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NEWyear!

Last week, on an unseasonably warm December evening, Sensi

magazine took home top honors in the Publication of the Year category of the 2017 Cannabis Business Awards. As our team took the stage in Seawell Ballroom in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, I looked around the room in awe: a sea of newly minted entrepreneurs, leaders from across all spectrums of this industry, from activists and advocates to dispensary owners and MVPs, all decked out and dapper.

Just 10 years ago, most of the people in the room would have been considered fugitives from the law just for operating the successful businesses they are today.

It’s a whole new world we live in, and our future is looking pretty bright right now.

For the first issue in 2018, we decided to focus on the future, in part because of the “New Year, New You” mentality that’s so prevalent this time of year, but also because this month marks California’s march into the cannabis-is-legal-for-adultuse future. With this milestone moment in mind, Senior Editor Leland Rucker dives into the future of “high tech,” pun intentional.

Our dining editor, in his newly rebranded TasteBuds column, looks at the future of dining trends in the US and also sits down with a man best described as a futuristic Willie Wonka for his profile of the Inventing Room proprietors. Robyn Griggs Lawrence looks into the complicated, forward-thinking world of terpenes, and Ricardo Baca offers some hypotheticals about what cannabis use will look like in the coming years.

If you’re in a resolution-making mindset right now, you’re not alone. The beginning of a year is a time to start afresh, to seek ways to improve oneself. Last year, Sensi dove into the many ways cannabis could help jumpstart your healthy lifestyle choices in a special report titled “New Year, New You.” Check it out in our archives if you’re so inclined. It’s got some great info about our favorite plant’s motivating powers.

If you’re in Southern California this year, keep an eye out for local editions of Sensi, which expands its reach with three new markets in the Golden State this month. Join me in welcoming Sensi Los Angeles, Sensi Orange County, and Sensi San Diego to the family of publications that includes Sensi Denver/Boulder and Sensi Southern Colorado. We’re bringing our message about “The New Normal” to more markets around the country this year, and we’re pretty excited about what the fu-

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THE NE W N O R M A L

DOG DAYS of WINTER

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If you crave the deep, unblemished powder runs far away from the gapers on the Every Person in Colorado pass, this is your treasure map: Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Colorado (Mountaineers Books, $21.95).

The authors, Frank and Brittany Walker Konsella, are some of the few people to have hiked and skied all of Colorado’s 14ers—and Brittany was the second woman ever to accomplish that. So trust these experts; they’ve got plenty of first-track knowledge to share. The 102-route guidebook is part of a series that fo-

cusses on backcountry routes on the Front Range and the San Juans. It also includes routes in the Sawatch Range, Elk Mountains, Mosquito Range, and more. It took the Crested Butte-based couple two seasons of research to properly write, so you know it’s full of solid tips to make the most of your trip, whether you’re an experienced backcountry skier or intermediate snowboarder “looking to ramp up your out-of-bounds expeditions,” as the book description states.

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If you’re a summertime road runner, don’t let a little powder get in your way during the winter months. Keep on keeping on and try your hand at snowshoe racing while enjoying one of the prettiest mountain resorts. The first race in the Beaver Creek Mountain Running Series is on January 7. In addition to snowshoe demos and sponsor booths, competitors enjoy a post-race party in the Village. Awards will be given to the top 3 men and women in each age bracket for the 5K and 10k races.

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THE NE W N O R M A L

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Expand your mind and lose yourself in a good read this January while curled up in front of a fire. Put down your device (unless it’s a Kindle, then carry on) and dive into the pleasures of written prose by some of the most talented contemporary authors of literary fiction. If you resolved to read more in 2018 but you haven’t sat down with a book in a long time, don’t let the “literary” designation scare you. These three books top all the lists of best releases of 2017—and two of them are short story collections so you can ease into the new year, new you.

—STEPHANIE WILSON

Fresh Complaint // by Jeffrey Eugenides // M A C M I L L A N The first collection of short fiction from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides hasn’t elicited many fresh complaints since its release in October. The stories in “Fresh Complaint” explore equally rich—and intriguing—territory in ways that are, forgive me, fresh. Reading Eugenides is an encompassing joy for people who enjoy lyrical prose, who devour novels seeking those perfect sentences that just stop them in their tracks.

The author’s works are filled with passages like that. Such as this one: “Pay no attention to the terrors that visit you in the night. The psyche is at its lowest ebb then, unable to defend itself.

The desolation that envelops you feels like truth but isn’t. It’s just mental fatigue masquerading as insight.” You’ll find other real insight woven into all 10 of the narratively compelling stories.

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Manhattan Beach

by Jennifer Egan // S C R I B N E R This fall was a great season for short stories from Pulitzer-winning authors.

Egan, author of the intricately woven A Visit from the Goon Squad, which reads like a collection of short stories until the very end when the full narrative is quietly revealed to the reader. With Manhattan Beach, Egan spins a classic historical novel.

Classic in that instant classic kind of way that got the novel long-listed for the National Book Award for Fiction and named an Amazon Best Book of October 2017.

The Dinner Party: Stories

by Joshua Ferris // L I T T L E ,

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If you’re the type of reader who searches for perfect sentences, read this story collection, named one of the Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2017 and an Esquire best book of 2017.

This is the first collection of short stories from the critically acclaimed, prize-winning author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, where he penned gems like: “It is forgivable to say nothing out of ignorance; it’s inexcusable to remain silent once awareness dawns.”) The 11 short stories in The Dinner Party, many of which were first published in The New Yorker, are compelling reads that you'll want to devour.

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THE NE W N O R M A L

SENSIBILITIES Sensi Senior Editor LEL AND RUCKER offers some insight on the state of cannabis legalization.

SOMEBODY SAID THAT IT WAS A THREE-AND-A-HALF-MILE TREK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE MJBIZCON TRADE SHOW IN LAS VEGAS JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THE LARGEST CANNABIS CONFERENCE IN THE COUNTRY. DON’T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT IT TOOK ME THREE HOURS TO STROLL THE ENDLESS AISLES OF TABLES AND BOOTHS AND CHAT WITH SOME VENDORS AND FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY.

Perhaps I need to get out more, but it was easily the largest trade show I’ve ever confronted. More than 17,000 attendees came each of the three days, paying a hefty sum to walk among business owners, angel investors and true believers past more than 700 exhibitors offering hardware, software, packaging, tools and advice to enhance sales and security, improve compliancy, cultivate more plants, purchase the right real estate and scale your business, among many other things. There were more companies with canna in their names than I thought possible. Hordes of people were taking notes and asking questions at the dozens of panels offered each day.

Anti-cannabis crusader Kevin Sabet and others argue that marijuana is the next Big Tobacco, and beyond his unwise assertion that the industry is “trying to hook” minorities and children, there is a smidgen of truth to that. Growth is a tenet of capitalism, and development in this sector, at least at this point, seems to be heading into outer space. It won’t last forever, of course, but it’s there, bringing thousands to Las Vegas, all looking for an entrance into the cannabis gamble. By this November some of these companies won’t have made it, but there will be more to take their places.

Cannabis isn’t Big Tobacco II. It’s being regulated and sold to adults for all kinds of reasons (I’ll argue that the main one is retaining sanity), and the public-health issues and accessibility to children that Sabet and others push as unsustainable are really all workable. No reliable study suggests that legalization is increasing teen use, and nobody is dying because they went to the emergency room after eating too many edibles.

Sorry, Dr. Sabet. Sorry, AG Sessions. Look around you. It’s 2018. Millions of Americans have made it clear that we are going to use cannabis — to relieve pain, for insomnia, seizures and as a sanity retainer, and yes, to get high — no matter what you say about it and no matter how much money you waste on your stupid war to try and stop us. Period.

All American adults should have legal access to this plant, for medical or whatever reason. A growing coalition of voters, businesses, investors, advocates and dreamers have lined up alongside us. The legal cannabis train is leaving the station. When will you find your seat and help us make this work?

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by RICARDO BACA

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IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL HAVE ...

Predicting the future of consumption habits.

My friends who partook in the ’60s and ’70s have

We will have modular car

long waxed poetic about how things were back in the

services that serve weed.

day—the awkward Pineapple Express-like encounters

We’ll book the modular car of the future the same way

with drug dealers, the wildly varying levels of cannabis

we call a Lyft or Uber now, but there will be an option

quality, the everyday objects repurposed as smoking

to choose a 420-friendly self-driving ride, with the pod

apparati (apples, soda cans, foil-covered toilet paper

arriving well stocked with prerolls, edibles, and other

tubes), the ritual sifting of seeds and stems, and the

goodies, offering yet another welcome place for legal

stressful searches for a hassle-free place to burn one.

imbibing. With modular cars already in testing and

No doubt, today’s post-prohibition reality seems like

production, it’s only a matter of time before someone

the future my friends thought they would never know.

figures out that they can be individually tailored for pri-

But if this is our modern reality in 2018—where le-

vate, on-the-go toking.

gal marijuana is increasingly becoming the law of the land—what unpredictable cannabis future awaits us in

We will have add-ons at the juice bar.

You want 10 milligrams of CBD in that PB Chocolate

2025 or 2030?

Love smoothie? No problem. How about a shot of limHERE ARE A FEW FANTASIES

onene? That’s a boost we can get behind. In the Jamba

IN MY CRYSTAL BALL :

Juice experience awaiting us around the corner, we see

We will have legitimate, peer-reviewed

a whole roster of mind-altering options—in addition to

research to better understand cannabis.

the straightforward additions that are just as healing as

In areas such as medicine, massage therapy, fitness,

the collagen, probiotics, and zinc currently on the menu.

and other health-oriented realms, the lack of concrete studies on cannabis’ effects on the body continues to

We will have prerolls in the hotel minibar.

stymie real progress. For instance, in the fitness scene

Sure, the mark-ups will be astronomical, but how

of the future, the performance-enhancing effects of

sweet will it be to settle into your hotel room after a

cannabis will be well established, resulting in custom-

long flight and light up (on your room’s patio) without

ized concoctions that have been dialed in to each ath-

having to WeedMaps the nearest dispensary? Very. In

lete’s needs, available right next to the water and the

our ideal vision, booking sites would already be offer-

protein bars. Meanwhile, a day at the spa would include

ing pot-smoking rooms as an option, so it would be a

consultations on the specific CBD oil or THC-infused

given that the goods would be waiting for you, conve-

lotion that could target sore muscles or arthritic joints.

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We will have actual restaurants

in the comfort and conviviality of their on-site smoking

catering to cannabis consumers.

spaces. Oh, and check out the view: fields fleshed out

The connection between THC (and other cannabinoids)

with rotund indica shrubs and towering sativa trees as

and our taste buds is well documented; it’s all about the

far as the eye can see.

release of hunger hormone ghrelin and the stop-I’m-satisfied hormone leptin, combined with the lighting up of

We will have marijuana-specific

the brain’s olfactory bulb and the increase in dopamine.

lounges in American airports.

And so it’s not all that far-fetched to fantasize about actu-

In the same way that a pre-flight drink is often a good

al restaurants offering fine-tuned food-and-weed pairing

idea, who wouldn’t appreciate the sedating effects of a

menus. And yes, we know these experiences exist in LA

solid indica-based edible taken just before a 14-hour

pop-ups and Boulder farm-to-table one-offs, but let’s

flight, or a quick smoke to take the edge off before

normalize this already and allow existing restaurants the ability to legally incorporate cannabis into their food and drink programs.

We will have vineyard-like tasting rooms at open-to-the-public pot farms.

Just as we can now swing by our favorite winery’s tasting room and pull up a stool at the counter to sample a few flights and nosh on a cheese board, cannabis farms one day will feature strain samples and snacks

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It’s not all that far-fetched to fantasize about actual restaurants offering fine-tuned food-and-weed pairing menus.

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spending five hours cross-country with a screaming

We will have AI devoted to assessing

baby? Because we’re dreaming big: These would be ded-

and serving cannabis products.

icated spaces separate from cigarette-smoking loung-

While some progress has been made in machine-rolled

es and bars, with state-of-the-art air filters, entertain-

joints and computer programs that suss out the best

ment and snacks. Imagine how much better those long

strains for specific medical conditions, the ideal AI-en-

layovers would suddenly be, too, especially augmented

hanced cannabis experience would involve smartphone

by video game consoles, constantly streaming movies

software that accesses the same information you al-

and other fun distractions, along with Coaster Call-type

ready input on your phone’s health app—age, gender,

pagers pre-set for your flight’s boarding time.

height, weight. The AI’s biometrics would read your fingerprint and also your current state (high heart rate in-

We will have expanded

dicating anxiety, low metabolic rate) and then make rec-

experiential entertainment.

ommendations for the cannabis experience that would

Escape rooms have long been a regular go-to for folks

best address your current physical and headspace. The

looking to challenge their cannabis-enhanced (or -ad-

app would also interact with your vaporizer, auto-dos-

dled) brains, but that’s just the beginning. Picture adult

ing to ensure an exact and intentional serving size.

play-places packed with interactive amusements, from comfy couches sporting virtual-reality stations

Of course this is just a taste of what we’re dream-

to sensory-enhancing rooms à la Narnia—just open a

ing about. As fast as we can picture it, cannabis entre-

door and prepare to be blown away by the augment-

preneurs are looking for ways to make it happen—so

ed-reality activities, similar to the Pokemon Go phen-

here’s to a time very soon where our high hopes meet

om, but with pot and a safe spot in which to wander.

the real weed world.

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FRESH DINING TRENDS Note to self: Make a change-of-taste resolution to expand your palate in 2018.

I caught myself again cooking the same few dishes

by letting customers order the leftovers after an eat-

I always cook seasoned with the same old spices I al-

ery has closed for the day. Another proposed app helps

ways use. I was also dining at a handful of eateries and

food-insecure families make a food pantry appoint-

ordering my favorite dishes.

ment and maintain their dignity instead of having to

I finally realized that I was suffering from Acute Com-

stand for hours in line in all sorts of weather.

fort Food Syndrome. I had responded to a thoroughly

There really is a lot of good food news to celebrate.

stomach-churning 12 months in American politics and

American physicians apparently are finally starting to

social upheaval by retreating to the familiar and the easy,

write prescriptions for fresh produce and focusing on

the grilled cheese and tomato soup. I was stuck looking

wellness. Who would have thought it could happen?

back, fearful of what I might soon have to swallow.

Surveys show that millennial consumers are more likely

I snapped out of my culinary funk one November af-

to healthfully braise, poach or steam their food versus

ternoon. I literally slapped myself upside the head for

microwaving, the fall-back technique of baby boomers.

daring to sigh and whine and began to look ahead, to

Education seems to be paying off. The great news for

think about change on the plate and the planet.

Colorado is that the premier sustainable food event in

The more I read about the dramatic shifts in the foods we’ll eat and how we’ll find them, the happier I got. I also determined to get out of my rut and choose the new, explore the food landscape ahead.

the United States, Slow Food Nations, will return for a second year to Denver July 13-15.

I believe the anti-carb mania of the past few years will fade as everyone starts enjoying grains again in all their

Twenty-eighteen will be the year that waste makes

glory. Boulder is likely to become a nationally known dining

taste and the environment says thanks. Less attractive

showcase for non-GMO ancient and heirloom grains. Din-

fruits and veggies are already being marketed as “mis-

ers at Black Cat Bistro and Bramble & Hare enjoy dishes

fits.” Chefs are putting odd species and so-called “trash”

made using farro, emmer, and wheat grown by chef Eric

fish on the menu, replacing dwindling tuna. It’s clear that

Skokan on his farm in Niwot. Basta restaurant grinds red

the “upcycling” push is taking over. Organic snacks are

wheat and einkorn for its wood-fired breads and chef Kelly

being made from fruit and vegetable pulp created at juice

Whitaker has founded the nonprofit Noble Grain Alliance to

bars. “Spent” grains from breweries are being baked into

encourage the growing and use of heirlooms. Emmerson

breads and crackers. Coffee berries—waste from the

restaurant, recently opened in Boulder, is named after the

roasting process—are being ground into an iron- and fi-

ancient grain and boasts a grain-centric menu including

ber-rich gluten-free flour. Whey from making yogurt and

artisan croissants and porridge. In 2018, Louisville’s Moxie

cheese is finding a home in smoothies and shakes.

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its artisan breads and kouign-amann pastries.

Sometimes the future is not all that farsighted. I’m

“Old People’s Door.” Nobody will use the other one

amused by an experimental Texas Target store that will

because millennials are more likely to pick up grocer-

have a “next generation” format with two entrances.

ies at the curb or get them delivered. (Personally, I’m

One is for busy, grab-and-go shoppers featuring pre-

looking forward to the new Google Maps feature that

pared foods and prepped ingredients. The other is for

estimates checkout times at grocery stores, although

more traditional shoppers who, you know, like to shop.

I doubt that it will include my favorite: self-checkout.)

I predict the latter entrance will become known as the

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non-millennial shoppers who don’t want to buy lettuce on the internet.

Some grocers are creating parent-friendly “clean” checkout lanes that aren’t stacked with sugary/salty stuff within arms’-reach of toddlers. They are stocked instead with vegetable, fruit, nut, and protein snacks. So far, no reports of markets employing dietitians as cashiers who shame shoppers who even think about buying Twinkies.

This may be the year when we finally forget about kombucha and embrace the many chai variations, including karha and karak. I love Boulder-bottled all-organic Hanuman Chai Ayurvedic Karha. Found in the refrigerated drink section, karha is brewed with cardamom, tulsi, saffron,

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turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and black pepper—but not milk and black tea. Karak, a marvelous sweet milky tea made with cardamom and cinnamon, is served with cashew, walnut, and pistachio baklavas at Denver’s new Lebanese coffee shop/bakery, Amira Sweets.

I have some hopes as well as resolutions for the next 12 months.

I’m hoping 2018 is the year that people like me that love to dine out take responsibility for their immigration problem. Cheap food has a high cost. According to the Pew Research Center, between 12 and 16 percent of all US restaurant workers are undocumented and may be deported— and the actual numbers are thought to be much higher.

I’m hoping that rampant sexual harassment in the restaurant industry finally recedes into the past, especially as women assume more kitchen leadership roles in Colorado. I like how chef Tom Colicchio put it: “Can we finally redefine, in our collective minds’ eye, what the race, gender, or sexual identity of a top chef might be, and take the steps to make that happen?”

I’m wondering if this will finally be the era when eateries become sensitive to diners’ needs beyond not serving gluten. Is there room at the table for those needing assistance: the elderly, those with Alzheimer’s, 34 Denver //Boulder JANUA RY 2018

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hearing loss or on the autism spectrum? Hospitality should be for all.

In pursuit of the new, I’m resolved to broaden my experience this year by savoring an edible candle at Denver’s Il Posto. The trattoria serves an herbed beef fat candle that melts into something you would want to dip bread, steak, and fingers into.

I also want to breathe the herbed steam that emerges when a claycooked trout is served at Kachina Southwestern Grill in Westminster and Denver. Rainbow trout wrapped in corn husks is coated in clay and baked.

The clay vessel is broken at the table when served. For that matter, I really should sip Colorado wine aged in huge clay pots called amphora— just like in the ancient world—at Purgatory Cellars in Parker.

This year, I want my mouth to encounter an Electric Butterfly. Served at Boulder’s Eureka! bar and grill, the cocktail is composed of Immature Brandy, rum, butterfly pea tea, lime, Chareau Aloe liqueur, orgeat syrup, and “buzz buttons,” or Acmella oleracea, a flower that causes special effects in the mouth including electric tingling and numbness.

The more I think I’ve tasted everything the more I’m taught a lesson in humility. I really haven’t tasted anything yet. For instance, I’ve never cooked with the Middle Eastern spice mixture called baharat. Colorado’s Savory Spice Shops have a version that combines paprika, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, cloves, ginger, cayenne, cardamom, and nutmeg. It sounds like it should be on my basmati rice and chicken this year.

Whether it casts a positive light on the state’s progressive reputation or not, I know that comfort never wanders far away and that mac-and-cheese will remain in the spotlight in Colorado. The brand new Whole Foods Market at Denver’s Union Station boasts a natural/artisan mac-and-cheese bar.

A mac-and-cheese-centric eatery, Mac Nation Café, is drawing crowds in Indian Hills. And in the mountain bastion of high cuisine the 8th annual Aspen Mac N Cheese Festival will take place on September 8. Bring your own spoon. Besides, have you tried the fine Boulder-made artisan backpacker entrée: Fish Ski Provisions Macaroni and Cheese with Cheddar, Green Chilies, and Garlic?

As a veteran foodie, I’ve earned the right to consciously ignore the following food trends in 2018 including: mushroom-infused coffee; seafood for breakfast; Tropickles (Walmart’s tropical fruit-flavored pickles); kelp (“the new kale”); charcoal-flavored food; and Smashburger’s $54 pass, good for $1 burgers every day for two months.

Finally, I plan on spending more time cooking for and dining with people I like and I love. That is the real spice that builds hope and makes change.

JOHN LEHNDORFF is the former Dining Critic of the Rocky Mountain News.

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by R A N DY R O B I N S O N

ONE. MORE. TIME. Winter is coming, but there’s still time to vehiculate across Colorado’s borders before the snows hit.

Growing up, I remember the Colorado Front Range

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usually saw its first wintery blizzard sometime around

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Halloween. That hasn’t been true for the last few

Take, for example, the World’s Largest Collection of

years (it has something to do with the world getting

the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest

hotter … ), which means we get a little more wig-

Things. It used to be a traveling roadshow, but since

gle-room these days when it comes to the year’s fi-

its retirement, it now calls Lucas its forever home.

nal out-of-state adventures. If this year looks like

Although the WLCoWSVoWLTc (yeah, that’s its offi-

last year, we can probably expect the first big snow-

cial acronym) displays a wide array of miniatures, like

fall to descend sometime this month.

the World’s Smallest Mural and the World’s Smallest

Maybe you’re new to Colorado. Maybe you’ve lived here all your life, but you never traipsed much fur-

Teapot, it has some surprises as well, like the World’s Largest Souvenir Travel Plate.

ther than the train tracks that cut through Littleton/ Englewood. Or maybe you got caught up in the daily

The Garden of Eden

toil of the endless grind, sights set on making that

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cheese as the rest of the world just glides by.

Starting from the WLCoWSVoWLTc, walk due north for

Regardless, what you’ll find in the following pages

about a minute. You’ll end up at SP Dinsmoor’s Garden

are a few ideas for where your next long jaunt could

of Eden, the outdoor sculpture project that started all

take you. This is by no means a definitive list, and

this artsy mess in lil’ ol’ Lucas. Founded in 1907, the

you’re welcome to use it to stimulate ideas for

Garden of Eden was almost shut down by some of the

grander, more expansive trips.

town’s philistine residents. Instead of going the way of a Savanarola bonfire, the Garden of Eden became cen-

LUCAS, KANSAS About a six-hour drive from Denver

tral to Lucas’s identity, and today this museum is one of the town’s most popular attractions.

It’s essentially a straight shot from Denver to Lucas, Kansas. Why in the world would I recommend driving

The Garden of Isis

for half a day out to the boonies, to a town of fewer

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than 500 residents? Lucas is known as the Grass-

For folks with a hankering for the weird, be sure to

roots Art Capital of Kansas for a reason: the entire

duck into the Garden of Isis. Spring-boarding off the

town is basically an art museum, a home for some of

Biblical references started by Dinsmoor, artist Mri-Pi-

the most uncanny and arcane pieces this side of the

lar’s charming collection of disjointed doll parts, giant

Colorado River.

springs, and other random household knick-knacks

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Happy New Year to Your Family

makes an ornamental showroom out of what would otherwise be a junkyard.

The above sites are some of the big ones to check out, but there are some notable mentions. Abraham’s Flying Pig Studio & Gallery, Florence Deeble’s Rock Garden, and the Grassroots Art Center are all worth a visit. And if you’re ever in the mood for cured meats, Brant’s Meat Market on S. Main Street has been cranking out jerkies and sausages in Lucas for over eight decades.

TAOS, NEW MEXICO About a five-hour drive from Denver Taos looks like a pastel-shaded dreamscapes found in most southwestern paintings. Art, music, and amazing food form the staples of this community, but it features several eccentric stops for travelers looking for more than just a desert escape.

Model Homes: A Living Pueblo and a Real-Life Earthship Pueblo: TAOSPUEBLO.COM // Earthship: EARTHSHIP.COM Taos is home to two architecturally polar sites: the Taos Pueblo and Earthship Biotecture. On the ancient end of the historical spectrum stands the Pueblo, a community that has thrived in this very spot for over a thousand years. Unlike the pueblos in Colorado, this one is still alive and active: it’s a residence for New Mexico’s Native population, although visitors are welcome to experience what is likely America’s oldest neighborhood.

On the other end of the spectrum is Earthship Biotecture, a self-sustaining compound that generates its own power and water, recycles its resources, and grows its own food. Earthship Biotecture exists largely to educate the public on the possibilities of earthship communities, and tourists can rent out rather comfortable rooms here at a nightly rate. For travelers looking for unconventional lodging near Taos, look no further than the future.

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Wheeler Peak is named after one George Montague Wheeler, an impeccably humble explorer who named at least six southwestern mountains after himself. Wheeler Peak is about a 30- to 45-minute drive north of Taos, but for Coloradans who have trekked pretty much every 14er in the Centennial State, Wheeler Peak offers a new challenge and fresh sights—including a hike into Williams Lake, a paradisiac spot tucked within a wall of mountain ridges and thick timber.

Technically, Wheeler Peak isn’t a 14er, but it’s close: the tippy top is just 800-feet below the 14,000 mark. Interestingly, Wheeler Mountain in Colorado—one of those six peaks Georgie boy staked back in the 1800s—is also a few hundred feet shy of being a 14er.

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eventually tell you all about Moab—assuming you haven’t already been there yourself. Moab is a town of about 5,000, situated near the eastern edge of the Utah state border. Just outside of the town are rock formations, valleys, flats, and a smorgasbord of other natural formations perfect for all kinds of athletic debauchery. The rocky desert clime has long been a playground for extreme sports enthusiasts such as rafters, four-wheelers, base jumpers, and rock climbers. However, photographers, hikers, campers, and other more laid-back outdoorsy types can get CO 2 EXTRACTED // HYDROCARBON FREE

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the dark ages O F R I C H A R D N I X O N ’ S P R E S I D E N C Y, I D R O V E A N H O U R

T H R O U G H C H I C A G O S T R E E T S T O P I C K U P A F I V E - D O L L A R B A G O F, U H , S O M E T H I N G C O M BUSTIBLE. MY ONLY “ACCESSORIES” WERE A PACKAGE OF PAPERS, A BASIC CHEAP ROLLING MACHINE, AND A CLIP TO HOLD THE ROACH WHEN IT STARTED BURNING MY FINGERS. TO D AY, I C A N L E G A L L Y B U Y J O I N T S W R A P P E D I N R O S E P E T A L S A N D 24 - C A R A T G O L D I N S T E A D O F Z I G - Z A G S . B A S I C P R E R O L L S , S O L D AT E V E R Y D I S P E N S A R Y, H A V E P R E T T Y M U C H F O R C E D M Y F O R C E P S A N D O T H E R R O A C H C L I P S I N T O R E T I R E M E N T. T H O U G H T H E R E W E R E A FEW HEAD SHOPS I COULD VISIT IN THE EARLY 70s, THERE WASN’T WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A CANNABIS CONSUMER CULTURE. MOST OF US WHO USED MARIJUANA WERE JUST TRYING TO KEEP OURSELVES IN PRODUCT AND REMAIN AS INCONSPICUOUS AS WE POSSIBLY COULD UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. WHEN BROWSING PRODUCTS AT THOSE HEAD SHOPS, WE WERE T H I N K I NG A N O N Y M I T Y, N O T S T YL E.

Consumers today have choices. There is THC-in-

mobile phone, that helps keep track of your home-

fused water, coffee, and tea, as well as THC-infused

grown plants remotely, and another that can monitor

bath soaps and sublingual and transdermal patches

your intake. Boxes arrive on your doorstep with the

to deliver cannabis in ways we old hippies couldn’t

latest in cool accessories. Can late-night drone deliv-

even have imagined. There are stealthy keychain

eries of your favorite strain, when you run out on a

pipes and disposable vape pens for cocktail parties.

lonely Sunday night, be that far off?

High-end glass-blown bongs and water pipes created

What’s up for cannabis users now and in the future?

by famous glass blowers can cost thousands of dol-

What can we expect as consumers become even more

lars. Vaporizers, using terpenes and flavors and new

erudite and demanding?

technology, deliver every taste imaginable. Dabs and

One thing all cannabis users, no matter what era

concentrates, once the province of only those willing

they come from, are looking for is discretion. Though

to use a blowtorch to get their buzz, are now con-

using it is legal for adults in eight states and Washing-

sumed through portable e-nails (no flame required)

ton, D.C. (and many of those states are supposed to reg-

and high-end appliances. There’s an app tied to your

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out how to allow adults to consume it publicly. This has

The biggest advances coming to vaporizers are all

led to a huge market for more appliances and convey-

about temperature and dosage control. “Small, hand-

ances that don’t attract attention. And let’s face it, users

held products don’t have any temperature control,”

that have found ways to get around public consump-

says Jeremy Green of Hmbldt, a California company

tion laws for decades are not likely to change.

that makes precision vaporizers. “Most use a nichrome

aporizers have become extremely popular, for Vaporizers

wire wrapped around a wick or a ceramic. And when

two basic reasons. First, they create vapor instead

you inhale or give it power, it heats up as fast as it can.”

of smoke, which doesn’t leave the distinctive odor of

Green, who started working on vaporizers in 2013

cannabis in the area for the next few minutes. And

when they were being used to deliver tobacco, says,

they are an attractive alternative to smoking, which

“It’s really simple to make a vaporizer cartridge to do

many people, whether baby boomer or millennial,

tobacco, but much more difficult to make one that will vaporize cannabis, in my humble opinion.”

Unlike longtime users (like me) who pay little or

PAX 3 vaporizer is elegant, extremely easy to use, and it fits in a purse or handbag without screaming “this is a cannabis device.”

no attention to dosage, today’s consumers want to know exactly what they’re getting and exactly the dose they’re getting, Green says. THC and other cannabinoids vaporize well only at certain temperatures, and Hmbldt is developing pharmaceutical-grade products that give consumers control over their intake via precision instruments and components.

Go Fire is getting ready to release a vaporizer that draws on the Internet of Things, the technology that hooks vehicles and appliances to a network on the InHighThere! is the Tinder app for tokers. Free on iOS and Android, HighThere! lets you find others in your area to smoke and socialize with.

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medical patients to get pre-

simply detest. And for everyone like me for whom

cise 2.5mg doses as well as being a portal for doctors to monitor patient success and collect data to help patients and doctors make corrections when necessary.

the perfume of cannabis is a big part of its attraction,

CEO Peter Calfee calls

there is someone out there who hates the odor and

it a “Yelp meets Fitbit” ap-

the concept of smoking from a bong or pipe.

proach, which will allow patients the advantage of

Check your local head shop, and you’ll find literally

consuming without fear as well as helping determine

dozens of models to choose from: table models that fill

what dosages and chemical profiles work for individ-

up plastic bags of vapor to pass around the room. Sim-

uals. “Today, the doctor is almost as blind as the pa-

ple pen models with heating units that engage when a

tient,” he says. “This will give patients access and track

user takes a pull. Luxury, app-connected devices that

usage, the chemical profile and efficacy in real time to

turn basic bud into vapor. Today, options come in ev-

help find products best suited to a specific need.”

ery shape and size; some you simply dispose of when

Speaking of the Internet of Things, that home-grow

the product is gone. Others have refillable or replace-

app mentioned above is taking advantage of the same

able cartridges and rechargeable batteries.

technology. Created for idiots like me who don’t know

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anything about plants or growing, Cloudponics’ GroBox technology allows you and the company to monitor plants remotely. “Five years ago, this would have been impossible,” says CPO Nicholas Ruiz. “It’s the perfect storm of technology for AI devices.”

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Ruiz says the company’s GroBox is fully contained and will soon include a camera inside the box and artificial-intelligence capabilities that will be able to detect nutrient deficiencies and correct them automatically, ensuring quality products. He says it’s especially appealing to seniors or anyone who gets a therapeutic benefit just from watching their plants and strains grow and mature. He says that the technology allows data to be gathered from all its users, which will ultimately employ AI to develop more data to keep track of every grow recipe and strain. “As more users sign on, we will improve.”

The clothing that vaporizes is the brainchild of a Denver company, Vaprwear, which designs, creates and sells hoodies and backpacks that include pockets that hold vaporizers and hook up with a tube that delivers doses of whatever vapor you prefer. Beyond just hiding your use when you’re in public, the clothing is a good item for athletes in training or medical patients who need a periodical dose of CBD, says CEO Tom Gruger.

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And though the drone delivery might be a ways off, Canada and some and apps to use those. Colorado representative Jonathan Singer’s bill to allow delivery faced significant opposition from law enforcement and other lawmakers and didn’t pass earlier this year. But the idea of people not driving to shops could Meanwhile, with this bounty of choices, there are worse things in life than having to go to a dispensary to pick up a quarter of Hell's Angel OG.

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From Denver to Dubai, DESSERT FANS scream for nitro sweets from the INVENTING ROOM’S Chef Ian Kleinman.

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THE INVENTING ROOM

Dessert Shop

IS NOT YOUR GRANDDAD’S SE-

D A T E I C E CREAM PARLOR. “IT GETS PRETTY NOISY IN H…” SAYS PROPRIETOR IAN KLEINMAN. THE REST O F T H E C H E F ’ S S E N T E N C E I S O B L I T E R A T E D B Y T H E S O U N D O F L I Q UID NITROGEN SCREECHING LIKE A STRANGLED BANSHEE AS IT POURS FROM A TAP INTO AN INSULATED BOWL.

When it stops, a young girl’s scream turns into

late Factory (and in the two film versions of the book).

a giggle because clouds of cold steam flow over the

When the 1971 film came out, Ian was a 10-year-old

counter while wisps of freshly made cotton candy

boy—and he didn’t love it. “When I saw Willie Wonka

drift through the air.

going down that chocolate river, it terrified me,” he

“Just wait ’til the Shop-Vac kicks in,” Kleinman says

says.

with a wry chuckle. The industrial vacuum cleaner at-

He didn’t actually read the novel until he was an

tached to a wall pneumatically moves a marble to the

adult. “What drove that story for me was trying to make

top of a copper wire maze. On cue, a customer starts

something that was whimsical, unfamiliar, and mem-

it with a phone app, triggering a blast of suction that

orable,” he says, drawing inspiration for the Inventing

startles everyone in the shop except the cacopho-

Room from that notion. “My idea is that everybody

ny-comfortable staff.

who walks into the shop becomes a child again."

The shop’s Thomas Edison-meets-The Jetsons front

A son of a chef himself, Ian started working in his

counter full of odd contraptions is presided over by a

father’s Breckenridge eatery when he was 13. “I would

Nitro Chef who introduces newcomers to an unfamil-

be grating cheese and hitting the whippits,” he says,

iar menu of sweet treats and special effects. While you

referring to laughing gas-charged whipped cream

ponder your dessert choice, you get a complimentary

cans. “My dad was always complaining about cans

bag of nitro popcorn—corn popped in liquid nitro-

that were duds.”

gen—to nibble on. Crunch some, and that white fog seeps from between your lips. Very cool.

Ian loved kitchens, graduated from culinary school, and opened restaurants in Golden and Denver. “I was

A sweet custard mix is added to the nitrogen, mak-

always looking for the next cool food thing, but the

ing instant super-creamy ice cream with all manner

first time one of my chefs made some kind of molec-

of fizzing, popping, and simply sweet topping added.

ular gelée I said: ‘What is this crap?’” he recalls. Now,

Nobody expects whipped cream to explode, sending

he orders fizz powder 55 pounds at a time and has

sugary shrapnel in every direction.

a franchised chain of Inventing Room shops in the

If ice cream shops are carnival rides, then the In-

Middle East.

venting Room is the old wooden roller coaster that

During a stint at the Westin Westminster hotel,

scares the hell out of you…but is perfectly safe. After

Ian spent three weeks learning about molecular

it’s over, you say: “Again!”

gastronomy from a master chef. He started devising molecular menus boasting deconstructed dishes,

IAN AND THE TERRIFYING CHOCOLATE FACTORY

compressed and freeze-dried ingredients, and magnetically levitated truffles. He launched his catering

As kids who actually created their own candy facto-

business and became well-known for his artisan

ry, Kleinman and his wife Stacey are the ringmasters

doughnut pop-up shops. The first Inventing Room

of the newly opened Inventing Room Dessert Shop in

shop was located in downtown Denver until they lost

the Sloan’s Lake neighborhood of North Denver.

the lease. “There were lots of ups and downs getting

The company and the shop are named after the secret place where candymaker Willy Wonka tests bold

to this point and a lot of time, energy and love invested in this place,” Stacey explains.

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MOLECULAR MARRIAGE When Stacey met Ian, she quickly learned to not taste anything in his refrigerator. “I don’t know if I’ve ever told you this,” she says to him while relating a story to me. “I was getting a glass of water. It might have looked like water, but it wasn’t,” she says.

“It was probably just dextrose or something,” Ian replies.

Ian and Stacey met through friends and bonded over a shared passion for food. Stacey worked in the fine dining world at Restaurant Kevin Taylor and Palettes at the Denver Art Museum. “I was trained as a pastry chef, but I made the rounds of all the stations in the kitchen,” she says.

That experience prepared her to be the Inventing Room’s designated Director of Everything, meeting with clients, planning events, developing menus, serving customers, and schlepping stuff to huge events the company caters from Las Vegas to Chicago and the Middle East.

After folks in Dubai viewed the video of Ian on the National Geographic Channel in 2015, the couple was invited to the 2015 Dubai Food Festival, where the molecular desserts were a huge hit. Now, there are multiple, franchised Inventing Room Dessert Shop kiosks across Dubai, with others set for Qatar and Bahrain calling for regular visits to the desert kingdoms.

Whether at the home shop or the Middle East kiosks, the Inventing Room is no cookie-cutter operation dishing packaged commercial stuff. “We’re applying pastry- and candy-making techniques,” Stacey says, to create toppings, sauces, candies and ice cream from Grade A ingredients. “We can be professional chefs and also have a fun little ice cream store, too,” Ian adds.

The menu at the shop includes smaller snacks such as apple Gobblepops lollipops, paired with house-made crème brûlée-flavored pop-rock dip, Really, Really Cold Cheetos, Oreo Space Foam, and vacuum-compressed Granny Smith apple slice “apple pie.” A whirring device spins out chocolate, grape jelly, cherry cotton candy, and savory twists such as maple sage cotton candy.

The menu’s most popular dessert so far has been Mexican fried ice cream. Frozen custard coated in fried, spiced-crushed tortillas, butterscotch sauce, and tempered dark chocolate squiggles formed in liquid nitrogen. Nitro-chilled exploding whipped cream tops almost everything on the roster.

The shop’s Harry Potter-esque Butter Beer was also an immediate hit, with 140 of them selling one recent Saturday. It’s a combination of salted butterscotch ice cream, butter beer soda, and crunchy brown butter bits. The s’mores-like chocolate chip waffle features graham cracker ice cream and burnt whipped marshmallow. Treats using seasonal fruits have included frozen lemon curd mousse with salted butterscotch, blueberries, and torched meringue.

Patrons can also concoct their own creations using various nitro ice cream flavors (including Cold Brew Coffee with Chocolate Chips) and toppings. The menu features gluten- and sugar-free items, coconut milk sorbet, and beverages like the mango pomegranate nitro yogurt smoothie.

And then he dipped his hand in liquid nitrogen.

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Ian has had to become an expert on gas storage safety. Under the counter at the shop, there’s one dewar—a type of vacuum-insulated flask—that holds 220 gallons of liquid nitrogen. There’s also two 180-gallon stainless steel tanks as well as a 40-gallon portable unit for events. He estimates he is one of the largest users of liquid nitrogen in the metro area other than aerospace companies like Boulder’s Ball Aerospace. “They dip satellite components in it to make sure they can withstand the cold of space,” he explains. Moments later, the chef casually uses his hand to strain exploding whipped cream from a bowl of about -300 degrees Fahrenheit liquid nitrogen to top a dessert. He says he doesn’t feel it.

WHERE "FARM PUNK" MEETS RUBE GOLDBERG One of the unappreciated talents most chefs must have is the ability to keep kitchen equipment, from steam tables to fryers and sinks, functioning. The Kleinmans’ maker mentality extends to everything, including “farm punk” artwork made from artifacts salvaged from his grandfather’s Kansas farm. “I’m the grandson of a tinkerer so it may be genetic,” he says.

His welded funky-but-functional masterpiece is the copper wire “marble maze” framed by Stacey’s decoupage art. Customers of all ages eagerly operate the maze, which occupies one wall. The elder generation would recognize it as a Rube Goldberg machine. Appropriately, the project still needs tweaking because the marble occasionally decides to escape the maze and bounce across the floor.

Overseeing the Inventing Room is an oversized portrait of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Ian pointedly addressed the 500-pound Oompa Loompa in the room. “Gene Wilder is the only Willy. The (2005) Johnny Depp version is horrible. It should never have been made,” he says.

FROM GOBBLEFUNK TO EDIBLE RUBIK’S CUBES About the only catch about the Inventing Room’s creations is that they are designed to be consumed— and to be entertaining—within a few minutes of being made. The chefs are adding longer-lived ready-to-go treats to the menu. Using house-made silicon molds, the staff will form nougat-filled chocolate Rubik’s Cubes airbrushed with food colors.

Ian and Stacey say they have received e-mails from people in 40 states wanting to open Inventing Rooms and in 40 countries from Brazil to India. But aside from the franchises in the Middle East, they say they are happy concentrating on their new shop.

They host Gobblefunk chef dinners, monthly molecular dining experiences at the shop, and continue catering parties across the country and around the world. The over-the-top artisan doughnuts will eventually join the menu along with shot glasses molded from sugar. Ultimately, Ian wants to produce liquid nitrogen and supply other tank-to-table chefs.

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Kids of various ages exit the Inventing Room with a wry Golden Ticket smile on their faces and a renewed taste for a STEM education. That look says that they’ve just been given permission to invent cool stuff, too.

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Exploring a VIRTUAL REALITY in an elevated STATE OF MIND.

by JAKE BROWNE

A former cannabis critic for the Denver Post, JAKE BROWNE is well-known for being the first professional pot reviewer for a major daily newspaper. A writer, comedian, and entrepreneur, Jake is also the cofounder of The Grow-Off and The Hash-Off, the first scientifically based cannabis competitions.

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I’M

unabashedly stoned AS I HUNT FOR THE WAREHOUSE SPACE IN A

T R E N D Y P A R T O F W E S T O A K L A N D, C A L I F O R N I A , W H E R E E V E R Y B U I L D I N G L O O K S L I K E I T COULD HOLD EITHER A MACHINE SHOP OR A RAVE DEPENDING ON WHICH DOOR YOU KNOCK ON. FLICKERING CANDLELIGHT DRAWS ME TOWARD A SL IGHTLY A JAR DOOR, BUT OPENING IT FULLY REVEALS A 12 - FOOT-TALL MAN WITH FUTURISTIC GOGGLES SL ASHING AT THE AIR WITH HIS CONTROLLED-L ADEN HANDS. I’VE FOUND THE VIRTUAL REALITY PART Y. I flash my ID to the 20-something woman working the door who details the selections for the night.

“Edibles and vape pens are to the right, with complimentary dab stations in the back,” she tells me. The cannabis is gratis, provided by upscale brands like baceae and Alexander Fields, for guests at what feels like an upscale cocktail party sans alcohol. My hosts for the evening are Grassfed, an events company based in Los Angeles that specialize in swanky parties centered around cannabis. Being in the Bay Area, it only feels right that the main attraction for the night is tech.

Occupying several stations are young guys throwing mock knives at mock attackers or slaying invisible zombies while onlookers see their progress on monitors nearby. Everyone is high, adding to the

herently cannabis friendly, so I pop an 8 milligram

difficulty level when split seconds can mean the dif-

truffle covered in chopped nuts from To Whom It

ference between life and death. I meet Ben, a local

May Chocolates and wander over to the main stage.

budtender who is trying VR for the first time after

The crowd is completely different.

dabbing a glob of Sunset Sherbert, as he removes

A young woman and her mom who don’t want me

his gear. “You feel like you’re in there, like really in

to use their names. A recent retiree from San Jose

there,” he says, wiping sweat from his brow. He’s

named Hank. A group I would mistake for a bachelor-

nearly breathless and confesses it’s one of the bet-

ette party in any other circumstance. They’re all lined

ter workouts he’s had in awhile. “I didn’t notice how

up for Tilt Brush, a 3D painting studio where brushes

hard I was going until I got out.”

change at the tap of a button and you become com-

My own experience with VR is limited, having

pletely immersed in your creation. Running the show

played Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality when it

is Micah James Zayner, a sharp-dressed 35-year-old

was released on 4/20 using the same HTC Vive unit

in a bowtie that looks fashionable rather than campy.

that tonight’s guests are strapping on. I need to find

I recognize him as the giant man I saw earlier, as this

out what makes this new gaming experience so in-

area is green screened and slickly projected onto the brick wall adjacent to us. He’s a VR art director slash artist and self-described biohacker who microdoses THC, fitting right in with the increasingly lit crowd. “I feel artists throughout history have used substances like cannabis to relieve creation anxiety and help inspire creative thought,” he says. sensimag.com sensimag.com JANUARY JANUARY 2018 2018 67

But why is VR so uniquely suited to being high? Zayner has given this some thought. “The pairing is a perfect match. Cannabis users have always been looking for immersive experiences that they can experience while in that perfect state of euphoria, and virtual reality definitely fulfills that void in so many ways,” he posits. “Especially when you give the user the power to make art without fear.

Virtual reality has had a nausea stigma attached to it since its early testing days, and some users can still feel a bit disoriented,” he says as I find myself nodding.

“I feel cannabis—a known nausea inhibitor—is perfect when introducing new users to the intense immersion that virtual reality brings.”

This is a common gripe I have heard: motion sickness and a sense of dysphoria when the goggles come off. I can’t read in cars for fear of losing my lunch in the glovebox, so I’m apprehensive when it comes to entering an entirely different world. Art seems like it’s my speed, but I take a hit of some SFV OG I was gifted earlier to make sure.

A fresh insert means I’m sharing forehead sweat with the previous unit’s wearer as Zayner fits the headset to my skull. Suddenly, I’m in a black room, staring down at a disembodied controller that will act as my brush. Despite my increasing high, it’s very intuitive, and I’m changing brushes and colors with simple clicks. I fire off a huge swath of blue that seems like it’s on fire, not ideal for the wave I’m working on, but erasing it takes seconds.

I tell Zayner I want a larger brush to work with, but he explains it’s not the size of the brush I want to change, but the size of my art itself. This is mind blowing, as I’m learning how to create in a completely new atmosphere: I shrink my piece and my brush is now huge, I rotate it and work on the crest. My head high is soaring while I’m not cognizant of my body at all, as if I’m riding the virtual wave I’m creating.

I leave in awe, that quiet euphoria you feel right after leaving a good movie.

SUDDENLY, I ’ M IN A BLACK ROOM, STARING DOWN AT A DISEMBODIED CONTROLLER THAT WILL ACT AS MY BRUSH. DESPITE MY INCREASING HIGH, IT ’ S VERY

to know about my experience, but I don’t have the sense it’s in a perfunctory host

INTUITIVE, AND I ’ M CHANGING

role, but rather genuine curiosity. “Cannabis enhances all your senses and makes

BRUSHES AND

Walking around the corner, I see Grassfed founder Dan Braunstein behind a dab bar in a red and white windowpane button up as he chats with a guest. He’s eager

different experiences more spiritual and immersive,” he says, and I remember the immersiveness Zayner talked about earlier. “VR is already a very immersive experience involving more than one sense. Mixing both creates this explosion.”

After attending my fair share of cannabis parties, I note the tone and vibe seems very different, something he’s quite attuned to. Part of it is no smoking, he tells me. “With vaping it’s easier to control your high, and get more of a creative and giggly mood, rather than to get too stoned and feel disconnected.”

I wonder if the La Croix provided have anything to do with that effervescent mood. Every event I’ve been at in Oakland for the New West Summit has been drenched with alcohol, whereas this party is dry, sans for a suspicious water bottle a blonde woman keeps sharing with her partner. According to Braunstein, this is a conscious decision beyond the tricky legal issues that can arise.

“I wanted to give great focus and respect to the cannabis plant. When you involve other substances you lose the true high of each strain.”

I thank him but need to leave as the space fills up with nattily dressed couples. When I was younger, I always pictured cannabis parties as similar to the basement scenes in That ’70s Show, only with a larger table and better weed.

But here I am, sampling the latest in technology and sophisticated consumption concepts in dimly lit, chic spaces. Grassfed is shifting the entire narrative.

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terpene &

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by ROBYN GRIGGS L AWRENCE

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The VOLATILE OILS in cannabis give it a lot more than aroma and flavor. TERPENES’ MOOD-ENHANCING and MEDICINAL POSSIBILITIES rival those of their more famous cannabinoid cousins, THC and CBD. The mighty MOLECULES are finally getting THE RESPECT they deserve.

YOU’RE A SAVVY CANNABIS CONSUMER. YOU KNOW YOUR

high-flying hazes

FROM YOUR COUCHLOCK KUSHES, YOUR THC FROM YOUR CBD, YOUR INDICA FROM YOUR SATIVA, YOUR MYRCENE FROM YOUR LIMONENE. Wait, what?

The Next CBD

The words myrcene and limonene aren’t being

Terpenes, highly volatile isoprene units that attract

tossed around in casual cannabis conversation—yet—

pollinators and repel predators in aromatic plants, dif-

but you’ll be hearing them from your favorite budtender

fuse easily into the air and act as pheromones, com-

soon, if you haven’t already. They’re two of the cannabis

municating signals to other plants and insects. Neth-

plant’s most prevalent terpenes, volatile essential oils

erlands Institute of Ecology researchers found that

that impart taste and aroma—and a lot more. Soporific

terpenes are “the most popular chemical medium on

myrcene, for example, causes the narcotic effects most

our planet to communicate through” and called them,

people attribute to indicas. Limonene lifts users’ moods

poetically, “the world’s most spoken language.”

in a way often ascribed to sativas.

Terpenes turn everything you thought you knew about cannabis upside down.

It turns out those sativa and indica labels, which

With as many as 260 different terpenes (and still counting), ganja has the richest and most robust patois of all plants. Even so, until very recently, the cannabis industry wasn’t speaking terpene.

are based on how cannabis plants grow (sativas tall

In the mad rush to elevate and enhance the pres-

and lanky, indicas short and dense), have absolutely

ence of THC and CBD in concentrates and distillates,

nothing to do with whether you’ll be watching info-

growers and extraction artists have largely ignored

mercials or cleaning closets after ingesting a particu-

and often destroyed terpenes during processing. (Ar-

lar strain. To understand that, you must do a complete

izona-based chef Payton Curry, owner of Flourish

biochemical assay, according to Dr. Ethan Russo, an

edibles, likens the rise of cannabinoid isolates to our

influential cannabis science pioneer who introduced

cultural passion for bleached flour and refined sugar.)

many in the cannabis community to the “entourage

As law reforms unravel research restrictions, sci-

effect,” the theory that cannabis’s many chemical

entists are beginning to prove terpenes’ value—and

components (including terpenes) work together like

companies are rushing to capture and capitalize. Ex-

a symphony to boost and complement its best-known

tracted and distilled terpenes, from both cannabis

cannabinoids, THC and CBD.

plants and non-cannabis plants, are the new darlings

Noel Palmer, chief scientist for Colorado-based

of wholesale and retail markets. At dispensaries and

Evolab, which sells a line of strain-specific cannabis

retail stores in legal states and online, you’ll find ev-

terpene oils, explains the entourage effect in terms of

erything from terpene concentrates and vaping liq-

Lego blocks. “Terpenes are the smallest Legos. With-

uids to terpene oils that can be used in cooking.

out them, you couldn’t have cannabinoids,” he says.

Edibles manufacturers and chefs are using ter-

“Terpenes are essentially the building blocks of can-

penes to enhance taste and effects and give food

nabinoids.”

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experienced in 25 years of cooking,” says cannabis chef Randy Placeres of Aspen Culinary Solutions. “They’re going to change the culinary dynamic of cuisine and chefs all over the world.”

Vaping companies are introducing consumers to terpenes at tasting parties. Brewers and distillers are giving their spirits a dank edge with pinene and myrcene. Heineken-owned Lagunitas Brewing and CannaCraft’s AbsoluteXtracts joined forces to create SuperCritical, a grassy terpene ale available only in California. Earth Mama vodka is infused with a “top secret” blend of terpenes to taste and smell like cannabis.

“Terpenes,” Palmer says, “are definitely the next CBD.”

?

A Terpene is a TERPENE

Many of the terpenes found in cannabis are also in other aromatic plants. Mangoes are high in sedating myrcene, which is likely the genesis of the idea that you’ll get higher if you eat

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them when you imbibe. Black peppers contain beta-caryophyllene, which modulates THC’s psychoactive effects—and is the reason some people chew on peppercorns to fight anxiety and paranoia.

Does it matter whether the terpenes you use were extracted from cannabis or cloves? That’s a big conversation starter right now, and you can find products made both ways.

Cannabis-sourced terpenes are far more expensive, given the plant’s market value, and buyers need to beware of unscrupulous marketers who imply their products are extracted from the plant when they’re not.

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Colorado-based Evolab sources its terpenes from cannabis because it believes that gives its strain-specific oils the most authentic taste, says chief scientist Noel Palmer. When terpenes are used in isolation, he concedes, it doesn’t matter where they come from.

“A chemical is a chemical,” Palmer says. “Limonene has a very absolute chemical formula, whether it was derived from lemon or cannabis. But the truth of the matter is, cannabis has more terpenes than we can keep track of, some at very low levels, and it’s the blend of flavors at high and low levels that give cannabis its taste.”

Colorado-based Yofumo, which includes a component that applies terpenes to cannabis flowers and concentrates in its post-harvest management system for growers and extractors, takes a Dr. Frankenstein approach, mapping different strains’

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naturally occurring terpene profiles through granular testing, then recreating and enhancing them using non-cannabis plants. “We can create flavor and aroma combinations henceforth unknown,” says Joe Edwards, head of the terpene development program at Yofumo, “and that’s where we’re pushing the technology.”

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Cannabis

Terpenes

Beta-Car yophyllene

What’s Your Terpene?

Ben Cassiday and Chris Campagna discovered terpenes a little over two years ago when they were running an online business that helped patients get medical cards in Oregon. Frustrated that they didn’t have accurate language to describe the effects of different strains, they

AROMA :

hired a team of medical consultants who concluded that terpene con-

HIGH IN CARYOPHYLLENE :

those findings, Cassiday and Campagna founded True Terpenes, which

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Pepper, cloves EFFECTS : Calming, relaxing

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Eucalyptol AROMA :

Spicy, mint

EFFECTS :

Calming, balancing

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Limonene

Citrus Uplifting, euphoric HIGH IN LIMONELE : OG Kush, Super Lemon Haze AROMA :

EFFECTS :

Linalool

tent was the biggest indicator of a plant’s therapeutic value. Based on

feedstock for concentrates, edibles, and topicals.

Cassiday’s personal mission is to teach cannabis consumers how to identify which of three predominant cannabis terpenes—beta-caryophyllene, myrcene or limonene—produces the most beneficial results

Dr. Brian Reid, chief scientist at Colorado-based Ebbu, has spent years STUDYING TERPENES and how they INTERAC T WITH CANNABINOIDS to formulate Ebbu’s terpene and cannabinoid vape oils engineered to deliver CONSISTENT, PREDICTABLE user experiences. for them. As this knowledge trickles down from early adapters to

Floral, sweet EFFECTS : Sedative, relieves anxiety HIGH IN LINALOOL : Amnesia Haze

mainstream consumers, he sees a whole new world of therapeutic and

Myrcene

acting on data-driven results rather than assumptions,” Cassiday says.

AROMA :

Musky, earthy EFFECTS : Sedating, relaxing HIGH IN MYRCENE : White Widow AROMA :

Pinene

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Terpineol

Sweet, floral EFFECTS : Relaxing, sedative HIGH IN TERPINEOL : Jack Herer AROMA :

recreational possibilities opening up.

“We were pre-baseline in 2017 for general consumer knowledge and product development, and 2018 brings us to the point where people are “The actual body of knowledge about cannabis terpenes is very small.

We’ve been repackaging and citing the same three papers by Dr. Russo for years. I think we’re going to see an emergence of new researchers producing really good work as well as anecdotal results and consumers taking it upon themselves to identify which terpenes they enjoy and don’t enjoy.”

Dr. Brian Reid, chief scientist at Colorado-based Ebbu, has spent years studying terpenes and how they interact with cannabinoids to formulate Ebbu’s terpene and cannabinoid vape oils engineered to deliver consistent, predictable user experiences. Reid says his team is “demonstrating that beyond just the wonderful aroma effects, terpenes do have specific pharmacology.” They’ve identified a collection of terpenes that increase THC’s potency and have evidence that certain terpenes reduce anxiety.

“Brian has proven scientifically and qualitatively, through cell lines and cell studies and quantifiable data, that the entourage effect does exist,” says Dr. Andrew Chadeayne, Ebbu’s chief innovation officer.

“Terpenes are psychoactive and synergistic. They modulate cannabi-

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dicinals, The Farm, Sweet Leaf, Wana, Dank Essence

says Ben Tyson, co-founder with Olivia Mannix of

and Sensi Magazine.

Denver’s Moji Lab.

The app has been downloaded thousands of times,

Tyson also doesn’t think most cannabis market-

with a majority of users in Colorado and California but

ing works. “You cross your fingers and hope it initi-

expanding to other states. The general cannabis emo-

ates conversations. What if we shifted that around?

jis can be used anywhere, not just in states that have

Instead of hoping, what if we provided an app that’s

legalized cannabis. However, the app that includes

a platform for conversations that were already hap-

the cannabis product information is only available for

pening?” he explains.

those over 21. “The app is geo-located so it only works

Cannabis conversation by text on devices is legal within limits, and that was the genesis of Kushmoji,

in states where it is legal and it can’t go across state lines,” Tyson states.

a free iPhone app (coming soon to Android) introduced in 2017 by Moji Labs. “Emoticons are the fast-

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CANNA SE C U R ITY

Moving Money Safely CANNA SECURITY HELPS BUSINESSES MOVE A MOUNTAIN OF CASH. Colorado is known for its towering Rocky Mountains. Colorado’s cannabis industry is famous for the enormous mountain of cash it creates daily.

allowed to take cash to the Federal Reserve Bank.

“We go to your location and pick up the cash. We use up-armored Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles

“There is about $1. 2 billion in revenue currently

with a four-point camera system live streaming to

generated by the cannabis industry, most of it from

a command center. We invested in state-of-the-art

Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, and almost all of it

counting equipment that literally takes a picture of

cash. Tracking and transporting it safely is one of the

every single bill, tracks it, and also pulls counterfeits.

We report the deposit to the bank,” Siciliano says.

The cash is in the business’ account within 24 hours, and available as operating capital.

Canna Security America’s wide range of services includes helping companies acquire their licenses from the state. “We understand the ins and outs of compliance. As part of a business plan they need a detailed security plan. We have 100 percent success in getting security plans approved,” Siciliano explains.

He continues: “We take the floor plan of the facility and design a surveillance and alarm system plan custom to that site, providing access control and digital camera recordings which are stored on the premises.”

The company also supplies physical security, a job

biggest challenges these businesses face,” says Tom

that requires a mindset, not just a weapon’s permit.

Siciliano, president of Denver-based Canna Security

“We only hire guys and girls who understand the se-

America, which provides services at more than 500

curity protocols, and how to provide customer ser-

licensed facilities in 14 states. As one of the original

vice. The majority are former members of law en-

cannabis security firms, it helped formulate the se-

forcement and the military,” he says.

curity regulations for the industry.

Whether they use Canna Security or not, Siciliano

One of Canna Security’s key services is securing

advises owners not to cut costs on security. “They put

cash transport. “We have the largest single vault

the cash in a bag and have an employee deliver it

in Denver—it’s 900 square feet. It handles a great

in their car. That is a situation that will get someone

deal of the cash movement in the state’s industry,”

hurt. All you need is one robbery to sink a business,”

he shares. The company works closely with the only

he says.

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P R O MOT ION A L F E ATURE

M A RY JA N E ' S

Topicals That Make a Difference R E L I E F IS MORE THAN S K I N - D E E P W ITH MARY JANE ’S MEDICINALS. Dahlia Mertens hadn’t planned on opening one of

Mary Jane’s Medicinals infuses two strains of or-

Colorado’s first and leading cannabis topicals compa-

ganically grown cannabis — one high THC, one high

nies, but hands-on experience convinced her of oppor-

CBD — into grape-seed oil for five of the six products,

tunity that could not be ignored and that had the po-

and into alcohol for the company’s Topical Tincture.

tential to help a lot of people.

Mary Jane’s Medicinals Lip Bong, Salve, Body Lo-

“I was a massage therapist, and I started infusing

tion and Massage Oil are made with organic canna-

massage oil with cannabis to use on my clients. Initially

bis, natural plant oils such as sweet almond oil and

I thought it would just make for a more relaxing mas-

avocado oil, other healing herbs that work symbioti-

sage, but to my surprise my clients began reporting back to me of chronic pain and health issues being alleviated,” says Mertens, who founded Mary Jane’s Medicinals in 2009 in Telluride.

Another discovery from her massage practice was more surprising: Her clients weren’t getting high from the oil. The THC didn’t pass into the bloodstream through the skin. “That’s why people are really excited about topicals.

It means anybody can access the healing properties of cannabis, without experiencing the psychoactive effects.

We’ve got a whole lot of right-wing conservatives who didn’t want anything to do with marijuana now rubbing

cally with cannabis, and therapeutic grade essential

this stuff all over their bodies,” she explains.

oils-infused grape-seed oil and natural and essential

Available in medical and recreational dispensaries

oils. The peppermint-flavored, cannabis-infused lip

across Colorado, Mary Jane’s Medicinals Salves, Massage

balm provides lip protection and can be rubbed on

Oil, Body Lotion, and other products are being used by

the temples for headache relief. The Topical Tincture

people seeking relief from arthritis symptoms, joint mo-

is a potent, alcohol-based infusion of cannabis and

bility, neuropathy, migraines, cramps, and some skin

arnica that absorbs rapidly and provides relief for mi-

conditions, Mertens says. “One of our tag lines is, ‘Just put

graines, and helps speed the healing time for injuries.

some salve on it,’” she adds with a chuckle. “The products

The Heavenly Hash Bath combines aromatic herbs

really help speed the healing time for injuries, and a lot

with Dead Sea salts and cannabis leaves to create a

of people have also reported back to us that they have

supremely relaxing and therapeutic soak.

been able to dramatically decrease their pharmaceutical intake with use of our topicals.”

In the beginning, Mertens was making her massage oil

Mary Jane’s Medicinals topical products may not be psychoactive, but some clients do combine them.

“Some customers say that using salve goes well with

in her kitchen at home. “I always made it with whole can-

vaping or edibles, it can enhance the effects,” Mer-

nabis flower infused into grape-seed oil,” she says. The re-

tens shares. “I’m convinced about the entourage in

sulting product includes THC, THC-A, and CBD and other

topicals. It makes for a more therapeutic product.”

cannabinoids. “I didn’t know about the entourage effect then, but I knew it made a more therapeutic product with all the terpenes and phytochemicals intact.”

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I R I E E V E N TS

Pairing Party MAKING C A N N A B I S AND A L C O H O L WORK TOGETHER AT YOUR PRIVATE E V EN T Celebrations incorporating cannabis are becom-

BEC KO OP : We tend to see that if folks are smoking

ing increasingly popular, and it’s important to take

and drinking, that it’s most likely not their first rodeo.

many factors into consideration when your guests

And if they are on the novice side of the spectrum, they

are being served both cannabis and alcohol. Luckily,

are conscious of their choices and are self-moderating

Colorado is home to some top-notch experts who are

because they are experiencing something new. With

full of advice on how to make it work out so everyone

our business partners who also responsibly serve

gets buzzed, not blitzed.

guests, we have served close to 10,000 people with

Cannabis wedding and event experts Bec Koop

only a very few minor incidents.

and Madlyne Kelly of Irie Wedding and Events, and

GONZ ALES : For the most part, guests tend to toe

Joe Gonzales, the manager and cocktail concocter

the line very carefully when both cannabis and alco-

for Party Liquor, got together for a little Q&A on the

hol are being consumed. Guests are already familiar

subject. Their brains are filled with all sorts of great

with alcohol, and I think the education they receive

info about alcohol and cannabis consumption, and

when dealing with budtenders like Irie is the key to

they are happy to pass that info along to you.

safe cannabis and alcohol consumption.

{ Q } WHAT CAN EVENT HOSTS OR COUPLES

{ Q } WHAT CAN BARTENDERS AND OTHERS IN THE

GET TING MARRIED DO TO REDUCE THE RISK

SERVICE INDUSTRY DO TO BECOME EDUCATED

OF OVER - CONSUMPTION AT THEIR EVENT?

AND PROTECT THEMSELVES IF THEY HAVE NEVER

M A DLY NE K E L LY : Having cannabis and alcohol

CONSUMED CANNABIS THEMSELVES?

at your wedding or event comes down to treating

G ONZ ALES : All of my staff members are trained

both equally. When guests go to their cars to smoke,

to pick up on signs of inebriation, and know tactics

you don't know what strains they are consuming and

to slow down consumption, or cut a guest off alto-

how to help if someone over-consumes. Bringing

gether, if it comes to that point. For this reason, all of

cannabis consumption to the same level of service for

Party Liquor’s bartenders are TIPS certified and

alcohol holds servers and guests accountable.

trained in-house before their first event.

JOE GONZ ALES : It really helps to know your

KO OP : We noticed we were having the same conver-

crowd. Some groups can handle hard alcohol very

sations with vendors who were curious about our ser-

responsibly, while others tend to abuse it. If a couple

vices and how it can impact the event or their busi-

wants hard alcohol present but is worried about

nesses. We decided to create an education platform to

over-consumption when mixing the two, a great op-

solve the problem. We partnered with Andrew Mieure

tion is to limit it to just a couple specialty cocktails

of Topshelf Budtending to create High Class Educa-

with lower alcohol content.

tion’s SCORE Certification; a course similar to TIPS

{ Q } HAVE YOU HAD INSTANCES OF

OVER - CONSUMPTION AT EVENTS, OR DO FOLKS KEEP THEMSELVES IN CHECK?

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training for alcohol, but for cannabis. With vendors on the same page, every event is seamless.

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PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

PRMCA.O R G

Come Together STRONGER TOGETHER ASKS THE CANNABIS COMMUNITY

TO HELP PUERTO RICAN PATIENTS OBTAIN THEIR MEDICINE. On September 20, Hurricane Maria—a powerful

ricane Maria,” says Mimi Perez, spokesperson for the

Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds—made

Puerto Rico Medical Cannabis Association. The

landfall on Puerto Rico, destroying much of the is-

Stronger Together campaign hopes to bring aid to

land’s infrastructure and leaving many residents

patients and put a spotlight on a problem facing

without power, phone service, water, and other ba-

the cannabis industry.

sic human needs.

Puerto Rico is home to more than 200,000 vet-

Since then, supplies have been hard to come by,

erans, many of whom use medical cannabis to treat

but especially for medical marijuana patients. Though

PTSD. Patients who are already struggling to secure

they desperately need help, federal laws prohibit

food and supplies, with limited income as they re-

cannabis medical businesses and patients from re-

build, are facing difficult choices between medi-

ceiving the same emergency relief and support as

cine or other critical needs. Some dispensaries and

other patients, making it even more challenging for

grows are still operating despite the obstacles, and

them to continue to receive their treatment of choice.

this fundraising effort asks the rest of the cannabis

Support hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico

industry to support the need of patients in Puerto

by texting PRHELP to 444-999. Donations for the

Rico to receive important care without having to

Stronger Together campaign go directly back into

compromise other critical resources.

the community and will make a significant differ-

“Many of the 3.4 million residents of Puerto Rico are

ence in the rebuilding process for cannabis patients.

without drinkable water, cell service, electricity, and

"Our mission is to work with fellow cannabis pro-

basic human needs,” Perez says. Yet when government

fessionals to help raise funds for victim relief for the

help was sought, none of the 13,000 patients repre-

still-suffering Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of Hur-

sented by the PRMCA qualified for any federal help,

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Perez says. “My patients are going through the same challenges as people who lost houses in California after the fires there. They’re having to make the same

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choices: ‘Do I move? Do I buy food? What medicine can I get?’ We can’t sustain our patients during a crisis.

We can all be stronger if we work together. Something like this engulfs the entire industry.”

The Puerto Rico Medical Cannabis Association is

HELP TODAY : Text PRHELP to 444-999 to get Puerto Ricans their medicine.

an alliance founded to advocate for the unique needs of the growing medical cannabis industry, a group of medical professionals, business owners, scientists, patients, and supporters on a mission to promote legitimate and responsible medical cannabis use in Puerto Rico. We engage in legislative efforts and work with government agencies to advocate for marijuana legalization to spread awareness about the benefits of using the cannabis plant as a natural therapeutic treatment.

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S P E C I A L A DV I S ORY BOA R D S E C T ION A S T HE C A NN A B I S I N D U S T R Y G R O W S, SO DO T H E N U M B E R OF N I C H E E X P E R T S W I T H I N IT. FROM TOP-TIER DISPENSARIES AND EXTRACTION BRANDS TO EDIBLE MAKERS AND MARKETING SPECIALISTS, THESE COMPANIES ARE INCREDIBLE SOURCES OF INSIDER INFO ABOUT THE TRENDS AND ISSUES DRIVING THIS THRIVING MARKETPL ACE FORWARD. THE SENSI ADVISORY BOARD IS COMPRISED OF LE ADERS FROM A VARIET Y OF FIELDS WITHIN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY. EACH ISSUE, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS SHARE S OM E OF T H E I R KNOWL E DG E W I T H OUR R E A D E R S I N T H I S D E D ICAT E D S E C T IO N .

THI S M ONT H, WE H E A R FR OM EXPERTS AT T HE C L IN I C / T HE BA NK G E NE T I C S .

For a full list of Advisory Board Members, turn to the masthead on page 11.

The Pros and Cons of Clones vs. Seeds

by Jay Price, Head Breeder for The Clinic/ The Bank Genetics THE DECISION TO GO WITH PLANTS GROWN EITHER FROM SEED OR FROM CLONES TAKEN OFF A PROVEN FEMALE CULTIVAR IS LIKELY TO BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST DECISIONS YOU WILL MAKE WHEN PLANNING YOUR NEXT GROW PROJECT, BUT WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR YOUR SITUATION? BOTH HAVE PROS AND CONS, AND UNDERSTANDING THESE IS CRITICAL IN MAKING THE RIGHT CALL. Plants grown from seed tend to be far more vigorous,

known, they will mature at the same rate, and produce a

and thus higher yielding, than their clone-grown counter-

nice uniform crop. Plants grown from clone do not tend

parts. Much of this increased vigor is due to differences in

to do as well in outdoor grow environments due to their

the root structure of plants grown from seed vs. those

generally less-developed root system and lack of a tap-

grown from clones. Plants grown from seed have a tap-

root, but in a well-controlled indoor environment these

root, a large carrot-like protrusion that helps anchor the

considerations are not nearly as important as they are

plants to their grow media, makes them much more re-

outdoors. Taking plant material out of another grow into

sistant to damage from high winds, and helps them

your own also carries the risk of bringing along various

self-support once they have a bountiful harvest of heavy

pests and diseases, so if going the clone route be sure to

flowers on them. It also improves drought resistance as

treat all new plants for common maladies before intro-

this tap root can reach water and nutrients far deeper in

ducing them to your grow room, to reduce the likelihood

the soil than the less-developed ancillary/fibrous root

of unwanted contaminations.

system of plants grown from clone. Plants grown from

Another big consideration when making the deci-

seed will have some phenotypic variation, so not every

sion between seeds and clones is availability. In states

plant will produce identical flowers, and they may not all

or countries with robust cannabis industries, this isn’t

reach maturation at the same time. Generally, the closer

likely a concern, but if you’re somewhere with limited

the traits of the two parent strains are to each other, the

availability to these things, acquisition and/or trans-

less phenotypic variation will be seen in their offspring,

port of these items to your grow can be a massive fac-

and vice-versa. Plants grown from seed also have the

tor in determining which route to choose.

added benefit of not potentially introducing various un-

Generally, if you’re growing outdoors or struggling

wanted pests and diseases to your grow that might hitch

to find high-quality proven clones, you’re better off

a ride on a clone taken from another grower’s plants.

going with seeds. If you’re growing indoors and have

Clones are all genetically identical to the mother plant from which they were taken, so their traits are well

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access to high-end genetics via cuttings, then you’re likely best off going with clones.

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On an evening in early December SENSI CONNECT brought together Sensi partners for a holiday celebration at Lionsgate Event Center in Lafayette, CO. This event featured an open consumption bar by Top Shelf Budtening, great food and entertainment, mini massages by Primal Therapeutics, open bar, and our first-ever toy drive, which garnered enough donations to fill two vans. Before the event, guests were invited to pick up stocked gift bags from Sweet Leaf.

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Coloradans can join thousands of ice climbing enthusiasts at the Ouray Ice Park from January 18 to 21 for the annual Ouray Ice Festival. The three-day, three-night event takes place within the Uncompahgre Gorge, where frozen waterfalls cascade over the Rocky Mountains and into a box canyon, creating long, lingering walls of ice perfect for pick axes and spiked boots. The festival is geared toward professional climbers and amateurs alike. There will be plenty to eat to accompany the music and dance parties throughout the weekend, along with video presentations by seasoned climbers and over 100 “climbing clinics” to introduce newbies to the scene or to help experienced climbers hone their scale-game. Whether you want to try it for the first time, improve your skills with tips from the pros. or just watch in wonder as agile athletes ascend frozen plumes of jaw-dropping beauty, it’s the most Colorado place to be the third weekend in January.

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