Jacob Sullum on the Colorado Cannabis Consumption Conundrum

For cannabis consumers who are
accustomed to the black market’s meager selection and iffy quality,
Colorado’s dispensaries are a revelation: dozens of strains, each
with a distinctive bouquet, fresh enough that you can actually
smell the difference. Denver-area budtenders, who say tourists
account for half or more of their business, are used to amazed
reactions, reminiscent of the scene in Moscow on the
Hudson where Robin Williams, playing a Soviet defector,
encounters an American supermarket for the first time. But
once a visitor settles on a gram of Budderface or a
quarter-ounce of Cinderella 99, he has a problem: Where can he
smoke it? Jacob Sullum says state and local restrictions have made
answering that question a much bigger challenge than it needs to
be.

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