Pubdate: Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Column: Ask a Stoner
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Author: Herbert Fuego

DEAR STONER: HOW MUCH MARIJUANA CAN A TOURIST BUY IN COLORADO?

Dear Stoner: I'll be visiting Colorado this summer, and everyone is 
telling me I can only buy a quarter-ounce. Is that true? If so, is 
that for every shop, or can I buy more at another?

Based B

Dear Based: It used to be that way, but not any longer! In June, 
Governor John Hickenlooper signed a law bumping up the out-of-stater 
limit to an ounce, so you don't have to limit yourself to a 
quarter-ounce at each shop you visit. Not that I've met many people 
who go through a quarter in a day - but they're out there.

The ounce limit applies to more than just flower. You're allowed to 
buy up to an ounce of any marijuana product, meaning you could buy an 
ounce of hash, an ounce worth of edibles (which are measured by THC 
milligrams, though some dispensaries have imposed their own limits so 
that customers can't buy them out) or a combination of different 
products. You can also buy an ounce of marijuana at a second 
dispensary after you leave the first, because there's no system (that 
we know of, anyway) that monitors where you go - but it's illegal to 
possess more than one ounce of recreational marijuana at a time in 
Colorado. Enjoy your trip - and happy hotboxing!

Dear Stoner: What's the difference between a joint and a spliff? Or 
are they the same thing?

Dean in Denver

Dear Dean: I laid awake at night wondering the same thing until I 
went to college. I used to hear the word "spliff" in movies and songs 
all the time, and just assumed it was vintage slang for "joint." I 
never knew any better: Growing up in a small, hippie-less town in 
Arizona, I never came into contact with anyone who smoked spliffs. 
Then some hair grew on my chest and my balls finally dropped, and 
some hot chick with dreads asked if I wanted to hit a spliff at a 
party. Expecting just pot, I was surprised to feel a harsher hit that 
made my stomach curl after inhaling. Apparently, spliffs have tobacco in them!

Not only are spliffs a way for moochers and the poor to conserve 
weed, but there are other reasons that people smoke them. The 
tobacco/weed combination isn't as zombifying as a blunt but still 
gives a good head buzz to mellow out potent THC, and spliff smokers 
swear by how much smoother they burn than joints do. Smokers 
particular to certain types of tobacco also rave about the flavor 
combinations - but I'll never be in that camp. If I'm going to fill 
my lungs with smoke, I want it to taste like pine trees and have 
cannabinoids in it.
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