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Marijuana Contests To Join County Fair in Colorado
Posted by CN Staff on January 29, 2014 at 05:43:08 PT
By  The Associated Press
Source: Associated Press
Denver -- Pot at the county fair? Why not? Colorado's Denver County is adding cannabis-themed contests to its 2014 summer fair. It's the first time pot plants will stand alongside tomato plants and homemade jam in competition for a blue ribbon.There won't actually be any marijuana at the fairgrounds. The judging will be done off-site, with photos showing the winning entries. And a live joint-rolling contest will be done with oregano, not pot.
But county fair organizers say the marijuana categories will add a fun twist on Denver's already-quirky county fair, which includes a drag queen pageant and a contest for dioramas made with Peeps candies."We thought it was time for us to take that leap and represent one of the things Denver has going on," said Tracy Weil, the fair's marketing and creative director.The nine marijuana categories include live plants and clones, plus contests for marijuana-infused brownies and savory foods. Homemade bongs, homemade roach clips and clothing and fabric made with hemp round out the categories.Judges will look only at plant quality, not the potency or quality of the drugs they produce. Other contests - patterned after Amsterdam's famed Cannabis Cup - already gauge drug quality and flavor.Top prize is $20, plus of course a blue ribbon. The fair already has a green ribbon - awarded for using environmentally conscious methods.The entries will be shown in a "Pot Pavilion" open only to people over 21. Alongside the pot entrants will be 24 categories of homemade beer, four categories for homemade wine and one category for "spirits and liqueurs."Prizes will also be given for speedy joint-rolling, though fair organizers insist there won't be any marijuana consumption on-site. Competitors in the live Doritos-eating contest will have to acquire their munchies elsewhere.Even the photographs of the winning plants will be viewable only by adults 21. Organizers don't want 4-H competitors in the popular rabbit and goat contests wandering by a pot display."We have a lot of families and kids at the fair, of course, and we wanted to be respectful of that," Weil said.Denver's fair is far from traditional, though. Denver County didn't have a county fair until 2011. Organizers wanted an urban, hip element alongside traditional fair favorites like a Ferris wheel and cotton candy.There's a speed text-messaging contest, and the highlight staple of a Western fair, a rodeo, has been replaced with a bicycle rodeo and a troupe of performing pigs. About 20,000 people attended last year.The marijuana contests aren't likely to spread to other fairs in Colorado. Officials in Routt County, in western Colorado, voted last year to expressly ban marijuana from its county fair.And Colorado State Fair organizers have expressed no interest in marijuana competition.California holds an Emerald Cup at the fairgrounds in Sonoma County, Calif., where guests with medical clearance are able to sample the drug. That contest is held at the fairgrounds but isn't a part of the county fair. Source: Associated Press (Wire) Published:  January 28, 2014Copyright: 2014 The Associated PressCannabisNews  -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml 
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Comment #5 posted by Hope on January 30, 2014 at 10:26:08 PT
Hat tip to Pete at DrugWarRant
Congress warms up to research on hemphttp://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/01/29/216286/congress-warms-up-to-research.html
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Comment #4 posted by johnobonno on January 29, 2014 at 20:18:55 PT:
Cannabis at the county fair?
No, just more second class treatment. Telling growers to keep their wares from public viewing seems a little like telling blacks they can't eat at the diner with the rest of the human beings. How did anyone ever agree to to this insult? I guess the growers need to change the program and just bring it. I bet there is a charter that states a need for the farmer to bring his produce to the public for their approval. How does anyone get to know anything about cannabis from a photo and some words?
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Comment #3 posted by Hope on January 29, 2014 at 11:08:56 PT
Firebreaks
I'm still fascinated with that idea of a way to use densely planted cannabis.Remember that the military in afghanistan couldn't even set the dense stands of it afire, even with white phosphorous. Firebreaks. Firebreaks that are good for the animals and the land. Birds would even sing more brightly, I've been told. Maybe it's true. The seed is extraordinarily nutritious. It's an amazing plant.
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Comment #2 posted by Sam Adams on January 29, 2014 at 09:54:44 PT
forbidden fruit
Of course these special exclusionary policies for the cannabis plant are precisely what drives underage use. They create the perfect vehicle for rebellion. Watch the adults go batty over a herbal plant! Isn't it fun? Can't wait to try it. Whatever it is, it must be good, it makes adults act like absolute idiots.
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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on January 29, 2014 at 05:51:01 PT
Good illustration:
We've come a long way and have a long way to go."There won't actually be any marijuana at the fairgrounds. The judging will be done off-site,"
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