Pubdate: Thu, 10 Dec 2015
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Column: Ask A Stoner
Copyright: 2015 Village Voice Media
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Author: Herbert Fuego

DEAR STONER: ARE THERE SEASONAL STRAINS OF POT?

Dear Stoner: What's the best way to renew your medical card and avoid 
a disruption in service? What if you don't have the cash flow to 
stock up before the wait? Mario

Dear Mario: The answer is simple: Take care of it early. You don't 
want to be the kid who can't go on the field trip because you never 
got your permission slip signed, do you? That's why you take it home 
and get that sucker filled out ASAP - so while dumbass Robbie is 
crying because he'll be stuck at school all day, you'll be checking 
out dino skeletons and caveman exhibits at the museum. Don't be a 
Robbie when it comes to your medical card, either.

The Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry recommends that you send in 
your renewal application form thirty to sixty days before your card 
expires to avoid any lapse in treatment, because your application 
will not get you inside medical dispensaries. Set up an appointment 
with your physician more than two months before your card is set to 
expire, and you should be fine. Your re-evaluation might be different 
this time around, however, as the Colorado Medical Board recently 
implemented new guidelines for medical marijuana recommendations that 
call for physicians to include more details and scrutiny when they 
assess you for cannabis treatment.

Dear Stoner: I enjoy wheat beers in the summer and stouts in the 
winter, just like I want fruit salad in the sunshine and soup when it 
snows. Does that apply to pot? Are there "winter strains" out there? Smelf

Dear Smelf: I've never noticed a seasonal pattern for strains that 
are available in the winter as opposed to the summer, but unlike beer 
and food, weed hasn't been readily available for centuries. With all 
that time to decide what tastes best at certain times of year, booze 
drinkers have a head start on us potheads, but we're doing our best 
to catch up. When it comes to food and drink, consumers traditionally 
prefer lighter, fresher options during the summer, when they are most 
active. During the winter, when it's cold and they want to sit by the 
fire, consumers usually want something heavier, with more of a kick. 
I believe cannabis is the same: Unless I'm on the slopes, give me a 
heavy indica like Afghani or Bubba Kush to get my body warm and 
relaxed during the winter. In the summer, I'll take a citrus sativa 
like Tangerine Haze to keep me moving.

If you want a strain branded for the holidays, one of our readers 
suggests Christmas Cookies at Walking Raven. It's more of a hybrid 
than an indica, but it'll make you jolly enough.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom