Forbes: The Definitive Cannabis-Infused Travel Guide To Boulder, Colorado

Before legalization in Colorado as we know it, there was Boulder— a mountainside utopia where droves of hippies found refuge in the late 1960s. Also home to the University of Colorado, students have sparked spliffs for decades, too, with its campus playing host to the largest 4/20 smoke-out and rally in the country every April. While the spirit of free-love and free-thinking refreshingly remains, the city has since morphed into a mecca for the outdoorsy set to explore a backyard playground of more than 45,000 protected acres of open space.

Thriving technology, art, culture and culinary scenes have emerged in more recent years and after a longtime illegal love affair, Boulder is an original epicenter of the ever-growing cannabis industry. Whether you’re taking a day trip from Denver, making a pit stop en route to a ski town or planning a dedicated vacation to the notoriously blissful “Boulder Bubble,” here’s a how-to for the high-minded traveler:

Travel

From Denver International Airport, the drive time is 45 minutes. If you don’t rent your own wheels, shuttle services like Green Ride or Super Shuttle are readily available. Boulder Municipal Airport is accessible to select private aviation carriers. 

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Food Republic - Puff, Puff, Pastry: Anatomy Of A Marijuana Dinner→

Since 2015, Kendal Norris has run Mason Jar Event Group, a cannabis-focused venture that pairs weed with yoga and food. The idea literally started with a dream: “In the dream I was moving around a room where people where doing yoga, eating, drinking and consuming cannabis, and I knew that it felt right,” says Norris. “It’s a new concept serving a group that has not had an opportunity like this before.”

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Westword: This Cannabis Summer Harvest Dinner Was So Goddamn Precious→

The Summer Harvest Dinner welcomed the de-stigmatization of cannabis along with the industry's highest society members to the Shupe Homestead in Longmont on July 14, 2016. It's been nearly one year since the Mason Jar Event Group's first cannabis dinner, with food prepared by the team from Blackbelly out of Boulder. Little jars filled with cannabis from Sweet Leaf were stars of the evening; sponsors whose gifts graced the goodie bags included Canyon Cultivation (delicious lollipops), BlueKudu (Black Forest cannabis chocolate bars), Anonymous Bags, 420 Science, Pax, Baker, Stillwater, Jane West (travel packs), Marley Coffee and Healthy Headie, to name a few.

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The Atlantic: Why the Marijuana Business Is Appealing to Female Entrepreneurs→

“The conversations that I have with executives of companies that are women are a lot easier than the conversations that I have with men,” said Kendal Norris, who runs Mason Jar Events, a company that puts together swanky pot-themed parties. “And I think that might be for a couple of reasons, one of which is, it sort of goes back to that thing from Madeleine Albright, that there’s a special place in Hell for women who don’t help other women.” - The Atlantic

New Cannabis Ventures: Colorado Party Planner Tackles the Challenge of Public Pot Parties

Cannabis is legal in Colorado and many other states, but consuming it outside of the home is quite the challenge. Ricardo Baca found someone who may have figured it out:

In the last two years of legal marijuana sales in Colorado, there has been a cornucopia of 420-friendly events — arty dinners, joint- and sushi-rolling classes, speed dating happy hours and even bus tours of residential Christmas light displays.

But no entrepreneur has yet figured out the tricky cannabis event space as well as Kendal Norris, whose Mason Jar Event Group will throw another luxe bash later this month.

Baca describes her elaborate parties that combine cannabis, yoga and gourmet food. Norris has identified several farms in Boulder County and some art galleries that will work with her company and has sought the counsel of Vicente Sederberg partners to use Eventbrite in a legally compliant manner.

Sporadikos: Weed, Yoga & Breakfast: Perfect Combo At Yoga With A ViewSporadikos: Weed, Yoga & Breakfast: Perfect Combo At Yoga With A View→

About 60 people appeared for the invitation-only occasion; Some drove to the farm, however lots of others made the most of complimentary shuttle bus (at the wacky, wake-and-bake time of 8:15 a.m.) from numerous points around the metro area. A stop at Headquarters in Lyons en route– the acquiring procedure was a little cumbersome– netted individuals a sweet gift bag loaded with the cannabis offerings to pair with different elements of the day, including a wet, flavorful Rhubarb Croquer muffin from Love’s Oven (whose owner, Peggy Moore, rode our shuttle to hang out for the day) and CBD Diesel pre-rolls.