# Ask the guy who's just been shopping in Denver pot stores **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 29, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135 "2015-05-29T18:22:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/21 "2015-05-29T20:10:49Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Also, is it a “medical” pot store or do people just openly talk about buying it just for getting high? > > I mean, can you just say to the salesperson, “Dude, i’m looking to get totally slide-off-the-couch high. What do you recommend?” There are medical pot stores that don’t sell for recreational use, and vice versa. And there are stores that do both. And yes, you can ask exactly that kind of question, and get interesting answers. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/22 "2015-05-29T20:12:13Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Have you EVER smoked pot? One does not put the pot in bong water, one uses a bong to cool the smoke, or if you put some juice in the bong, maybe to give a little flavor to the smoke. Were the sodas and teas, infused with THC by some means, then, meant to be put in bongs? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/23 "2015-05-29T20:12:30Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Did you see or hear the phrase “gluten-free” in relation to any of the products? Well, no, but I would imagine all pot is gluten free, unless you bake it into brownies or something. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/24 "2015-05-29T20:13:15Z")
In one of my earlier excursions to the west coast, Some one handed me a “spicy hot” Hershey’s-style chocolate bar infused with THC. It was super delicious. But I had no idea how much THC was in it, and thought it couldn’t be all that much. So I ate like a half of it, just to be safe. An hour later, I realized I had no idea what I was saying or just said. I could barely walk, had no idea what expression on my face but I was sure it was wrong/creepy, and decided I’d force it into something that looked normal, which in hindsight was probably even creepier. Then we were, somehow, watching a Pixar movie (Up) and it was the most intense/confusing experience of my life. After, I spent an hour marveling at a votive candle flame. Then, after my friend checked out the chocolate bar said, “Dude! You were only supposed to eat like a tiny little square!” Thanks for the tip. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/25 "2015-05-29T20:14:57Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Were the sodas and teas, infused with THC by some means, then, meant to be put in bongs? My understanding is that they were intended to be drank, but as I noted I didn’t try any. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/26 "2015-05-29T20:57:19Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > If you can stretch the definition to include brownies, yes. Uhhh… yeuuh… haven’t they always been? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/27 "2015-05-29T21:15:01Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > In one of my earlier excursions to the west coast, Some one handed me a “spicy hot” Hershey’s-style chocolate bar infused with THC. It was super delicious. But I had no idea how much THC was in it, and thought it couldn’t be all that much. So I ate like a half of it, just to be safe. > > An hour later, I realized I had no idea what I was saying or just said. I could barely walk, had no idea what expression on my face but I was sure it was wrong/creepy, and decided I’d force it into something that looked normal, which in hindsight was probably even creepier. Then we were, somehow, watching a Pixar movie (Up) and it was the most intense/confusing experience of my life. After, I spent an hour marveling at a votive candle flame. > > Then, after my friend checked out the chocolate bar said, “Dude! You were only supposed to eat like a tiny little square!” > > Thanks for the tip. Why don’t the manufacturers calibrate it so that one bar = a safe dose? Most people, if handed a bar of chocolate, will naturally eat the whole thing. It wouldn’t occur to them to only eat a small fraction of it. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/28 "2015-05-29T21:17:46Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Why don’t the manufacturers calibrate it so that one bar = a safe dose? Most people, if handed a bar of chocolate, will naturally eat the whole thing. People have different tolerances. The bars are segmented so you can adjust your dose. There is no lethal dose. If you do injest too much, the number one symptom is vomiting. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/29 "2015-05-29T21:19:17Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Why don’t the manufacturers calibrate it so that one bar = a safe dose? Most people, if handed a bar of chocolate, will naturally eat the whole thing. Right? But yes, I agree, in the future, when pot is legalized almost everywhere (perhaps even federally someday), they’ll have to come up with something like the Scoville Units for capsaicin as applied to THC. It’d be nice to know the equivalency of THC to smoking X amount of Y. Getting high every blue moon is nice… but I don’t want to get retarded-high. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/30 "2015-05-29T21:39:23Z")
I initially read the title as “pet” stores, and I skimmed surprisingly far through the thread (albeit with growing confusion) before figuring it out. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/31 "2015-05-29T21:51:12Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I didn’t see anyone who looked younger than 30 in a store. That’s very disappointing: I was going to ask how successful you were in picking up 18 year old, free-love hippie chicks… ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/32 "2015-05-29T21:56:26Z")
What are the prices like? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/33 "2015-05-29T22:29:28Z")
Hey Boyo Jim, glad you enjoyed your trip to Colorado! Did you make it to Golden Gate Canyon State Park? Also, did the dispensaries you visited take credit cards? ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/34 "2015-05-29T22:38:20Z")
What strains, according to the people who work there, are best for people who get anxiety from weed? Do the high CBD strains prevent anxiety problems? ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/35 "2015-05-29T22:52:15Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > In one of my earlier excursions to the west coast, Some one handed me a “spicy hot” Hershey’s-style chocolate bar infused with THC. It was super delicious. But I had no idea how much THC was in it, and thought it couldn’t be all that much. So I ate like a half of it, just to be safe. > > An hour later, I realized I had no idea what I was saying or just said. I could barely walk, had no idea what expression on my face but I was sure it was wrong/creepy, and decided I’d force it into something that looked normal, which in hindsight was probably even creepier. Then we were, somehow, watching a Pixar movie (Up) and it was the most intense/confusing experience of my life. After, I spent an hour marveling at a votive candle flame. > > Then, after my friend checked out the chocolate bar said, “Dude! You were only supposed to eat like a tiny little square!” > > Thanks for the tip. I read that is a problem in places like CO. People eat a bar when they should eat a square, and they don’t feel the effect (it can take an hour or more) so maybe they eat another one. The same problem happens with DXM sometimes, it can take a couple hours to hit and some people take way too much. someone put up billboard on the subject to educate people. [http://assets.hightimes.com/ColoradoEdibles-EducationalCampaigns\_CannabisConsumptionBillboard.jpg](http://assets.hightimes.com/ColoradoEdibles-EducationalCampaigns_CannabisConsumptionBillboard.jpg) > **[NYT’s Dowd inspires campaign to educate Colorado about pot edibles | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2014/09/17/us/colorado-marijuana-edibles-billboard-maureen-dowd/)** > > Column by The New York Times’ Maureen Dowd is the inspiration for a campaign to educate Colorado on pot edibles. ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/36 "2015-05-29T22:54:28Z")
Was there a minimum purchase amount? Pre-rolled joints? I’m hoping it becomes legal here in California soon, I refuse to get a medical card under false pretenses and all my buddies have stopped smoking. ---
**Author:** ![HeXen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/37 "2015-05-29T23:09:29Z")
I guess it’s too logical for someone to educate themselves before taking any kind of drug or heaven forbid read an instruction label. Those THC candy bars and whatnot have easy to read and understand instructions conveniently placed on the package. That’s why fat people are fat because they can’t read serving numbers and think the whole bag is 1 regardless. It’s a sad truth. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/38 "2015-05-29T23:36:45Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Have you EVER smoked pot? One does not put the pot in bong water, one uses a bong to cool the smoke, or if you put some juice in the bong, maybe to give a little flavor to the smoke. I know that and know how to smoke pot, I was referring to the sodas and teas you said were for sale. Since THC isn’t water soluble, if you added it to tea or soda it would just be some insoluble residue in the bottom of the bottle or can? I’m curious how those work. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/39 "2015-05-29T23:45:19Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Maybe they use an emulsifier, if that’s applicable. Yea, I wonder if they could use something inert like propylene glycol, but I’m guessing too much would give the tea or soda a viscous thick texture. (Not sure if that would work BTW just throwing it out there) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135/40 "2015-05-30T00:56:34Z")
> [@grude](#): > > I know that and know how to smoke pot, I was referring to the sodas and teas you said were for sale. Since THC isn’t water soluble, if you added it to tea or soda it would just be some insoluble residue in the bottom of the bottle or can? > > I’m curious how those work. I apologize for the tone of that post. I connected your comment about solubility to my comment about bongs and drew the wrong conclusion about the meaning of your post. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-just-been-shopping-in-denver-pot-stores/721135.md?page=3)