Pubdate: Thu, 05 Nov 2015
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Column: Ask A Stoner
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Author: Herbert Fuego

DEAR STONER: WHY ARE SOME DISPENSARIES 21+ ONLY?

Dear Stoner: Dispensaries that are medical and recreational are only 
allowing medical patients 21 and older in. Does that mean medical 
patients under 21 have to go to medonly shops now? Brynn

Dear Brynn: That's not the case, but I can't blame you for coming to 
that conclusion.

My strain-reviewing gig takes me to a lot of dispensaries around 
town, and I've noticed the same trend you have: Most dual-use 
dispensaries have instituted a 21-and-up age limit since adding 
recreational sales. However, many still have not - and the reason is 
more about zoning than licensing. The dispensary whose strain I 
review this week, the Denver Clone Store on Ivy Street, is dualuse 
and allows medical patients under 21 in, and so does Medicine Man 
Medical Market in Glendale and many others. What do they all have in 
common? Different location designations for the med and rec bud rooms.

The dual-use dispensaries that have the 21-plus age limit are 
co-located, meaning the medical and recreational side share the same 
ID checks and points of sale. If a dual-use pot shop only has one bud 
room and reception window, then you have to be 21 to get in no matter 
what. If the dispensary has two separate location designations (i. 
e., different bud rooms, ID windows and points of sale), then the age 
restriction probably doesn't apply. This trend also has a lot to do 
with where you live, because it's harder for a storefront dispensary 
in central or downtown Denver to add another bud room and 
point-of-sale system than it is for a warehouse on the north side to do so.

Dear Stoner: Thinking about making some special brownies this 
weekend. Should I follow the box instructions?

Corey

Dear Corey: For the most part, yes. If you already have your 
cannabutter or infused oil prepared for baking, then the mixing 
process is the same - unless you have to melt the butter beforehand, 
in which case you should melt it on low. Heat kills THC (even 
lukewarm temperatures do, albeit at an extremely slow rate), and 
that's the biggest thing you need to watch for while baking with 
cannabis. Some baking mixes call for a 350-degree baking temperature, 
but you should never go over 320, just to be safe. I once left some 
cookies in at 350 degrees for a little too long, and the only thing 
more disappointing than their brick-like texture was their lack of potency.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom