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brands you recognize could possibly go away.
Neighboring states legalizing cannabis seems to have played a large role in the downturn. With New Mexico and Arizona legalizing cannabis, Colorado is seeing less visitors come from out of state for purchases. This not only affects cannabis sales and tax revenue, but also tourism dollars. The sales from the neighboring states aren’t doing any better than Colorado, but those dollars are being spent in those states and unfortunately not in Colorado.
Denver’s MySpark ballot measure could raise the taxes on cannabis products by 5% in only Denver. Not everyone is behind this proposed tax increase. Shop owners worry the increase in taxes will affect their sales and cause buyers to simply purchase less or drive outside of the city to make their purchases. This is going to potentially put a strain on a business owner within the city by putting him on an unequal footing when compared to a business owner outside of Denver. Many worry that if the measure does pass, that it will drive sales down even further.
— DGO Staff
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tridges is mounting due them being about a quarter of the cannabis market. There is currently no recycling program to properly dispose of the used cartridges or their batteries. The fear is real with the possibility of the growing popularity of vape cartridges and no way to plan to recycle them. People like the cartridges because they are easy to carry, clean and a lot less smelly than carrying buds or joints around.
The plant debris problem in Colorado has been a little easier to deal with as of 2021. Since then, cannabis waste that has a low THC percentage is exempt from the 50:50 mixing rule. The 50:50 mixing rule means that all cannabis waste must be mixed with 50% non-cannabis waste so the cannabis waste is unusable and unrecognizable. This definitely puts a strain on growers simply trying to get rid of waste. Growers aren’t throwing out anything that has value to them.
The cannabis market in the US and Canada lead the market in this world. What happens here will probably be repeated in other countries as legalization gains more momentum worldwide. If we can be proactive in making the industry here as green as possible, there is a good chance the world will follow. — DGO Staff
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housing market, as well as the cost of living in the state, are continually becoming less appealing to potential new residents and even some vacationers. People are already starting to look for comparable places that offer the same things that Colorado can offer, but with a lower price tag. The current economy is forcing people to stretch their dollars and unfortunately that means spending less on cannabis related items. Colorado benefits greatly from the tax dollars received from cannabis sales. Tax revenue funds non-profits, school maintenance, grants for school health care and health care professionals, early literacy programs, dropout and bullying prevention and multiple other areas. Missing out on this revenue will only hurt the areas it was meant to help. Colorado was lucky to be one of the first states to legalize cannabis and greatly benefitted from it for years. It caused an influx of people moving to the state, and those people spent money in the industry. Colorado still is a cannabis and tourist destination that attracts people from all over. As long as Colorado stays on the forefront of the cannabis industry, it should keep attracting people from all over, especially once the economy settles back down and people can cheaply drive across the country to get those Colorado highs they crave.
I’d only smoked one bowl. I was high for a couple of hours, and my mood vacillated from overjoyed and laughing about my face electrodes to chill as I was reading the weird parts of the internet.
Oh, and I also ate my body weight in snacks, so the munchies are real with this one. That’s really the only downside to this strain. You will get hungry. So, do not keep any delicious Tim Tams or giant bags of chips on hand or you will eat all of them. Even the crumbs. Which I did. But while I ate a week’s worth of calories in once sitting, what I did not do at any point was end up feeling so high that I couldn’t function. The sativa side of the strain never led to anxiety, and the indica side never made me feel heavy or tired. I just felt good instead.
I suppose that’s the mark of a solid hybrid, though. The two sides of the coin play well with themselves, making for a really unique experience — one that’s highly dependent on your mood and your plans for the day or evening or whatever.
And that’s why I call this one a doozy. It’s too unusual to describe it as anything else. I could see this strain helping to reduce your social anxiety when going out (if we’re ever allowed out of the house again, that is, now that there’s a massive uptick in COVID cases), or it could also help you kick back and relax after a long day. It all depends on your mood.
So, if I were you, I wouldn’t sleep on this one. It’s not every day that such a balanced hybrid strain comes along, and I’m going to grab some more while if it’s still on the shelf at Prohibition. You might want to do the same, cause I ain’t sharing if you miss out. — DGO Pufnstuf
poetically about everything I could think of to show off how smart I am instead.
I guess you could say I was thinking in a straight line instead of spouting off with a crooked tree branch worth of ideas.
Whether or not I was saying anything worth listening to, I have no idea — but I do remember feeling very smart for a while. And it just so happened that my brain was on smart mode while my arms and legs stopped cooperating. They melted like butter instead.
You ever get that super heavy feeling when you’re stoned? Like you’ve been turned to stone by Medusa and you are now a very smart statue?
Well, that’s what this felt like.
My brain was on smart and empathetic power mode, but my body was not. I was sluggish and oozing down the couch. So sluggish, in fact, that I must have just straight up passed out while talking. And, oddly enough, I do not even remember feeling tired. I just remember talking about, like, the origins of life or something as my limbs melted like candle wax, and then everything went black. I was star-wiped into sleep. And that sleep lasted. And lasted. And lasted some more. I didn’t wake up for hours, you guys. I was dead to the world. I don’t even remember dreaming about anything. It was just pure sleep.
So, yeah. That was Nana OG for me. I was introspective, stoned, and coughing, and then I was dead ass asleep. For that reason alone, this strain isn’t
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one for parties. You’ll be fine making conversation, but then you’ll be the awkward jerk who’s passed out on someone else’s couch all night when the sleep creeps in. It is a strain for insomniacs, though — and a great one at that.
So, if you’re having trouble sleeping or just want to knock out some pain or something, this is a great strain to keep on hand. Just don’t bust it out when you need to be social or awake or whatever — or things could get super awkward.
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DURANGO
Border Buds, 1929 US-550, (970) 259-2639, borderbuds.com
Colorado Grow Co., 965 1/2 Main Ave., (970) 259-1647, coloradogrowcompany.com
Durango Organics, Bodo Park, 2 Suttle St., Suite F & G, (970) 259-3674, durangoorganics.com
Durango Organics, Grandview, 37 Co Rd. 232, (970) 426-4381, durangoorganics.com
Durango Rec Room, 145 E College Dr., (970) 764-4087, durangorecroom.com
The Greenery, 208 Parker Ave., Suite E, (970) 403-3710, durangogreenery. com
The Green House, 730 S Camino Del Rio, (970) 247-2420, thegreenhousecolorado.com
Kinfolk Farms, 83A Davidson Creek Rd., (970) 759-8683, kinfolk-farms.com
LOVA Canna Co –Durango, 1135 S Camino Del Rio, Suite 220, (970) 4228029, lovaco.com
Mammoth Farms Dispensary, 927 CO3, (970) 422-3282
Mountain Annie’s, 1644 CO Rd. 203, 970-247-2190, mountainanniescannabis.com
Prohibition Herb, 1185 Camino Del Rio, (970) 385-8622, prohibitionherb. com
Rocky Mountain High, 120 E 36th St., (970) 259-4093, rockymountainhigh.co
Santé, 742 ½ Main Ave., (970) 3752837, santecolorado.com
Telluride Bud Company, 3473 Main Ave., (970) 422-8311, telluridebc.com
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Durango Organics, 1013 E Main St., (970) 565-6500, durangoorganics.com
The Herbal Alternative, 1531 Lebanon Rd., (970) 529-7007, theherbalalternative.net
LivWell Cortez, 1819 E Main St., (970) 565-9577, livwell.com
Mountain Annie’s, 310 E Main St., (970) 564-5181, mountainanniescannabis.com
MANCOS
The Cultured Cannabis, 385 N Willow St., (970) 533-9931, theculturedco.com
LivWell Mancos, 101 Railroad Ave., (970) 533-9848, livwell.com
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Smoke Rings, 266 E Pagosa St., (970) 264-0942, smokeringsco.com
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The Alchemist, 115 W Main St., (505) 258-4180, thealchemistllc.com
Distinguished Dispensary, 4601 English Rd., (505) 278-8524, distinguisheddispensary.com
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The Grass Station, 928 E Main St., (505) 278-8825, tgs505.com
Oasis Cannabis Dispensary, 428 E Main St., (888) 505-3947, oasiscannabisnm.com
Purlife Farmington, 3024 E Main St., STE A, (505) 695-2360, purlifenm.com
The Reef Joint, 3000 E 20th St., Suite D2, (505) 278-8963, thereefjoint.com
Toke Dispensary, 4339 E Main St., Ste A, (505) 278-8823, ziatoke.com
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