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The Guide to Eating and Drinking on 4/20

From infused drinks to edible treats and cooking classes

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Sweet Grass Kitchen’s ginger molasses cookies
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It’s that time of year again, the previously semi-mysterious now highly ubiquitous “holiday” of 4/20. While natives flock to their favorite spots to celebrate and neophytes venture out to discover new places, there is always room to revisit a favorite classic or be surprised by something different.

From coffee shops brewing CBD-infused cups and breweries pouring hemp IPAs to sushi and joint-rolling classes and staycation bud and breakfasts, Colorado has it all. Here are nine food and drink-driven hot spots for 4/20 adventurers looking to eat, drink, and indulge in all of Colorado’s legal cannabis goodness.

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New Belgium Brewing Company

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A big Colorado brewery is now dabbling in the hops and hemp arena. New Belgium recently introduced their “Hemperor HPA” as a year-round offering. While this IPA does not contain any THC or CBD, its essence and flavors are derived from the aromas and tastes of hemp, which the New Belgium team says delivers that “certain something.”

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Sushi and Joint Rolling Class

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Rolling the perfect joint is an art, as is rolling the perfect sushi roll. At this two-hour sushi and joint rolling class taught by chef and sushi artist Patrick Bailey, participants are able to refine (or learn) the skills for both. Students will be taught the latest culinary trends in the contemporary sushi world as well as expert tips from the Futurola rolling papers company. Classes start at $79 and can be booked online. (Class location TBA.)

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Carbon Cafe & Bar

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Denver-based coffee company Sträva makes CBD- and hemp oil-infused craft coffee. The Peace & Wellness blends offer plant and vitamin nutrients that target various needs — from alleviating pain and calming the body to enhancing focus, balance, and health. Sträva is brewing at multiple Denver coffee shops including Carbon Cafe & Bar. For an added kick or alternative, Carbon also offers CBD oil coconut cubes, each containing 10 mg of CBD, to be dropped into a hot latte, coffee or tea.

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Sweet Grass Kitchen (at Denver Recreational Dispensary)

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Sweet Grass Kitchen is the definition of scratch baking, cultivating every step of their cannabis-infused edibles — from batters and batches down to the cannabis which is grown in-house by a dedicated team. Cookies, “buttermelts,” brownie bites, cupcakes, and single-serve pies get that added something from the homemade “pure THC distillate” and “slow-simmered, triple-strained, full-flower cannabutter” which are blended into all their batters. Find their goodies at multiple dispensaries, including Denver Recreational.

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Julie’s Natural Edibles (at LivWell)

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Happy, healthy, and high. These are the three pillars that govern the Denver-based kitchen of gluten-free, organic edibles baker Julie Dooley. All her “high-end” goodies — infused granolas and seed mixes, THC nut bars, clarified cannabutter and cannacoconut oil — are made with organically grown marijuana, are strain-specific, and free of GMOs, refined sugar or sweeteners. Healthy, high, and delicious. Goodies are sold at these vendors.

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The Adagio Bud & Breakfast

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Wake ‘n’ Bake breakfasts, 4:20 happy hours, spa services, Victorian suites, cannabis goodies, and more; it doesn’t get much better than having a staycation at this Capitol Hill bed and breakfast. Here, Bud and Breakfast has incorporated its passion for cannabis with Colorado hospitality. Guests can stay the night for a relaxing, all-inclusive, weed-themed vacation.

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Flora's Mercantile

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Named after and inspired by the owner’s namesake, Flora Farmer, this Lakewood mercantile and weed emporium specializes in various CBD- and THC-infused beauty and cooking oils. All products are made with organic ingredients and CBD hemp flowers grown in Colorado. The shop also offers peanut butter and hemp dog cracker treats.

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Mad Hatters Mile High Kava Bar

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Mad Hatters Mile High Kava bar offers a more immersive experience for those looking to fall down the rabbit hole. While its specialty is kava tea, this Southwest Denver tea and hookah bar also offers infused tea blends, an open vape and hookah policy, and CBD chocolates and treats. Mad Hatter is open 24 hours a day for an “any time of day” adventure.

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Dad & Dudes Breweria

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Nothing hits better than unwinding after a long day with a nice cold beer, but this is Colorado, and sometimes cannabis get thrown into the mix as well. This Aurora brewery was one of the first to infuse beer with industrial hemp-containing cannabinoids, resulting in the creation of George Washington IPA. Best enjoyed cold, on tap at the bar with some delicious brewery munchies afterward.

Dad & Dudes [official]

New Belgium Brewing Company

A big Colorado brewery is now dabbling in the hops and hemp arena. New Belgium recently introduced their “Hemperor HPA” as a year-round offering. While this IPA does not contain any THC or CBD, its essence and flavors are derived from the aromas and tastes of hemp, which the New Belgium team says delivers that “certain something.”

New Belgium Brewing [official]

Sushi and Joint Rolling Class

Rolling the perfect joint is an art, as is rolling the perfect sushi roll. At this two-hour sushi and joint rolling class taught by chef and sushi artist Patrick Bailey, participants are able to refine (or learn) the skills for both. Students will be taught the latest culinary trends in the contemporary sushi world as well as expert tips from the Futurola rolling papers company. Classes start at $79 and can be booked online. (Class location TBA.)

My 420 Tours [official]

Carbon Cafe & Bar

Denver-based coffee company Sträva makes CBD- and hemp oil-infused craft coffee. The Peace & Wellness blends offer plant and vitamin nutrients that target various needs — from alleviating pain and calming the body to enhancing focus, balance, and health. Sträva is brewing at multiple Denver coffee shops including Carbon Cafe & Bar. For an added kick or alternative, Carbon also offers CBD oil coconut cubes, each containing 10 mg of CBD, to be dropped into a hot latte, coffee or tea.

Strava Coffee [official]

Sweet Grass Kitchen (at Denver Recreational Dispensary)

Sweet Grass Kitchen is the definition of scratch baking, cultivating every step of their cannabis-infused edibles — from batters and batches down to the cannabis which is grown in-house by a dedicated team. Cookies, “buttermelts,” brownie bites, cupcakes, and single-serve pies get that added something from the homemade “pure THC distillate” and “slow-simmered, triple-strained, full-flower cannabutter” which are blended into all their batters. Find their goodies at multiple dispensaries, including Denver Recreational.

Sweet Grass Kitchen [official]

Julie’s Natural Edibles (at LivWell)

Happy, healthy, and high. These are the three pillars that govern the Denver-based kitchen of gluten-free, organic edibles baker Julie Dooley. All her “high-end” goodies — infused granolas and seed mixes, THC nut bars, clarified cannabutter and cannacoconut oil — are made with organically grown marijuana, are strain-specific, and free of GMOs, refined sugar or sweeteners. Healthy, high, and delicious. Goodies are sold at these vendors.

Julie’s Natural Edibles [official]

The Adagio Bud & Breakfast

Wake ‘n’ Bake breakfasts, 4:20 happy hours, spa services, Victorian suites, cannabis goodies, and more; it doesn’t get much better than having a staycation at this Capitol Hill bed and breakfast. Here, Bud and Breakfast has incorporated its passion for cannabis with Colorado hospitality. Guests can stay the night for a relaxing, all-inclusive, weed-themed vacation.

The Adagio [official]

Flora's Mercantile

Named after and inspired by the owner’s namesake, Flora Farmer, this Lakewood mercantile and weed emporium specializes in various CBD- and THC-infused beauty and cooking oils. All products are made with organic ingredients and CBD hemp flowers grown in Colorado. The shop also offers peanut butter and hemp dog cracker treats.

Flora’s [official]

Mad Hatters Mile High Kava Bar

Mad Hatters Mile High Kava bar offers a more immersive experience for those looking to fall down the rabbit hole. While its specialty is kava tea, this Southwest Denver tea and hookah bar also offers infused tea blends, an open vape and hookah policy, and CBD chocolates and treats. Mad Hatter is open 24 hours a day for an “any time of day” adventure.

Mad Hatters [official]

Dad & Dudes Breweria

Nothing hits better than unwinding after a long day with a nice cold beer, but this is Colorado, and sometimes cannabis get thrown into the mix as well. This Aurora brewery was one of the first to infuse beer with industrial hemp-containing cannabinoids, resulting in the creation of George Washington IPA. Best enjoyed cold, on tap at the bar with some delicious brewery munchies afterward.

Dad & Dudes [official]

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