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R.I.P., Charlotte Figi Charlotte Figi became a catalyst for medical marijuana around the globe in 2013, when she appeared on Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Weed documentary on CNN. Gupta had doubted medical marijuana's efficacy until he met Figi, a toddler who suffered from Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that can cause extreme seizures. Figi was treated with CBD oil extracted from a non-intoxicating strain of marijuana in 2012, and eventually no longer required a feeding tube to eat; her family reported that CBD nearly eliminated her seizures. The growers of the strain of high-CBD marijuana sh...

No one escapes the holiday season without eating more junk food than they should. For most people, that winter weight comes from sweets, but cheese is my indulgence. Having a family from the Midwest tends to make every holiday cheesy, but COVID-19 has kept my loving family — and their illustrious collections of sharp, funky and spreadable cheeses — separated during the holidays. Too cheap and lazy to create my own Wisconsin cheese board, I lucked into ordering the Denver version instead, one of the cheesiest eighths of weed I've inhaled in a very long time: Bop Gun. A young strain from t...

There are some gifts that most people can enjoy: homemade holiday cookies, socks and … weed. And there are the obvious activities that most people in Eagle County enjoy: skiing or snowboarding. Whether the people on your holiday shopping lists are bong rippers, edible fiends or somewhere in between, chances are they also love ripping down a few runs at Vail Mountain. And responsibly pairing pot with powder can make a day on the hill even better. Here’s the Vail Daily’s cannabis gift guide for five different ski bums in your life. The Back Bowl Shredder The most intense person on the mou...