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Why Alexis Bortell, 11-Year-Old Medical Pot Patient, Is Suing Jeff Sessions

By Toke of the Town on August 4, 2017 Follow that story, Legalize It, Legislation, Media, Medical, News, Say what?

Among those at the center of an unprecedented lawsuit filed against Attorney General Jeff Sessions over federal scheduling of marijuana is Alexis Bortell, eleven, who had to move with her family from Texas to the Colorado community of Larkspur in order to legally use medical cannabis, which has eliminated the epileptic seizures she regularly suffered. She represents a group of patients that her lawyer, Michael Hiller, describes as “medical marijuana refugees.”

Ask a Stoner: Does Marijuana Attract Bears?

By Toke of the Town on August 4, 2017 Say what?, Smuggler's Blues, Stoner MacGyver

Dear Stoner: While camping in bear country, one needs to secure all food and toiletry items that have an odor so as not to attract bears. Is the same true of my stash? I’d hate to be maimed — or worse.
Jared

CBD Success Stories: How Cannabidiol Improves Lives

By Toke of the Town on August 3, 2017 Cannabis Encyclopedia, CBD, Hemp, Legalize It, Medical, Products

Colorado is known for majestic mountains, craft breweries and, of course, its wonderful world of weed. However, not everyone knows to take advantage of the state’s most progressive medicinal plant-based resource: cannabidiol, or CBD.

Why Colorado Tokers Love Panama Punch

By Toke of the Town on August 2, 2017 Cannabis Encyclopedia, Dispensaries, Growing, Opinion, Products

It’s quite an achievement for a dispensary to breed a new strain in-house and then watch it grow in popularity. For example, L’eagle’s house strain, L’eagle Eagle, is one of the finest sativas in town, and we’re not likely to see another take on it, because L’eagle created and owns it — and who would want to share genetics like that?

Then again, it’s arguably even more impressive when a dispensary grows a strain that’s commonly available and does it so well that everyone else stops trying. That’s why I’ve always appreciated what the Clinic has done with Panama Punch.

Colorado Senior Citizens to Receive “Cannabis 101” Courses

By Toke of the Town on August 2, 2017 Cannabusiness, Media, Medical, News, Say what?

As the stigma continues to wear off cannabis use in Colorado, more senior citizens are venturing into new medical and recreational territories. And to help with their explorations, a Colorado infused-product maker is hitting them where they live.

Keith Hammock Finds Out the Hard Way He Can’t Just Shoot a Kid at a Pot Grow

By Toke of the Town on August 1, 2017 Busted, Follow that story, News, Say what?

Keith Hammock has been found guilty of second-degree murder and more for killing one teenager and wounding another last October after they’d jumped a fence into his back yard, where he was growing marijuana. The verdict demonstrates the limitations of Colorado’s famous Make My Day law, especially when it comes to pot grows deemed illegal.

Ask a Stoner: What’s a Nectar Collector?

By Toke of the Town on August 1, 2017 Cannabis Encyclopedia, Glass Class, Products, Technology

Dear Stoner: I was at a friend’s house, and his roommate said he was going to take a dab, only to torch the end of some straw-looking thing before he slurped up smoke from a chunk of hash. Looked nothing like the dab rigs I’ve seen before.
Blarney

Glass Porn: Colorado Bongs, Pipes and Oil Rigs

By Toke of the Town on July 31, 2017 Culture, Glass Class, Products

There’s nothing wrong with those $5 throwaway pipes by the cash register. They serve their purpose and only burn the tip of your mustache hairs at most. But there’s much more to the glass world than cheap, generic pieces that’ll break if you move too swiftly in tight pants.

Some of the most beautiful smokeable glass is made right here in Colorado, with bongs, pipes and oil rigs made to look like anything but, instead resembling animals, aliens and lollipops. Don’t believe us? See for yourself:

Vegan Edibles: Four Great Websites for Pot-Infused Recipes

By Toke of the Town on July 29, 2017 Cannabis Encyclopedia, Culture, Products, Stoner MacGyver

Living the vegan life requires discipline, commitment and an ability to resist temptation. Nothing goes into a vegan’s body without thoughtfulness – unless you’re stoned. Yes, vegans get the munchies, too: If there’s one sleeve of dairy- and egg-free cookies left, you might as well eat them all, right?

Denver Issues First Recall for Mite-Infested, Moldy Marijuana

By Toke of the Town on July 28, 2017 Busted, Cannabusiness, Dispensaries, Follow that story, Growing, Medical, News

Buddies Wellness LLC is having a tough week. The medical marijuana cultivator, which sells its products through the La Bodega dispensary, voluntarily recalled its concentrates on July 25 because of a possible pesticide contamination. But the problem didn’t end there: Two days later, the City of Denver announced that Buddies Wellness was the first Denver marijuana grower recalling marijuana for mold and mites.

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