Visit a State Park
If you ever needed an excuse to explore Colorado’s state parks system, you have one now. Colorado’s public libraries and the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife have teamed up to offer passes through a check-out program that includes an activity backpack with binoculars, educational materials, and information about state parks. Each public library in the state has two backpacks and park passes to check out for a week at a...
Sculpture to Come Down
The annual monsoon season brings badly needed moisture to Southwest Colorado—and mosquitoes, including those that carry West Nile and other diseases. Learn what you can do to reduce the mosquito population in your own back yard. Feeling stressed and overworked? Taking small breaks throughout the day can help you with your energy and efficiency. San Juan Regional Medical Center offers more stress reducing tips as part of its Full...
James Ranch: Locally Sourced Food and Restaurant
Durango is full of hidden treasures and unique finds. There is never a shortage of things to do and places to explore. One of our favorite finds is James Ranch, located in the Animas Valley. It’s been around for awhile, and provides local services and products. It is 400 acres of beautiful land. They produce grass-fed beef, artisan cheese, eggs, and more. There is a heavy focus on “going beyond organic,” meaning they are organic, but...
How legal U.S. weed is decreasing Mexico cartel profits
Border seizures are down as growers try to compete with both quality and prices of marijuana in the United States By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post Legal marijuana may be doing at least one thing that a decades-long drug war couldn’t: taking a bite out of Mexican drug cartels’ profits. The latest data from the U.S. Border Patrol shows that last year marijuana seizures along the southwest border tumbled to their lowest level...
How to make cannabutter in 7 steps
By Laurie Wolf, The Cannabist Staff – Originally posted on thecannabist.co Editor’s note: This how-to guide has been updated to include information about decarboxylation. The best cannabutter in America, you ask? It’s easy. Follow the directions, and you will make the best butter your weed will allow. The truth is however, the butter is just as good as the weed you make it with. Some people like to make a mild butter and use...
Do $2 Roadside Drug Tests Send Innocent People to Jail?
By Logan Kirkland – Originally posted on hightimes.com The use and possession of drugs in the United States is problematic, but a bigger problem that people are facing is the $2 roadside drug test kits used by cops that can lead to false convictions. In 1973, Richard Nixon established the DEA, declaring “an all-out global war on the drug menace,” which led to a pair of California inventors patenting a disposable comparison...
Durango Pays to Play
How does Durango stack up with other communities when it comes to recreation? Thanks to local taxpayers, we’re one of the most active communities in the nation. After 57 years in business, the iconic Stuart’s of Durango will close its doors this fall. And why do cows fascinate local artist Elizabeth Kinahan? Learn about her fixation on farm animals in this edition of Durango TV News.
Marijuana Is the Most Popular Drug Purchased Online
This article was originally posted here on by Mona Zhang July 20, 2016 – hightimes.com The dark web is changing how people buy illicit drugs. In the past two years, those who bought drugs from dark net markets increased from nearly eight percent to 15 percent, according to the Global Drug Survey. While most people are still buying from street dealers, the global trend toward online cryptomarkets should probably have drug...
This Colorado company is making CBD extract by the truckload
CW Hemp brings its massive harvest to Boulder, where it is extracted and combined with organic olive or coconut oil and then sold online — more than $1 million worth in each of the past two months By Shay Castle, Daily Camera – this article has been re-posted from thecannabist.co BOULDER — The nondescript building in east Boulder is like many other in the city; is, in fact, identical to several surrounding structures. Passing...
Coming soon: A marijuana career fair. Valuable tips and advice on what not to do
By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff – Originally posted on thecannabist.co So you’ve spiffied up your resume. Now what? The Cannabist gets all the details on the upcoming cannabis job fair – and what attendees can expect from the event The concept of a cannabis-centric career fair is still novel enough to inspire a few chuckles. But the truth is this: Marijuana is a billion dollar-per-year industry in Colorado alone...
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