30 JUNE 19-25, 2025 westword.com WESTWORD | REAL ESTATE | RENTALS | HEALTH WELLNESS | SERVICES | EMPLOYMENT | ADULT | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | CANNABIS CALENDAR It’s time to puff for Pride in Denver, where pot-friendly parties celebrating the LGBTQ+ community are in full swing this month. The town’s only smoke-friendly cannabis venues are going all out for Pride, with a night full of dancing, meditation and kink-centric fun at Tetra Lounge and a special drag performance taking place at Cirrus Social Club, which has even more planned later in June. Sapphic Smoke & Soft Power Thursday, June 19, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Tetra Lounge 3039 Walnut Street A new weekly gathering for queer women, femmes and nonbinary babes, Sapphic Smoke sessions is free to attend for all women and femmes. The Blunt Girl, known for her voracious yet pristine twisting abili- ties, will be on-hand to roll up joints and blunts if you desire, with Puffcos, Volcanos and other consumption rigs available to use. Entry (21+) is $20 on tetralounge.com. This is a BYOC (bring your own cannabis) event. An Evening with Laganja Estranja Thursday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. Cirrus Social Club 3200 East Colfax Avenue New cannabis-friendly venue Cirrus Social Club is hosting a special drag performance by Laganja Estranja and friends. Although general admission is sold out, you can still buy $55.92 VIP passes and tables of six for $326.25. The VIP pass includes a pre-show session with Estranja, but any cannabis consumables and refreshments must be pur- chased during the show. Buy tickets (21+) and learn more at cirrussocialclub.com/events. Grow Love Artist Talk Saturday, June 21, noon to 2 p.m. Cirrus Social Club 3200 East Colfax Avenue Hang out with and see the work of Grow Love (Robyn Frances) at new cannabis lounge Cirrus Social Club. A muralist and educator known for large-scale fl oral works, Grow Love approaches fi ne art with street sensibility and love of nature, according to Cirrus. Her work will be on display at Cirrus this Saturday, and all you need is a seat booked. Attendance (21+) is free, but you must RSVP on eventbrite.com fi rst, and all cannabis use must be done with products purchased at Cirrus. Denver High Pride Saturday, June 21, 7 p.m. Tetra Lounge 3039 Walnut Street The pot-friendly Pride festivities run all night long at Tetra Lounge, which is hosting a sunset dance, LGBTQ+ chill sessions and, a kink- centric event. The doors open at 7 p.m., with a moving meditation and dance at 8 p.m. After the meditation and the night sky takes over, DJ Mace Face Kills will perform. Around 9 p.m., the Puff Puff Pride kink-centric session takes over, offering a “sensual playground of libera- tion and self-expression” led by queer duo Freda Slaves and Miss Isobel Devi. Admission to the BYOC (bring your own cannabis) event starts at $23.81 on eventbrite.com. ■ A S K A S T O N E R BY HERBERT FUEGO Dear Stoner: How do I fi nd legal psychedelics in Colorado that aren’t mushrooms? Those are pretty easy to fi nd, but aren’t there others? B. Grizzly Dear B. Grizzly: The Natural Medicine Health Act decriminalized psilocybin mushrooms, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline that is not from peyote. These natural psychedelics can now be grown, possessed and consumed by adults 21 and up. But psilocybin, already the most culturally relevant and easy to obtain, is also legal on a therapeutic level in Colorado, with the state’s program launching in late May. Even with psilocybin’s extended legal sta- tus, fi nding mushrooms for personal use still exists in a gray area...but it’s never been easier. Some people will sell you “support” services intended to help you properly and safely experi- ence mushrooms, and the ‘shrooms are a gift. Although harder to fi nd, DMT and mescaline can be procured under similar circumstances — but ibogaine, a psychedelic stimulant from Africa used in America for traumatic brain injuries and addiction, isn’t allowed to be gifted or shared (from what I’ve heard, you wouldn’t take ibogaine for fun, anyway). Since all of these are intended to be produced naturally, why not grow them and learn about why people con- sume them fi rst? Psychedelics can rewire your brain and should be approached with a purpose. Dear Stoner: I could use some weed that helps me forget this bullshit going on the world. Got anything that takes care of that? Watching Trump tear our country down is getting stressful. Prius Primus Dear Prius Primus: It’s hard to judge people who fi nd themselves in front of the bar or bong more often these days with everything going on in the world. Reading national news has be- come scary and joyless, as if life as a grunt isn’t stressful enough. I’m hesitant to recommend anything that will get you so high that you’re removed from the world, but here are a few strains to help you get outside and fall asleep: Chocolate Diesel from SPCY Canna and McLaren rosin by Might Melts have kept me happy and hungry since May, but they also bring upbeat highs that are great for walking the dog, hiking or going to the park. Blue Zushi, a popular nighttime strain in Denver, has been doing the exact opposite before bed, and it tastes like a Baby Bottle Pop. Toke any of these, young Padawan, and the Force will reignite within you. Herbert Fuego is the alias of a longtime Westword staffer. Send him questions through [email protected]
