Pubdate: Thu, 26 Sep 2013
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Column: Ask a Stoner
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Pubdate: 26 sep 13
Author: William Breathes

GETTING STONED BEFORE THE GAME

Dear Stoner: We're flying in for the Eagles game next weekend, and I 
want to get stoned before I go in. What's my over-under on that?

Green & Black

Dear Fans of a Lesser Team: This question has come up a few times, 
actually. Yes, you can get stoned before the game. But as a tourist, 
don't go waltzing into a dispensary expecting to score a bag of herb. 
This has nothing to do with your ugly Michael Vick jersey: 
Recreational sales don't start until next year. If you can't find it 
from a waiter or bellman, you'll do fine in the parking lots by the 
stadium...even if you're not in orange.

It may be a cliche, but Mile High Stadium doesn't just refer to the 
altitude. Along with the wings and ribs that people are smoking in 
the parking lot, there's always plenty of ganja floating around as 
well. Just keep your eyes and nose open. But if you do light up, 
don't be a dumbass and exhale in the face of the Denver police 
officers who walk around the facility or trot by on horses. Smoking 
marijuana is illegal in public, and will remain so even after 
recreational sales become legal next year.

Tailgaters aren't the only ones lighting up, either. I still remember 
hearing the click of a lighter and smelling the sweet, skunky odor of 
ganja as my seat-neighbor sparked up a roach at my first Broncos game 
years ago, and at least once a game, I catch someone using a stealth 
vaporizer pen or one-hitter in the smoking section. Not that we here 
at Ask a Stoner would ever suggest or perform such illegal things. 
Wait, yes, we would.

Go, Broncos!

Dear Stoner: The Navy yard shooting rampage was a setup by president 
Obama so he can make stricter gun laws! Facts are 49 percent 
nationwide in gun violence. Americans are convinced gun homicide 
soars despite the plunge in gun crimes! Who do u ask is to blame!? 
Pharmaceutical companies that provide anti-depressants. The Navy yard 
killer had an honorable discharge. The Navy confirmed that he had 
psychiatric care for a serious mental illness, hearing voices and, of 
course, taking anti-depressants. This is our time, potheads, to stand 
up and blow the government's pharmaceutical companies out of the 
water!!! I have newscasts of the shooting! Please spread the word!

Aly Minyum Chapeau (via Facebook)

Dear Aly: Thank you for bringing some much-needed crazy into my 
otherwise much-too-sane week. Please stay high - you're much more 
entertaining that way.
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