{"id":10048,"date":"2016-12-09T21:01:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T21:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/?p=10048"},"modified":"2016-12-15T23:45:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T23:45:09","slug":"legal-pot-what-you-should-know-before-coming-to-the-mile-high-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/2016\/12\/09\/legal-pot-what-you-should-know-before-coming-to-the-mile-high-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal pot: What you should know before coming to the Mile-High City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BlueberryKush\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Smoking, eating, vaping \u2014 hell, even drinking \u2014 marijuana is totally within your rights in Colorado. But this cowboy state employs more than the code of the West when it comes to the industry and its users. Read over these basic rules, and our words of advice, before making your trip to Denver for the conference.<\/p>\n

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  1. Plan to visit a dispensary even you\u2019re not interested in purchasing or partaking. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It\u2019s a cultural novelty and a historical moment that\u2019s worth seeing for yourself.<\/p>\n

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    Some head shops are still medical-marijuana only (there\u2019s a different licensing process), so make sure to look for recreational stores. You can use weedmaps.com<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest ones. Also, bring cash \u2014 at least $40 \u2014 and make sure to have your ID with you.<\/p>\n

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      \""Blueberry<\/a>

      “Blueberry Kush, Indica-3” by Dank Depot is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

      Ask your \u201cbudtender\u201d (seriously, that\u2019s their official name) questions. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      They are there to assist you in your experience, inform you about rules and regulations and, of course, about the products. Most budtenders are highly trained and passionate about what they do.<\/p>\n

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      1. Almost everybody has a \u201ctoo high\u201d anecdote. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        You don\u2019t need another one, so don\u2019t be that guy who makes the rookie mistake.<\/p>\n

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          \""Amsterdam<\/a>

          “Amsterdam 420 cannabis products window” by nickolette is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

          Possibly the beacon of everything that is great and wonderful about having a legal and highly regulated marijuana industry are the delightful little treats known as edibles.<\/strong> (Literally, they\u2019re tasty.) <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Producers have expanded their offerings from casual candies and cookies to beverages, mints and even trail mix. The recipes come from honed science, and the flavors themselves have evolved from something reminiscent of old wheat grass to, well, the weed-less version of whatever the snack is. Which takes us back to rule number three: Do not eat too much of the delicious thing you have just purchased. You will regret it later. I promise.<\/p>\n

          The statewide recommended dosage for edibles is 10 milligrams. Every item has its total milligram content clearly marked on its package, and items like candy bars or gummies are individualized into 5, 7.5, or 10 milligram pieces (its label will specify).<\/p>\n

          Editor\u2019s note: While 10 mg is an absolutely safe amount, my own experience implores me to recommend you start with about half that (5 mg) and wait an hour or more before ingesting another piece. Everyone\u2019s tolerance is different; how it will affect you depends on your metabolism, what you\u2019ve eaten, how the altitude affects you, and likely countless other physiological factors.<\/em><\/p>\n

          Also remember: edibles take longer than smoking to produce a high — roughly one hour, and even up to two — and the effects can last up to four to six hours.<\/p>\n

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          1. Don\u2019t smoke in public or anywhere that any kind of smoking is prohibited. (Including your hotel room.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Do not try to take anything home. Marijuana is still federally illegal, and airlines \u2014 which are regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration \u2014 must abide by the higher law.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Have fun! And if you\u2019d like more specifics on recreational marijuana use and laws, please visit this website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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              \"Jerilyn<\/a>Jerilyn Forsythe is a key member of 5280 magazine’s digital department, and an instrumental player in all of its digital functions and initiatives. In addition to the daily editing and publishing of articles, she also manages the magazine’s social media presence; helps maintain 5280.com’s editorial calendar; authors service packages and features for 5280, its ancillary publications, and 5280.com; oversees the digital production of both print and online-only stories; and hires and manages the digital-editorial department’s interns. She studied political science, justice studies, and African American studies at Arizona State University as an undergraduate, before earning her master’s degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. Jerilyn is a native Phoenician who moved to Denver in the fall of 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              \u00ad Smoking, eating, vaping \u2014 hell, even drinking \u2014 marijuana is totally within your rights in Colorado. But this cowboy state employs more than the code of the West when it comes to the industry and its users. Read over these basic rules, and our words of advice, before making your trip to Denver for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"start_time":0,"end_time":0,"moderators":[],"hashtag":[],"soundcloud":[],"scribble":[],"viafoura":[],"youtube":[],"vimeo":[],"facebook":[],"trint":[],"slideshare":[],"livestream":[],"resources":[],"video_embed":[],"first_name":"","last_name":"","title":"","organization":"","website":"","twitter":"","_sponsor_url":"","_sponsor_tagline":"","_sponsor_level":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paaWsZ-2C4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10048"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10650,"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10048\/revisions\/10650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}