Pot Legal in Colorado and Washington for Recreational Use

[JohnnyHammersticks]

...as Colorado and Washington "Legalize It".

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

A hybrid - Kentucky bluegrass and northern California sensimilla.

Big hitter the Llama..

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

^^^^ I bet you could play 36 holes on that stuff.

Don by the way we're laughing at your antiquated view on "dopers" but don't get me wrong.

I have always liked THC but I dislike weed culture. For all the fun I've had watching movies and going hiking with a buzz on, I've seen enough dreadlocked skulls on bongs and jester hats to last me the rest of my life.

i feel the same way, the nice thing about legalization would be companies providing for markets that don't want to hang out with 420 hippies...much like craft beer

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

i feel the same way, the nice thing about legalization would be companies providing for markets that don't want to hang out with 420 hippies...much like craft beer

Good call. In fact, I think the markets could be concentric. There is definitely a market for people who want to enjoy quality products in a reasonable, moderate way. Be it craft beer, non-cartel-controlled marijuana, hell even sustainable farming and ranching.

Maybe I'm just getting older, but the idea of pulling gravity bong hits is as gross to me as drinking 12 miller lites and polishing off a double quarter pounder extra value meal.

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Good call. In fact, I think the markets could be concentric. There is definitely a market for people who want to enjoy quality products in a reasonable, moderate way. Be it craft beer, non-cartel-controlled marijuana, hell even sustainable farming and ranching.

Maybe I'm just getting older, but the idea of pulling gravity bong hits is as gross to me as drinking 12 miller lites and polishing off a double quarter pounder extra value meal.

there was an article in slate awhile back about a market for people who don't want super-powered weed...you know, you want to go out to a cool, nice place to socialize and maybe smoke a joint but not take vape hits and turn into spicoli...

basically baby boomers...and there are times when i definitely want the weed equivalent of an after work drink

[Kiimo]

Yeah exactly. I don't want to walk into anywhere and buy something called "Mothership Kush Kush" or "Sticky Icky Kine Blast" or something.

I want the Moet Cristal of THC in an elegant wrapper sold at a cigar aficionado shop or capsule form or something before I play golf* because I grew up.




*no not disk golf.

[the Talking Can]

here it is:
http://www.slate.com/articles/health...t_strains.html

Will this new legality expand the market of marijuana customers beyond the current core demographic of guys in their 20s in hoodies and baseball caps with a callous disregard for regular shaving? Yeah. Probably. At least, that’s the read of industry insiders. “Now that the stigma of being a criminal in the eyes of the law (at least here in Seattle) is gone, we foresee a gradual increase in consumption, though perhaps in more benign forms like edibles, drinkables, and topicals. They are much more fun and much less threatening since you don't have to engage in the act of smoking,” says Lisa Dank, the media coordinator and web consultant for one Seattle dispensary, North Seattle Med. Co.

Back in Colorado, Ellison says that as of now, the demand for straight-up bud comes from men in their 20s, and they pay for potency. “They want to party and get wasted,” he says. But if customers demand something mellower, the industry will supply it. Ellison predicts that large corporations, such as beer companies, might fill the gap, producing large quantities of midgrade weed: not as flashy as the current Cannabis Cup winners, with their crystals of THC glistening under glamorous lighting, but not as pathetic as ditch weed either. “If the big boys come in and come out with a mid-grade” he says, then that new market will be served.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Yeah exactly. I don't want to walk into anywhere and buy something called "Mothership Kush Kush" or "Sticky Icky Kine Blast" or something.

I want the Moet Cristal of THC in an elegant wrapper sold at a cigar aficionado shop or capsule form or something before I play golf* because I grew up.




*no not disk golf.

(Again, borrowing from the book I linked earlier...)

Though that SOUNDS nice, some studies have shown that many of the other chemicals in the actual plant may help to "balance out" the experience (especially CBD). Pure THC sounds nice in principle, but you might find that the effects are more hardcore than you're used to without the total package.

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by DaFace

(Again, borrowing from the book I linked earlier...)

Though that SOUNDS nice, some studies have shown that many of the other chemicals in the actual plant may help to "balance out" the experience (especially CBD). Pure THC sounds nice in principle, but you might find that the effects are more hardcore than you're used to without the total package.

yup...i only recently learned about the other stuff

these terpenes affect the high as well as the sensory experience of smoking. It is called the “entourage effect.” As the industry matures with legalization and gets beyond its THC obsession, says Muraco Kyashna-tocha, director of the Evergreen State Cannabis Trade Alliance, “We'll learn we like the 15 percent THC lemon haze with myrcene way more than the 20 percent THC lemon haze with no myrcene.”

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by DaFace

(Again, borrowing from the book I linked earlier...)

Though that SOUNDS nice, some studies have shown that many of the other chemicals in the actual plant may help to "balance out" the experience (especially CBD). Pure THC sounds nice in principle, but you might find that the effects are more hardcore than you're used to without the total package.

That's funny once at work back in 06 or so I was at a screening at the MGM screening room and somebody gave me a THC strip. Like the breath strip.

Got done watching the movie and went to drive home.


About half way there I got lost. On the way home. On one street that goes straight from work to home. I was DESTROYED.

So that makes sense.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

there was an article in slate awhile back about a market for people who don't want super-powered weed...you know, you want to go out to a cool, nice place to socialize and maybe smoke a joint but not take vape hits and turn into spicoli...

basically baby boomers...and there are times when i definitely want the weed equivalent of an after work drink

You just hit the nail on the head.

I don't want to get high. I don't want to get drunk. I want to relax, decompress, and feel good while not losing any of my critical thinking skills.

The clock is ticking for "Green Light" brand weed with "30% less TCH!"

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by DaFace

That's devious and awesome all at the same time.

They do this every couple of Weeks just south of the town I live in. Its hilarious
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[sd4chiefs]

You can never be sure how strong an edible is when you buy one and they can cost around $5 for just one. You can buy cannabis butter and make your own. A 1/2 a cup cost about $20 dollars. It is so strong you only need two tablespoons to make a batch of 30 cookies. That's works out to 16 cents for a 3 hour high. It can take up to an hour before it kicks in so some people may get impatient and eat a second one after 1/2 an hour and that can make your sick.

I don't sit around stoned all day eating pot cookies. I do not like being stoned when I am around other people or have things to do. I have one about an hour before I go to bed to help me fall asleep. The only side effect is getting the munchies.

Oh, and the sex is amazing.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

You just hit the nail on the head.

I don't want to get high. I don't want to get drunk. I want to relax, decompress, and feel good while not losing any of my critical thinking skills.

The clock is ticking for "Green Light" brand weed with "30% less TCH!"

Honestly, it's not that hard to find what you're looking for already here. It's not like every dispensary has low-THC strains, but you can find it if you are looking for it. An handful of places even do lab testing on all of their stuff and report THC and CBD levels for everything they sell.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

You just hit the nail on the head.

I don't want to get high. I don't want to get drunk. I want to relax, decompress, and feel good while not losing any of my critical thinking skills.

The clock is ticking for "Green Light" brand weed with "30% less TCH!"

Why would you want a lesser quality? That makes no sense at all. Can you not just take a hit or 2 and not smoke the whole joint?

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Why would you want a lesser quality? That makes no sense at all. Can you not just take a hit or 2 and not smoke the whole joint?

Why can't you just drink a shot of everclear rather than having a beer?

It's not quite the same of course, but the idea is similar.