill Evolutions and Boulder’s…
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  • Ask a Stoner: What Is the ‘Entourage Effect?’

    Jun 21, 2018, 8:18 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: What is the “entourage” concept? I heard it affects your high, but not much else. Big Wiz The post Ask a Stoner: What Is the ‘Entourage Effect?’ appeared first on Toke of the Town.
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  • Sound Engineer Chase Livingston Uses Cannabis to Beat His Own Drum

    Jun 20, 2018, 2:18 pm By Toke of the Town
    Trail Blazers is a series of portraits by photographer Maria Levitov spotlighting cannabis consumers from all walks of life. Chase Livingston moved to Denver from Florida and was quick to notice the difference in cannabis laws. A professional sound engineer,…
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  • Ask a Stoner: Will Stress Affect My Tolerance to THC?

    Jun 15, 2018, 7:19 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: I’m a daily smoker, and I switch up my stash regularly. I realize we build up tolerance, but can stress also play a role in my inability to get very high? Josh The post Ask a Stoner: Will Stress Affect My Tolerance to THC? appeared first on…
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  • Runner’s High: Cannabis-Infused Club Taking Off Tonight in Denver

    Jun 14, 2018, 3:18 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    Combining cannabis and sports is a growing trend among amateur and professional athletes alike, but one new club in Denver is taking the term “runner’s high” to a new level. Starting this month, a group of runners interested in using cannabis to help…
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  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Alley Cat Kush

    Jun 14, 2018, 7:26 am By Toke of the Town
    Colorado has the best summer weather that a semi-active stoner could ask for: not too hot and usually not too humid. But the Mile High City has been sweatier than a New York City subway station lately, and it’s barely mid-June. To ensure that the heat…
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  • Is 4/20 All Smoke? Colorado Marijuana Sales Slow in April.

    Jun 13, 2018, 12:26 pm By Toke of the Town
    Even the high holiday of 4/20 couldn’t lift Colorado’s marijuana revenue in April, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue, whose most recent figures show sales dropping that month from March’s totals. The dip from March to April isn’t a new…
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  • Ask a Stoner: What Are Some Good Psychedelic Strains?

    Jun 13, 2018, 8:03 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: I did some magic mushrooms and loved them! I’d never try LSD or much else, but what are some psychedelic marijuana strains besides Girl Scout Cookies? Ann The post Ask a Stoner: What Are Some Good Psychedelic Strains? appeared first on Toke of…
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  • Denver Vape and Play Could Be Denver’s Second Official Pot Lounge

    Jun 12, 2018, 2:03 pm By Toke of the Town
    In September 2017, a group of friends announced their intention to apply for Denver’s first social cannabis consumption license, with the goal of opening a pot-friendly gaming lounge. Although it took a little longer than expected, the group behind Denver…
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  • Ade Raphael Used Cannabis to Treat the Pain of Chemotherapy

    Jun 12, 2018, 8:50 am By Toke of the Town
    Trail Blazers is a series of portraits by photographer Maria Levitov, spotlighting cannabis consumers from all walks of life. Ade Raphael was diagnosed with cancer shortly after moving to Denver, but the transgender female didn’t let intense chemotherapy and…
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  • Denver Mayor Leads National Mayors’ Coalition Calling for Federal Marijuana Reform

    Jun 11, 2018, 1:11 pm By Toke of the Town
    Mayor Michael Hancock wasn’t a fan of legal marijuana before Colorado voters approved it in 2012, but he’s since become a public defender of the plant — or at least, the actions taken by the City of Denver to comply with Amendment 64. On Sunday, June 10,…
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  • How Marijuana Businesses Should and Shouldn’t Pimp Pot

    Jun 11, 2018, 12:48 pm By Toke of the Town
    Amid questions about whether marijuana ads make kids more likely to use pot, the National Association of Cannabis Businesses has created proposed labeling and marketing guidelines. The deadline for feedback on this “National Advertising Standard,” on view…
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  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Sour Tangie

    Jun 8, 2018, 9:10 am By Toke of the Town
    Too much of a good thing can quickly become a bad thing. Nitro coffee and milk, for example: It’s a delicious concoction that will leave me strung out like Sheila from Friday after more than a few drinks. Certain sativas often act like nitro coffee in a weed…
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  • Ask a Stoner: Do Any Denver Churches Accept Pot Smokers?

    Jun 7, 2018, 8:48 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: Do any churches in Denver accept pot smokers or allow marijuana use? Sue The post Ask a Stoner: Do Any Denver Churches Accept Pot Smokers? appeared first on Toke of the Town.
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  • Hickenlooper Vetoes Dispensary Sampling Room Bill

    Jun 6, 2018, 1:47 pm By Toke of the Town
    A bill that passed the Colorado General Assembly that would’ve allowed marijuana dispensaries to open their own tasting rooms was vetoed by Governor John Hickenlooper today, June 4. HB 1258 received plenty of attention as it made its way through the state…
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  • Did the DEA Just Quietly Approve CBD?

    Jun 6, 2018, 12:46 pm By Toke of the Town
    The industrial-hemp industry may have gotten a nod of approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration in late May, when the agency clarified that not all compounds of cannabis fall under the Controlled Substances Act. Referencing a 2004 decision by the Ninth…
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  • 400-Plus Fake IDs Seized in Breck Pot Shops Since 2015, Most From Tourists

    May 24, 2018, 12:17 pm By Toke of the Town
    Plenty of underage tourists who come to Colorado seem to think a bogus identification card will work just as well at a pot shop as it will at a bar. But according to Haley Littleton, spokesperson for the Town of Breckenridge, which has catalogued at least 428…
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  • What Are Colorado’s Congressional Reps Doing to Protect the Marijuana Industry?

    May 24, 2018, 12:06 pm By Toke of the Town
    Members of Congress joined legal cannabis-industry representatives in front of the United States Capitol today, May 23, calling for an end to federal pot prohibition. Among the lawmakers appearing in solidarity with the National Cannabis Industry Association…
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