Trichome Institute’s TAG System Puts a Grade on the Quality of Your Weed

Starting today, you can purchase weed that’s been given a quality-assurance grade. Created by the Trichome Institute, a Colorado-based company dedicated to science, education and certification, the Trichome Assurance Grade (TAG) system analyzes potentially unhealthy, even dangerous, parts of marijuana for which the government doesn’t require testing. Currently Colorado only compels…

Ten Awesome Things We Learned in Weed Sommelier Class

Want to take your weed-snob knowledge to the next level? Under President Max Montrose and CEO Jim Nathanson, the Trichome Institute offers a series of cannabis courses, culminating with the “weed sommelier,” or interpening, class. In his interpening — technically “interpreting terpenes” — class, Montrose regularly guides cannabis enthusiasts through the ins…

Pot Potency-Limiting Amendment 139 Is Dead

Amendment 139, a proposal that’s seeking a spot on the November ballot, is getting attention primarily for a section that would limit the potency of marijuana products to 16 percent THC — a reduction for a huge number of currently available items. But that’s not all the measure would do…

Camp Bud+Breakfast Offers Cannabis (and Canine) Friendly Getaway

A dirt road winds through a mountain pass to a sign reading “Aspen Canyon Ranch.” Horses graze on the land leading up to the main lodge; dogs run free throughout the property.  Welcome to Camp Bud+Breakfast, a partnership between Bud+Breakfast and Aspen Canyon Ranch, which opened last weekend near Parshall in Grand…

Dear Stoner: Who’s Open After 7 P.M.?

Dear Stoner: My friend said his landlord has been giving him shit for smoking pot. WTF? It’s legal! Deb Dear Deb: It sure is, but that doesn’t protect renters who smoke pot in a house owned by someone else. It’s not uncommon to see no-smoking stipulations in leases, and they…

Blue Dream Is Colorado’s Most Popular Strain: Here’s Why

As you travel around Denver trying new dispensaries and the strains they stock, you can’t help noticing some inconsistencies in strain characteristics. One shop’s Golden Goat will smell of sweet citrus and soil (as it should), another’s will smell like hay soaked in a musty fart. Then again, while a…

Dear Stoner: How Can I Get the Weed Smell Out of My Car?

Dear Stoner: I really want to try my hand at growing my own, but I live across the street from an elementary school. What am I supposed to? Jamey Dear Jamey: Once cultivating marijuana became legal under the Colorado Constitution in 2012, you’ve been allowed to grow marijuana in your…

New Jersey State Senator Talks Up Pot Legalization After Colorado Visit

After a four-day trip to Colorado earlier this month that took him through Boulder, Golden, and Denver, New Jersey State Senator Nicholas Scutari, a Democrat from Union, examined the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana. He concluded similar legislation could benefit New Jersey. His trip included visits to dispensaries and meetings…

Dear Stoner: How Can I Bring Dry Pot Back to Life?

Dear Stoner: I hate dry pot. My roommate says he puts his on the bathroom counter, turns the shower on hot and lets the steam bring it back to life. Thoughts? Monte Dear Monte: Few things are worse than pinching a bud and seeing it crumble to dust — as…

Fewer Teens Are Stoned Than You Think, According to New CO Survey

Over the years, anti-marijuana groups have argued that greater legal access to cannabis inevitably leads to increased teen pot use. Last year, for example, Project SAM, an organization co-founded by former Representative Patrick Kennedy and launched in Denver, claimed that national figures from the Department of Health and Human Services showed…

Reader: Nebraska Cops Are Nazis to Colorado Drivers

A recent study confirmed that marijuana-related arrests are up in Nebraska counties near the Colorado border. Representatives of law-enforcement agencies in such areas frequently complain about the resources required to stop the flow of cannabis over the border. However, the study’s authors can’t say definitively whether the increasing number of…

Dear Stoner: Does MMJ Do Anything for Migraines?

Dear Stoner: I’ve been dealing with migraines for years, and my prescribed medication rarely works. I’ve been thinking about medical marijuana as an alternative treatment. Does it do anything for migraines? Ken Dear Ken: They say that those who deal with migraines and insomnia are the most intelligent and creative…

Colorado Health Department’s Top 17 Slang Terms for Marijuana

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Good to Know Colorado campaign endeavors to educate folks about the effects of marijuana — although the focus is typically on its dangers. For instance, Good to Know’s latest effort sketches out the risks of cannabis use by pregnant and breastfeeding women. But…

Dear Stoner: Can I Use My MMJ Card in Vegas?

Dear Stoner: I’m going to Vegas in October and wonder if I can use my Colorado medical card to pick up a little medicine while I’m there. Rich Dear Rich: Nevada is one of the few medical marijuana states with a reciprocity law that allows out-of-state patients to possess and…