Pubdate: Thu, 05 Sep 2013
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Column: Ask a Stoner
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Author: William Breathes

CAN I LIGHT UP IN MY PARKED RV?

Dear Stoner: I know that smoking marijuana openly isn't legal 
anywhere, but what if I'm parked in my RV at a campsite with the 
windows rolled up and nobody can see me? Would that be legal?

Pot Smokey the Bear

Dear Bear: I like where your head is at, but unfortunately the answer 
is no. It would not be legal to smoke marijuana in your camper (or 
tent or car) in a state park - and that includes Jellystone. Even if 
the vehicle is considered your primary residence, it is where that 
vehicle is located that matters.

If you've got all your bases covered and Boo-Boo isn't blowing herb 
smoke into the face of the occasional park ranger patrolling known 
campsites, though, you've probably got very little to worry about so 
long as you're in a state park here in Colorado. We would say be 
respectful of anyone camping around you, but you probably are anyway, 
right? Keep in mind that marijuana isn't legal at the federal level, 
so keeping your herb low-key in national parks might be a smart idea. 
Especially at busy, tourist-heavy places like Rocky Mountain National 
Park, where even possession is against the law.

That said, I can't remember a camping trip that didn't involve at 
least a half-ounce of fine Colorado sinsemilla, and I've never gotten 
in any trouble. Your biggest concern should be making sure you don't 
start an unintentional fire by tapping out a half-cooked bowl or 
charcoaling a piece of hash into the brush. That's the last thing the 
marijuana community needs right now: People blaming forest fires, 
along with everything else, on marijuana.

Dear Stoner: Would marijuana beer work?

Dave in Arvada

Dear Dave: That's a pretty vague question; we'll assume by your 
brevity that you're more of a drinker than a ganja smoker. Anyway, 
would it work? Hell, yeah, it would work. It would be the top seller 
worldwide the instant it hit the shelves - if all current marijuana 
laws were disregarded.

The problem is, it wouldn't actually work: Beer - even the strongest 
brew - has such a low alcohol content that it won't extract enough 
THC to be worthwhile. And unlike distilled spirits like vodka, which 
can produce some potent cannabis drinks, beer can't be left out to 
evaporate away to make the mixture more potent by volume.
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