28 SEPTEMBER 5-11, 2024 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: I’ve been seeing a lot of cheap rosin cartridges from cheap brands, and I think I even saw a vape advertised as having both rosin and distillate. What’s really in these vape carts? Shadow Dear Shadow: When I fi rst started writing about cannabis in 2014, I called pre-rolled joints the hot dogs of the cannabis industry because you don’t want to know what’s inside them. Well, it might be time to give vape cartridges that title, and not because pre-rolls are trustworthy now (though they have improved a lot since 2014). We never thought they were made with primo starting material, but I’ve been reading about sketchy additives in THC vape carts for nearly a decade. Unapproved fl avor and vis- cosity ingredients have always been around, and now falsely labeled rosin is something to watch out for. State regulators do test for certain banned ingredients and contaminants, which is good for safety, but many companies are steps ahead in advertising vernacular. Some “rosin” vapes simply contain distillate with terpenes added, and I’ve seen cartridges claiming to have both rosin and distillate, too. Stick to vape products made by reputable extractors that also sell grams of dabbable rosin, and you should be good to go. Dear Stoner: Can I smoke tobacco at Denver’s weed lounges? I like a spliff or hand-rolled cig after smoking weed, and don’t see much of a difference if we’re all burning something. Maxence Dear Maxence: You might not see a differ- ence in cannabis and tobacco — especially if you’re from Europe, where spliffs are much more popular — but the State of Colorado and City of Denver sure do. Since medical marijuana was legalized, Colorado offi cials have blocked connections between tobacco and cannabis. I suppose it’s hard to argue on behalf of smoking blunts or spliffs for the sake of medicine, but the recreational system is just as strict, barring the sale of any tobacco product at licensed dispensaries and hos- pitality lounges. (Hemp wraps burn pretty well, though, if you’re particular to blunts.) You could probably get away with smok- ing a spliff in the outdoor area at a cannabis lounge, but a loosie full of tobacco would turn off other visitors. Just take your hand-rolled cig a few steps outside of the venue, smoke it and return — just like we’ve been doing at bars and after sex for centuries. Send questions to [email protected]. . . .. ... .. ... ........... ................. . .......... . .. . .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. ...... .......... ........... ................ .... .... ... ... ...... ...... . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . ...... ...... .... . .. ..... ......... . .. .. . ... ... ... . . .. .. . . . . . . ....................... ........................ .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . ......... .. .. ... .. ... . . .. . . . . . . . . ....... .......... ....... ... ...... . .. .. .. . . .. .. .... . .. ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ....................... ........................ ......... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ......... . . .. ..... .. .. .. .. ....... ............ .... . ... . ... .... . ... . . . ... . ........... . .. . . .... ....... ... ... ....... . ... ...... . ... ...... . ... ... ...... ...... ........ . ....... ....... ...... ...... ...... ... .. ... ... . .. . .. ... . . . .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. . .. . .. ... ... . . . . . . . . . ... ... ........ ....... ...... .... ....... ... ...... .... . ......... .... .......... ...... ......... ..... . ...... .... .... ............. ......... ............ . . .... ... ... ..... .............. ........ .......... ... .. .... .... .... .... .............. . ..... ... .. ... . ... ... .. ....... . ... . ... ... .. .. ...... . ..... .... ... .. .. . . . . ... ... ... ... .............
