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[ weed] Edibars are proof that edibles can be a mellow, delicious way to ingest THC

I am not going to lie to you guys. Most edibles gross me out or put me into a freaking weed version of a K-hole that I never want to venture into again when it’s over. I don’t know why my stupid body reacts like that to THC in edible form vs. the delightful way it reacts to THC that is smoked or vaporized, but I guess that’s the way the gods made me. YOLO or something.

I’ve tried to come to terms with (or perhaps even overcome) my general trepidation at the very idea of ingesting an edible, but so far, I haven’t leveled up to that point. I’ve had plenty of edibles that were fine or, dare I say, good, but a couple of bad trips – including one that caused me to be unable to recognize my own freaking family member – have me forever scarred.

I need to find a therapist who specializ- es in weed trauma or something, though, because most edibles are fine. I’m just a chicken. So, when The Green House in Durango asked me to review an Edibar, a THC-infused candy bar, I was quietly panicking.

And, as usual, it turns out that I overre- acted, because after downing said Edibar (part of it, anyway), I am here to tell you that there is no reason to panic. I know I’m not the only anti-edible pot enthu- siast out there, and if any other edible haters are out there, I am here to tell you that Edibars are where it’s freaking AT.

So, there are a ton of different Edibar flavors available, but the one I grabbed was creme brulee flavored. I wasn’t sure which to go with – the bananas foster bar sounded good as hell too – but ultimately the creme brulee bar won. And, it was a good default choice on my part, as I found out a short time later when I ate it.

Well, to be fair, when I gave a friend a piece to eat. I also ate one 10 mg square of the weed bar, but as I mentioned in my Prohibition review, I recently recovered from COVID. Overall, I’m fine, but my taste buds and sense of smell are not. I can’t really taste things very well, which means I had to have someone else taste this bar to make sure it was good.

And, turns out it was. They loved it. The tastes of toasted sugar and sweet creme brulee were on point, and the Edibar even had bits of caramelized sugar on top. I couldn’t detect the taste of weed in the bar, but more importantly, neither Details Where to find Edibars: The Green House, 730 S. Camino del Rio, thegreenhousecolorado.com

could my friend, what with their working taste buds and all. (Show-offs.)

The effects were just as good as (I’m told) the candy bar tasted, too. It kicked in for my friend in about half an hour, and I started to feel the effects at about that time, too. And, like the flavor of the Edibar, the effects were perfect. I felt mellow, relaxed, but not overly high. I could also still recognize other humans, which was pretty chill. I don’t like being high enough to lose that ability.

What was even nicer, though, was that the effects of this Edibar weren’t linger- ing in the way the effects of other edibles have been. It kicked in quickly, and that mellowed out feeling lasted for a few hours afterward before packing up its bags and exiting my brain stage right.

There wasn’t a huge crash afterward, either. I just felt kinda high but super mel- low for a while and then back to normal a while later. Pretty freaking pro.

I need to start giving edibles more credit. They’ve come a long way from those homemade pot brownies that scared the shit out of me, and Edibars are proof. They taste great, they have super chill but noticeable effects, and didn’t hurl me off the edge of that sober cliff like I feared.

The only downside is that if my taste buds were working, I know I would have been tempted to eat the whole bar. Creme brulee is freaking delicious, and if my taste buds were functioning, I wouldn’t have been able to fight the urge. Without them, though, this was a perfect fit.

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[ weed] Wana Quick Edibles are a boozy-flavored way to get higher than a kite

Have you ever innocently nestled into When I took these gummies, I noticed 5 mg of CBD and 5 mg of THC so you’re combination of CBD and heavier-handed your couch for the evening only to forget something interesting. Let me be blunt: most likely not going to get real stoned THC made for, shall we say, a bit more you were stoned to high Zuul and then edibles tend to knock me on my ass. ingesting these. These are great if you’re of a hallucinogenic experience. Sitting you start hearing UFO interference? No? However, with these I realized I didn’t looking for something to take the edge on my couch, I was convinced I was Just me? Cool, cool. feel like my face was melting or that I off of anxiety, need to relax, or want getting UFO radar signals from space

Let me provide a little more context. was a video game character in a virtual nothing more than to fall asleep (which is and was quick to inform my friend and

This week, Wana hooked us up with reality hellscape. what I did). fellow weed writer, DGO Pufnstuf. They some products off of their Wana Quick This, I learned, is because of the inThe peach Bellini brought me back to were not convinced that whatever I was line: peach Bellini gummies at 5 mg each creased solubility of the gummies. When the days when we could get slightly hunexperiencing was based in reality, but and strawberry margarita 1:1 gummies edibles are absorbed through the liver, gover at brunch without the fear of conthey also didn’t tell me my experience that came in 5 mg of CBD and 5 mg of the THC is converted into an 11-Hytracting a deadly virus. Alas ... here we was totally off base. After all, when the THC. droxy molecule which creates a more inare! This delicious edible had much more extraterrestrials do come I fully expect Now, what’s so late and great about Wana Quick edibles? Well, let’s get into a bit of science. To start, the cannabinoids in marijuana are oils which means that, most of the time, when you take an edible, it’s metabolized into the liver rather than the bloodstream. This is why, when you ingest an edible, most of the time, it takes around an hour for the THC to take effect. With Wana Quick, however, an encapsulation technology is used to increase the edible’s solubility and it is absorbed into the bloodstream instead which tense stoned experience. Because these Wana edibles are absorbed through the bloodstream, however, the TCH turns into the Delta-9-THC molecule. As a result, the effects are much less intense though still very pleasant. I found myself experimenting with the peach Bellini and strawberry margarita gummies to see what kind of impact they had. I first took them separately before combining them into a single stoned fest. The strawberry margarita was a tasty flavor – a delicious mix of sweet strawberry and acidic limey aftertaste. of a THC kick to it. This gummy will make literally every damn thing funny, even if it isn’t. And I mean it. You’ll be watching Forensic Files in your living room and a somber scientist will explain why it was important evidence that there were no onions found in a dead victim’s stomach after an autopsy and you will laugh your actual ass off. Finally, one evening, I decided to get experimental and combine these two gummies to see what kind of edible concoction I’d get out of it. It turned out to be a rather intense experience. to be stoned off my ass. If you’re looking for an opportunity to change up your edibles game, Wana Quick is where you’re going to find some variety, especially if you’re wanting to avoid an intense high. These gummies are especially useful for when you’re having trouble falling asleep or looking for an edible high that doesn’t last for a long period of time. I am a personal convert to these treats and am looking forward to the evolution of edible solubility. In the meantime, you can find me means that these gummies take effect No boozy or weedy aftertaste here for See, on their own, the two gummies stocking up on these for the remainder within 5-15 minutes and last for roughly those of you wondering. Each of the are much less severe when it comes to of COVID-19. 2-4 hours. strawberry margarita pieces comes with their impact. Together, however, that — Sir Blaze Ridcully

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[ weed] Get virtually educated about ganja with this graduate certificate program in cannabis control

Who needs physics when you can study the science of weed instead?

With the cannabis industry expanding and becoming more complex by the day, it’s important that those going into the field be fully knowledgeable of its full breadth. After all, it is the fastest growing industry in the U.S., according to Markets Insider.

Thankfully, institutions like Excelsior College, a regionally accredited, notfor-profit online college, now offer a graduate certificate in cannabis control program, starting August 31.

What is a cannabis control program, you ask? Glad you asked! This three

If you know anything about the cannabis industry in Colorado, you’ve probably heard of Trinidad. It’s a small town with a population of just 8,000 people but home to 25 dispensaries which draws visitors from Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.

“Cannabis coming to town got us out of the economic slump we were in. The economy busted in 2008 and 2009, and we also saw a boom-bust cycle with our natural gas industry,” Kimberly Schultz, co-owner of Trinidad’s Higher Calling U, told Westword. “When we were able to open these shops, we saw a dramatic increase in tax revenue coming into course, nine-credit certificate offers state, and national level. The program is 100% online. an educational opportunity to people currently working or looking to work in Instructors hope to prepare students The three courses include: the cannabis industry. to eventually dialogue and work with — Implications of Legalization of CanExcelsior’s certificate program edu cates students on the “opportunities, challenges, and complexities of the policymakers, industry leaders, proprietors, etc as far as the cannabis market is considered. nabis: Policy and Compliance — Interstate/International Commerce: Policy and Regulatory Environment cannabis industry and its accompanying Before jumping in, here are a few — Risk Assessment in Cannabis Conregulations.” Students will learn the imthings you should know about the protrol pact of cannabis legalization on a local, gram: Admission to Excelsior’s cannabis

control certificate program requires students to have a bachelor’s degree.

This graduate-level certificate program takes an interdisciplinary approach and can be taken alone for college credit and career advancement or applied toward four of Excelsior College’s master’s degree programs.

“The more we talk to experts and leaders in the industry, the more we are hearing about the need for education and training in this dynamic and rapidly-evolving regulatory space. Despite projections of continued growth, regionally-accredited universities and colleges have been relatively slow to respond with educational offerings,” Scott Dolan, dean of graduate studies at Excelsior College, told Benzinga. “For us, this program is naturally aligned with our disciplinary expertise in business, public health, criminal justice, and public

— Amanda Push

To toke or not to toke — that is the question

The town of Trinidad mulls over the question of social cannabis use in designated spots

administration.” the community, we saw people become it should allow for marijuana hospitality taxes to do so, but they still have to treat employed, and that was our main goal. People are working, and we saw this tremendous real estate grab when this all occurred.” licenses for businesses such as dispensa ries and hotels, according to Westword. “So we’re still kind of in a situation where people know Trinidad for our it like they always have. It’s legal, yet still like a black-market situation, because we’re setting these customers up to fail. … If people had options, they’d enjoy While Trinidad no doubt revels in the fruits of their local marijuana market, consumers are a bit stuck. Yes, they have central location: to stop and buy gas, maybe some food, and now maybe some cannabis, but they’re getting back on the themselves here, spend their money and come back.” the freedom to legally purchase weed road,” Schultz said. “There are no reasons Social cannabis use and hospitality here, but they have nowhere to lawfully to stay. I have these conversations with have a bit of a bumpy history in Colorasmoke it. This is up for debate now, howmy customers every day, where I have do. In May 2019, Governor Jared Polis ever, as the Trinidad city council is now to essentially tell them that they’ve signed a law legalizing social marijuana seeking input from locals as to whether purchased legal cannabis and paid high use spaces.

“Colorado has many tourists and residents who choose to participate [in legal cannabis use]. Up until this bill, there’s been no way to have safe public consumption,” Polis said.

However, the development has been slow to roll out in Colorado. On the other hand, states like California have long been growing their capacity for marijuana lounges, according to Vox. As long as Colorado continues to drag its feet on evolving the cannabis industry and being the leader of the pack, we’ll find ourselves eating the dust of states like California. The state and communities like Trinidad will suffer in the process.

“If you’re in this sort of business, whether it’s alcohol or cannabis consumption, as a business owner you have to make sure people are safe and don’t over-consume,” Schultz said. “If the city council would let some of these hotels and other businesses allow it, too, it’d be even better, because then people wouldn’t have to travel. Right now, we’re putting people in that position on the road every day. … There has got to be a happy medium here.” — Amanda Push