Was just in Denver last week doing a dispensary and cultivation facility tour. I am a big fan of Denver and the people that live there, and I applaud them for legalizing cannabis, but there's still a long way to go for this budding industry.
Some notes:
1) The vast majority of the weed sucks, but there is such a demand that it sells no matter the quality. It's also still loaded with hard chemistry pesticides/fungicides and heavy metals. Supposedly this has been addressed recently, but trust me when I tell you, it will be a problem for many years to come there. The testing regulations are a joke. Until that is fixed there will always be weed loaded with shit that may or may not be dangerous to consume.
2) The vape pens and edibles are completely inconsistent, some good, some shit. IMO Dixie Elixirs is a terrible product, do not want, same with O-pen Vape.
3) Athletes are going to dispensaries and purchasing product. Athletes are obv not the brightest people in the world, and while they send their assistant's most of the time to get product for them, sometimes they do it on their own, which I witnessed with my own eyes. I was in Euflora in Aurora and saw a very famous active Denver Bronco, who actually purchased some Sour Diesel right in front of me, and then signed an autograph for one of the budtenders. Not gonna blow up this dudes spot for numerous reasons (good thing they weren't playing the Eagles that weekend), but I was told by a very reliable source that runs a bunch of dispensaries that this is very common for local athletes as well as athletes in town for a game.
4) The cultivation facilities are for the most part a joke, as well as their "master growers". I wouldn't trust a lot of these guys to grow tomatoes let alone weed.
5) Fuck there's a lot of traffic in that town!
6) Concentrates... Ay caramba! I bought some live resin and did that up for two days. Christ all mighty that is some strong shit, and it took it's toll on me. Took me close to a week to get over that, kind of like a weekend bender would. Can't believe people are smoking that shit on the regular. While I believe there is a place for it, it's definitely on a whole other level than flower. Interested to see how that whole market plays out as it is very new to most.
7) Saw a sign on I 70 that said something like "This highway was funded by marijuana tax dollars", which is fucking awesome.
All in all, CO in my opinion is winning with legalized cannabis, but there definitely are a lot of issues to iron out over time. As more states adopt legal marijuana laws and politicians are educated on the industry this will happen.
BTW, the first two legal dispensaries are now up and running in Las Vegas. If you're visiting and are a patient in another state you can bring your card here and purchase up to an ounce at one of them. Eventually there will be a whole lot more, Las Vegas approved a total of 48 dispensaries this past year.
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