150 APRIL 6-12, 2023 westword.com WESTWORD | REAL ESTATE | RENTALS | SERVICES | EMPLOYMENT | CANNABIS & MORE | CLASSIFIED | Rooms are decked out with curated historic decorations and local art, giving each area an individual feel, ranging from Victorian to glow-in-the-dark, while the mansion’s century-and-a-half history includes every- thing from spirit sightings to the creation of legal pot. Before the mansion’s current owners took over, the building housed the offi ces of several attorneys who co-wrote Amendment 64, the voter-approved initia- tive that legalized recreational cannabis in Colorado. If you want to experience the Marijuana Mansion with a joint in hand, keep an eye on Eventbrite listings for pri- vate parties, and follow the instructions to request an invitation if you’re 21 or older. Best Place to Run Your Weed and Liquor Errands Green Remedy 1052 South Quebec Street 303-745-4580 instagram.com/GreenRemedyDenver When longtime Denver-area businessman Curtis Washington bought a building with a liquor store in southeast Denver last year, he had already envisioned a dispensary joining the party. A new licensee of Denver’s mari- juana social equity program, Washington and his son, Jordan Brooks, planned to turn half of the place into Green Remedy as part of a new venture together. Although they’re the only two businesses in the building, the dispensary and liquor store have different addresses, allowing them to operate under the same roof independently. The rare dis- tinction has already helped lure in custom- ers, according to Washington, and the combo seems particularly smart when you’re facing after-work errands during rush hour. Best Spot for the Munchies It’s a Bodega 1242 South Broadway 720-272-6740 itsabodega.com You can fi nd a bag of Lay’s and a bottle of Sprite at any convenience store, but It’s a Bodega takes junk food to a whole new level. In fact, most of the snacks here aren’t “junk,” but imported rarities. From Japa- nese Kit Kats and Taiwanese potato chips to outlandish Fanta soda fl avors and Chinese Oreos, KC Christian’s exotic snack shop has munchies that will make you ooh and aah and ask “How many of those am I allowed to buy?” Shopping at It’s a Bodega isn’t just a fun trip for snacks, it’s an experience of East Coast homages, nostalgia and edible creativity. You’ll have to pay for the rarest items — Oreo Moon Pies from Thailand have gone for as much $25 each, and Christian once sold a $40 Fanta — but there are plenty of fun, tasty and holy-shit options that won’t break your budget, like international Twix and a Canadian remake of Crystal Pepsi. Best Way to Buy Weed and Avoid Human Interaction Cannabis vending machine at Terrapin Care Station 11091 East Mississippi Avenue, Aurora 303-954-8402 terrapincarestation.com Who doesn’t love a novelty vending ma- chine? Missouri has a vending machine that sells barbecue burnt ends. Texas has a pecan pie vending machine. California has vending machines for eggs and sprin- kles. And what are the robots selling to us in Colorado? Weed, of course. Cannabis vending machines have popped up before in the state, but Terrapin Care Station’s in-house version is the fi rst that doesn’t require a pre-order or human employee to operate. You simply walk into the Ter- rapin dispensary on Mississippi Avenue in Aurora and fl ash your ID to the counter attendant, and that’s where the human in- teraction ends. You can buy fl ower, hash, pre-rolls or edibles from the machine in seconds and be gone without a word. The vending machine is currently only at the Mississippi location, but Terrapin plans to roll them out at its fi ve other locations in the future. Misanthropes and haters of the public, rejoice! Best Way to Try Colorado Cannabis Products Taste of JAD’s 7667 Washington Street 303-993-5760 smokeatjads.com/events Cannabis farmers’ markets can’t really ex- ist in Colorado because of laws surround- ing legal pot sales, but something pretty close to one happens twice a month just outside of Denver in unincorporated Ad- ams County. Every other Saturday at JAD’s Mile High Smoke, the state’s only licensed cannabis bar, you can attend Taste of JAD’s, a marketplace meant to showcase new can- nabis growers, extractors, edibles brands and more. After vendors set up at 2 p.m., guests sample each of their products (and the entire cannabis menu at JAD’s) for vari- ous fees until 6 p.m. No products can be taken outside the bar, unfortunately, but all Taste of JAD’s vendors are available in Colorado dispensaries, so take note of what to shop for next time. Best Pre-Roll Red Roots Rolling Co. redrootsrolling.com Our opinion on the majority of pre-rolls are well documented and don’t need to be repeated, but Red Roots is building a foun- dation of trust we can get behind. Made with quality flower, not plant scrapings, with a rolled snake of rosin placed gently in the middle, Red Roots is the easiest way to smoke a “hash hole” or “doughnut joint” for those who can’t roll. The infused joint hits like a monster and burns like an ash doughnut, with the hash melting into oil and seeping into the fl ower as it burns, leaving a hole in the center as it goes. Red Roots joints are a little pricier than the free hot dog that comes with a big dispensary purchase, but their potency and quality can get you through multiple sessions. Or turn you into a deep-fried hush puppy. Whatever works. Best New Dispensary Snaxland Boulder 7464 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder 720-366-6615 snaxland.com Snaxland has been Cannabis and More continued from page 148 continued on page 152
