Here at Cannabist HQ, we’re taking a look back at the provocative interviews from our 30-plus talk show episodes and unforgettable stories covered on the site since things cranked up in late December 2013.
Itap been a fascinating journey to follow since Colorado kicked off the world’s first recreational marijuana sales Jan. 1, 2014. , who oversees The Cannabist and hosts the show, asked his cannabis colleagues (digital producer for the site) and video producers and to take a turn on the couch and share their top picks:
A man attending the High Times Cannabis Cup sports a marijuana leaf hat at the Denver Mart on April 20, 2014. (Seth McConnell, Denver Post file)
Intriguing interviews
How are we dealing with the perceptions that “everybody gets high” in Colorado these days?
The joke has gotten old, and the , as Denver Post entertainment writer John Wenzel attests. And former Denver Post music editor Matt Miller would prefer if the from our state around 4/20.
Speaking of stoners, itap a rather loaded term. Is it derogatory or a point of pride? Blank Space Media’s Zac Cohen and Cannabist contributor Josiah Hesse , along with the “just call it cannabis” movement. Meanwhile, High Times editor-in-chief Dan Skye argues that Colorado marijuana legalization is that “people who smoke marijuana are unmotivated and they’re not fit.”
Eggs are added into a mixer with cannabutter at a marijuana edibles bakery in Denver. (Brennan Linsley, Associated Press file)
Memorable stories (just a few)
Investigating edibles: Since the start of legal sales, have been a hot-button issue — particularly their potency — and one we’ve followed with interest. in March 2014 showed THC levels are never exactly what the package reads, but some varied extremely. One milk chocolate bar labeled for 100 milligrams of THC had 0.37 milligrams, according to a state-licensed marijuana testing facility. The Denver Post did to take stock of regulatory changes and check product potency.
Normalization: Whatap the new weed etiquette for parties and other social gatherings? Is a small jar of cannabis a proper hostess gift? We talk and others as home entertaining evolves in legalized states.
The strange: A medium-security and pot shop? That was the plan in a small Colorado town. But the idea by local residents.
And who could forget the wacky police chase on an Arizona highway where out the window of an SUV, and itap all caught on tape.
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