A SK A STONER BY HERBERT FUEGO Dear Stoner: Why do dispensaries always ask for my phone number? What if I say no? Nettled Ounce Mix & Match $69 All Strains Popc 40 $ orn Ounce Wax & Shatter $80 For 8 Grams Edibles BOGO 50% off ALL SPECIALS ARE VALID AT ALL 3 LOCATIONS 82 S FEDERAL BLVD 303-945-4774 MED & REC 3944 HIGH ST 720-328-4593 REC 21+ MED & REC 6200 E YALE AVE (720) 296-2857 34 Dear Nettled: Who doesn’t want your phone number nowadays? Good luck trying to download an app or get a haircut without fi rst handing over those digits. Dispensaries are up to the same shit as everyone else, and they want phone numbers for CRM software and texting services. It’s just easier for pot shops to get away with because of all the identifi cation steps required to get past the waiting room. You usually don’t have to comply — though I’ve been to a few slimy stores that won’t let shoppers in without phone numbers. But handing over your phone number isn’t necessarily a bad thing if you like the store, as dispensaries usually compile loyalty points or text fl ash deals in return for phone numbers. Dispensary purchases rack up fast, too, so you could be leaving some future free weed on the table if you don’t share. Dear Stoner: Can I smoke weed and watch football at a weed bar or smoking lounge in Denver? Budz Grant Dear Budz: Marijuana hospitality is still weak in Denver, so you’re better off staying at home. It’s more affordable, fun and safe that way, and you get screen control. If you can’t do the home setup, though, the fi rst place to go is JAD’s Mile High Smoke, just north of Denver city limits. The only licensed pot bar in Colorado, JAD’s has multiple big screens with cable sports packages, as well as a menu of pre-packaged snacks, drinks and cannabis products for purchase (customers can’t bring their own weed here). You could also hit up the Coffee Joint, a central Denver pot lounge that allows vaping, electronic dabs and edibles (but no smoking or pot sales; guests bring their own), if you want solitude while watching your fantasy football hopes implode. There isn’t much of a TV setup at the Coffee Joint, but you can connect your own devices to wi-fi . And if Tetra Lounge ever gets fi nal approval from the city to open in RiNo, you’ll be able to toke up and watch football there on a handful of TVs. State laws ban alcohol sales at all of these places, however, and you’ll still probably need a r ide home. Give me my bong, an air fryer and a 2 p.m. couch nap instead. Send questions to [email protected]. SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2022 WESTWORD | REAL ESTATE | RENTALS | HEALTH WELLNESS | SERVICES | EMPLOYMENT | ADULT | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | westword.com
