Pubdate: Thu, 10 Mar 2016
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Column: Ask a Stoner
Copyright: 2016 Village Voice Media
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Author: Herbert Fuego

DEAR STONER: WILL THERE BE BUSES GOING TO PUEBLO FOR THE CANNABIS CUP?

The following question was submitted last week, and answered when the 
Cannabis Cup was still looking at an April event in Pueblo. Earlier 
this week, it announced that it will instead hold the Cannabis Cup 
April 15-17 in Southern California. But we're leaving up our Stoner's 
answer, because it includes other information useful for marijuana 
tourists who'll be visiting the Front Range next month.

Dear Stoner: I booked my hotel near the old Cannabis Cup venue. Will 
there be stoner buses going to Pueblo? I'm mad at High Times for 
moving it - two-hour drive, with cops!

Billy

Dear Billy: I feel your pain, brother. Like drinking and driving, 
smoking pot while driving is an easy ticket to jail, and if you're 
from out of state, having to travel back for court dates makes it 
even more of a burden.

Fortunately, there are quite a few private transportation services 
that will allow you to puff all you want on your way to Pueblo - but 
it'll cost you. Private limo services that let you smoke pot, like 
Green Tripz and THC Limo, would charge upwards of $450 for a private 
trip to Pueblo - and that's just a drop-off.

Airport pick-up and shuttle services would be cheaper if you have a 
group of people: Most 420 party buses and shuttle SUVs charge around 
$75 to $100 an hour. You might want to wait to make plans until the 
Cannabis Cup has a concrete date and setting; its special-events 
permit in Pueblo County has yet to be approved, and multiple 
420-friendly shuttle services are waiting until after that happens to 
plan their Cup transportation.

In defense of High Times, it didn't move the Cannabis Cup by choice. 
Adams County officials - who oversee the area housing the Denver 
Mart, where the Cup was to be held - denied the Cup's event permit 
because county commissioners and law enforcement didn't want to deal 
with another stoner stampede.

Then again, Cup organizers probably should have secured their permit 
before selling thousands of tickets to out-of-towners like you. So 
don't be afraid to call High Times and complain about the 
inconvenience. Maybe you'll get a free subscription, at the very least.

Dear Stoner: I'm visiting Denver soon. Can you can recommend any 
420-friendly hotels?

Belle

Dear Belle: Websites like coloradocanna-bistours.com and 
coloradopotguide.com will do the searching for you and provide lists 
of Denver and mountain-town lodgings that won't kill your vibe. There 
are two likely routes: a pot-friendly hotel (most of which are 
non-smoking and only allow vaporizers) or a pot-friendly 
bed-and-breakfast. The bed-and-breakfasts cost more, but it's easier 
for them to allow smoking because they're private residences. They 
can also be way cooler: Bud + Breakfast in central Denver holds 
happy-hour smoke sessions where you can meet other guests and serves 
cannabis-inspired meals that taste as good as they look. One-bed 
prices start at $179 a night, though, considerably more than the 
charge for a room at some larger hotels.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom