26 MAY 8-14, 2025 westword.com WESTWORD | REAL ESTATE | RENTALS | HEALTH WELLNESS | SERVICES | EMPLOYMENT | ADULT | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | 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 CANNABIS CALENDAR Immerse yourself in plants and fungi this month in Denver, where the Mile High moni- ker is alive and well. Fill your cup for the weekend at a Doses & Mimosas, a fun and educational morning hang at Plant Magic Cafe, and then start the week with a weed- friendly Cannabis 101 class or a Microdose Monday meetup in RiNo. Chances are you’ll leave both classes with a grin on your face, and it won’t take long to fi nd out why. Learn more below. Doses & Mimosas Saturday, May 10, 11 a.m Plant Magic Cafe 925 East 17th Avenue Learn about psychedelics and plant medi- cine over natural (and magical) drinks made with blue lotus and amanita muscaria, two stimulating natural libations likely to make you smile. Located in the back of Plant Magic Cafe, the hangout space and small bar offers mimosas, Bloody Marys and other drinks, with Plant Magic employees on hand to talk about psychedelics and Colorado’s new decriminalization laws. Each $25.31 ticket (21+) includes the blue lotus and amanita muscaria drinks. Cannabis 101 Monday, May 12, 6 p.m. Tetra Lounge 3039 Walnut Street Cannabis industry pro Shannon Donnelly is hosting a series of cannabis business classes at Tetra Lounge, where you can learn and burn at the same time. For $30, you’ll have a pass inside Tetra, where you can consume your own cannabis, as well as registration for that week’s class. Sign up (21+) at te- tralounge.as.me. Microdose Mondays Monday, May 12, 6 p.m. Green Spaces 2590 Walnut Street Hosted by Travis Tyler Fluck, a psilocybin activ- ist, educator and death doula (who was recently on the cover of Westword for his end-of-life services), these casual meetups are based on the process of microdosing psilocybin mushrooms. Expect to listen and learn about mushroom policy, science and more for about an hour before Fluck leads a hands-on workshop for making microdose capsules at home. Register to attend (21+) for $39.19 on eventbrite.com. Cannabis Industry Night Party Tuesday, May 13, 6 to 11 p.m. Tetra Lounge 3039 Walnut Street Want to make more friends in the local can- nabis scene, fi nd a job at a growing operation or discover cool, new cannabis products? Hit up Cannabis Industry Night at Tetra Lounge on Thursdays. You’re usually bound to run into a few vendors, a food truck and plenty of happy people with big joints and beautiful dab rigs. Entry (21+) into the bring-your- own-cannabis venue is just $20. Find out more by calling Tetra at 720-8003011 Find more cannabis events at westword.com. A S K A S T O N E R BY HERBERT FUEGO Dear Stoner: I’ve been gifted some high- quality rosin, but it’s extremely sticky and I always lose some or make a mess when I try to put it in my bowl or hash pen. Any advice? It’s making me scared to use it. Sticky Icky Dear Sticky Icky: Hey, it’s called “rosin” for a reason. That shit is expensive and sticky, indeed, and should not be handled by unseri- ous hands. Just like the early forms of wax and several forms of live resin, hash rosin can be a complicated pain in the ass for the unitiated. Cold-cure batter is a little easier to work with, thankfully, but even that is goopy at room temperature. For starters, keep your rosin in the fridge for a more solid (and less sticky) consistency; you can even put it in the freezer for a little, but let it warm before you smoke it for the best fl avor. If you’re not dabbing it straight from the jar to your rig, then consider a tool that heats up after scooping the hash, like a Puffco Hit Knife, which melts rosin over bowls and vapes so your fi ngers don’t get messy. Dear Stoner: I take edibles for chronic pain daily, and am getting sick of eating gummies in the morning. Do you know of any infused breakfast dishes or edibles that suit the morning better? Greasy Spooner Dear Greasy Spooner: It’s hard to fi nd any edibles at the dispensary that aren’t gummies or some other form of colorful candy nowa- days, but THC for breakfast is surprisingly easy to make. Cannabis-infused butter or cooking oil can be made at home in less than a half-day with little effort; a small number of dispensaries sell butter or olive oil infused with 100 milligrams of THC. Either way, once you get your hands on it, scrambled eggs, pancakes, waffl es and many, many other dishes are within reach. And if that’s too much effort, then just infuse peanut butter with hash and eat it by the scoop or stir it in your morning oatmeal. As far as ready-made stuff goes at the pot shop, your best bets in the morning are probably THC beverages, which range from seltzers and sodas to cold brew coffee. You can fi nd baked goods that go well with cof- fee, too, and there are lower-dose edibles that come in the form of mints, oral tablets and capsules. Herbert Fuego is the alias of a longtime Westword staffer. Send him questions through [email protected]. ®
