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  • Will Social Marijuana Use Spread More Germs?

    Sep 11, 2019, 2:56 pm By Toke of the Town
    As more and more states legalize recreational cannabis, numerous studies investigate potential long-term effects, such as youth use and addiction. But one new study shows that puffing and passing carries a more immediate risk: a head cold. That sharing pipes,…
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  • Colorado CBD Study Recruiting Retired Athletes

    Sep 11, 2019, 7:45 am By Toke of the Town
    Calling all retired jocks: cannabis doctors want you try out CBD. Cannabis Clinicians Colorado, a group of healthcare professionals dedicated to studying medical marijuana, is recruiting sixteen retired athletes to participate in a study to see how using CBD…
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  • CSU-Pueblo Professor’s Book Dives Into Pot Politics

    Sep 10, 2019, 8:04 am By Toke of the Town
    Colorado State University-Pueblo professor Tim McGettigan recently published The Politics of Marijuana, a book about the past, present and future of cannabis in the political and social sphere. Specifically, he focused on the anti-cannabis crusade of the…
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  • Ask a Stoner: When Can We Buy Mushrooms at Dispensaries?

    Sep 9, 2019, 8:00 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: When can we start buying mushrooms in dispensaries? Felipe The post Ask a Stoner: When Can We Buy Mushrooms at Dispensaries? appeared first on Toke of the Town.
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  • Safety of Vaping Cannabis Oil Challenged as Hospital Cases Continue

    Sep 7, 2019, 8:03 am By Toke of the Town
    Vaping is marketed to both tobacco and marijuana smokers as the safer alternative to smoking. But as hundreds of cases of vaping-related illnesses pop up across the country, state and federal health officials are gaining traction in their messaging about the…
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  • Why Colorado Tokers Love…Randy Newman?

    Sep 6, 2019, 7:39 am By Toke of the Town
    Without getting into specifics, let’s just say a certain R&B singer’s gross sexual history has caused me to look for a new go-to karaoke song. Although a few Queen classics initially seemed like fun choices, I quickly realized that I was foolish to think I…
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  • Medicine Man Technologies Buys Eight Colorado Dispensaries in Two Days

    Sep 5, 2019, 7:33 am By Toke of the Town
    Starbuds, one of Colorado’s largest dispensary chains, has agreed to sell a handful of stores to a name that’s becoming increasingly common in cannabis-industry acquisition news: Medicine Man Technologies. The deal between the two parties, announced…
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  • Colorado Hemp Farmers Will Finally Get Crop Insurance

    Sep 4, 2019, 7:12 am By Toke of the Town
    Colorado is on the short list of states whose farmers will soon be eligible for federal crop insurance. Hemp had been barred from eligibility for protection through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation because of its similarities to marijuana. With the…
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  • Surgeon General Wants Public to Pump the Brakes on Pot Use

    Sep 3, 2019, 2:11 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    The United States surgeon general wants Americans, particularly teens, young adults and pregnant women, to put the brakes on cannabis. At an August 29 announcement of a new health advisory about the rising popularity of pot use, Surgeon General Jerome Adams…
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  • Why Colorado Tokers Love Tahoe Alien

    Sep 2, 2019, 7:26 am By Toke of the Town
    That Area 51 raid sure came out like a wet fart after all that. The event page’s creator now wants to throw a festival in a town near the restricted military base instead, surprising and exciting no one. So instead of stealing a dope-ass laser gun from the…
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  • Ask a Stoner: Should I Be Worried About Mold in My Weed?

    Sep 1, 2019, 7:14 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: Is mold really that big of a problem? Are there any DIY testing methods to avoid smoking moldy weed? Mushmouth The post Ask a Stoner: Should I Be Worried About Mold in My Weed? appeared first on Toke of the Town.
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  • As Expected, CBD at Neiman Marcus is Pricey and Weird

    Aug 31, 2019, 7:18 am By Toke of the Town
    It looks like rich people have discovered CBD. Neiman Marcus is known for charging exorbitant prices for underwhelming shit, so it’s no surprise that the store’s CBD products are expensive, weird and small. The post As Expected, CBD at Neiman Marcus is…
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  • Nation’s Largest Hemp Processing Plant Opens in Colorado

    Aug 30, 2019, 7:04 am By Toke of the Town
    Colorado City, a town of less than 2,500 in southern Colorado, will soon be home to up to 50 million pounds of hemp, now that a massive-hemp processing facility is open for business. Paragon Processing opened a 250,000-square-foot hemp-processing on facility…
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  • DEA Announces Plans to Increase Marijuana Growing Licenses for Research

    Aug 29, 2019, 7:12 am By Toke of the Town
    The prospect for more federal marijuana research improved significantly today, August 26, when the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it would begin to “facilitate and expand scientific and medical research for marijuana in the United States.”…
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  • Colorado Adds Marijuana Fungus Testing Requirements

    Aug 28, 2019, 3:11 pm By Thomas Mitchell
    Commercial marijuana products in Colorado will soon be subject to further testing for dangerous fungus, according to the state Marijuana Enforcement Division. In a bulletin recently sent to the state’s marijuana industry, the MED announced that mycotoxins…
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  • Ask a Stoner: What’s the Point of Weed-Scented Candles?

    Aug 23, 2019, 7:34 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: Who would want a marijuana-scented candle or air freshener? Saw them at the mall and couldn’t think of a reason — and I smoke weed. Sasha The post Ask a Stoner: What’s the Point of Weed-Scented Candles? appeared first on Toke of the Town.
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  • Colorado Researchers Study Cannabis and Athletes

    Aug 22, 2019, 1:33 pm By Toke of the Town
    A group of Colorado researchers recently studied how cannabis use affects athletes and found a possible role between the plant and pain management. The study, “Cannabis use in active athletes: Behaviors related to subjective effects,” looked at cannabis…
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  • Ask a Stoner: Indica and Sativa Edibles Sound Like Marketing

    Aug 21, 2019, 7:41 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: What’s the deal with indica and sativa edibles? If it’s only THC going into the final product, does it really matter what type of plant it came from? Sounds more like misleading marketing than science. *Bass guitar riff* Jerry Stonefeld The…
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  • How to Make Majoun, Modern Civilization’s Oldest Edible

    Aug 20, 2019, 7:11 am By Toke of the Town
    Humans have been eating cannabis for well over a millennium, but society’s love for edibles has seriously ramped up over the last decade, as legal pot becomes more mainstream. Today, you can snack on much more than weed brownies in Colorado, with…
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  • Ask a Stoner: Getting High for the Movies

    Aug 19, 2019, 8:07 am By Toke of the Town
    Dear Stoner: What’s the best way to get high at the movies? It doesn’t need to be literally at the movies, but right before, at least. Roger Eburnt The post Ask a Stoner: Getting High for the Movies appeared first on Toke of the Town.
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