32 FEBRUARY 9-15, 2023 westword.com WESTWORD | REAL ESTATE | RENTALS | HEALTH WELLNESS | SERVICES | EMPLOYMENT | ADULT | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | A S K A S T O N E R BY HERBERT FUEGO Dear Stoner: Do you have suggestions for Val- entine’s Day edibles? I couldn’t fi nd anything at the dispensary, but I’m a semi-capable cook and know how to make homemade edibles. Chow Guy Dear Chow Guy: The Colorado cannabis space is surprisingly lacking in edibles for Valentine’s Day. A heart-shaped box of weed chocolates would kill at dispensaries, but I have never seen such a thing for sale. (Sea- sonal products are still severely under-em- phasized in retail pot, but that issue deserves its own column.) You have a few options, though, both at the store and in the kitchen. It’s not quite a heart-shaped box, but 1906’s Love chocolates come in pink packaging, and each 5-milligram piece is infused with other herbal ingredients that are allegedly arousing. Coda Signature and Nové also make luxury chocolates and truffl es that would fi t in with the rest of a Valentine’s gift bag. If you get down in the kitchen, though, the possibili- ties are endless. Melt dispensary chocolate for dipping strawberries, whip up an infused dinner with homemade cannabutter or olive oil, or make various cocktails and mocktails with infused salt, sugar or syrups, all of which are sold in stores. As long as the doses are relatively low, the fl avor won’t be impacted, so you can weed up anything on V-Day. Dear Stoner: Why don’t more popular grow- ers have their own dispensaries? I like to visit breweries to try exclusives and get a sense of their ethos, and want to do the same with weed. Carlos Dear Carlos: That would be great! Add in a cannabis lounge and grow tour, and you’ve essentially replicated the brewery experience. Unfortunately for us and cannabis growers, adding a shopping area and tasting room to a cannabis grow isn’t viable even if a business wants to — cannabis regulations are hard to navigate out here — and building or buying an off-site dispensary can be even harder. Most new cannabis businesses in Colorado are subject to location restrictions that ban them from being located near parks, daycares or other dispensaries, which complicates the prospect of fi nding a good building in a high-traffi c area. That doesn’t much affect a growing operation, but it makes a huge difference for dispensaries that would still like to attract cannabis tourists. A few popular growers have bucked the trend and now have their own dispensaries within the city, including Cookies, KrystaLeaves and Snaxland, but that’s a slow-growing movement. Send questions to [email protected]. WARNING: Use of Marijuana Concentrate may lead to: 1. Psychotic symptoms and/or Psychotic disorder (delusions, hallucinations, or difficulty distinguishing reality); 2. Mental Health Symptoms/Problems; 3. Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) (uncontrolled and repetitive vomiting); Cannabis use disorder / dependence, including physical and psychological dependence Programmatic Cannabis Network Organic & Local SEO • Website Design Social Media Management • Print Media Get started today with a FREE Digital Audit. marijuanamarketingxperts.com
