28 APRIL 27-MAY 3, 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: Can I trust legal weed anymore? I’m always reading about recalls. Perturbed Pothead Dear PP: These recalls won’t end anytime soon, so you have three options: Stop caring and enjoy those $10 eighths with blinders on; never trust dispensary weed again; or walk the fi ne line of becoming an informed cannabis connoisseur. You’d be surprised at how many regular cannabis users choose the fi rst option, but it’s the easy choice, long- term health be damned. It sounds like you’re leaning toward abstaining from commercial pot altogether, though, which is hard to ar- gue against if you grow your own — but you would be missing out on some good stuff. Cannabis is a fi ckle plant, and the commer- cial side is still growing and evolving. No can- nabis grower, commercial or underground, is above the occasional fuckup, especially in Colorado, where the arid climate puts licensed growers in a tough spot between dry weed and moisture levels considered unsafe by state testing. There will always be growers pumping out good and unique cannabis here, even if 75 percent of the fl ower out here is bad to average. It’s the great ones who have an eye (and the ethics) for quality control. Dear Stoner: How hard is it to make psilocy- bin edibles? Is it like making weed brownies and tea? Svetlana Dear Svetlana: Think of it like that Pulp Fiction discussion about giving a married woman a foot massage versus having an af- fair: They’re not the same thing, but they’re in the same ballpark. And mushroom edibles play in a much easier ballpark, actually. Making cannabis edibles at home requires a long, sometimes messy process because you have to strip the THC off the cannabis by grind- ing up the fl ower, activating it in the oven, and then slowly cooking it in butter or cooking oil before straining out the plant matter. Using hash is an easier option, but that still requires multiple steps before you can even infuse a dish. Popular psilocybin edibles like mush- room chocolates only require the grinding and cooking part, because you don’t need fat molecules to strip off the THC. The same goes for psilocybin tea: It just requires grinding and steeping in hot water. If you’re inexperienced with psilocybin, though, look up more infor- mation and buy a scale, because over-dosing mushroom edibles brings a much more intense experience than a weed coma does. Send questions to [email protected]. 720-401-9303 303-356-2882 $30 USE COUPON CODE ROCKIES OFF SUNSETWELLNESSDENVER.COM TEXT OR CALL AFTER 3PM GET YOUR MED CARD WHILE ON PROBATION! SAVE $$$$$ ON TAXES EXAMS MMJ DOCTORS 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
