Colorado’s Best Drinks

Carbonated soda, fizzy water, seltzer, or tonic - whatever you prefer to call it, sparkling soda has made a big name for itself in recent years. Well-known varieties have joined the ranks of avocado toast as stereotyped millennial favorites, but individuals of all ages have shown year after year that sparkling soda is a crowd favorite with staying power amongst the masses. In fact, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, U.S. consumer...

The cannabidiol beverage industry, as it exists in the United States, has garnered an impressive corner of the medicinal marijuana market. Presenting the cannabis cocktail – the latest and greatest alternative for those exploring drinkables. If anyone finds that catchy name I’ve been working on – Canna-tai? Canna-cock? - Let me know. Cocktails hinge on the use of simple syrup, which can be easily made at home by combining equal parts water and...

In 2013, Sanjay Gupta of CNN covered an in-depth glimpse into the life of Charlotte Figi, a Colorado girl with a severe, debilitating form of epilepsy known as Dravet Syndrome. Starting in infancy, this progressive, medication-resistant nightmare was a nightmarish ordeal for Charlotte and her family. Charlotte was suffering through 300 grand mal seizures every week. Let that sink in – for most of us, it’s unimaginable.

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Cannabidiol, or CBD as it's more commonly referred to, is just one of about 80 naturally occurring compounds exclusive to hemp and cannabis plants. In just the last few years a growing industry has emerged around this compound - and for a number of good reasons. The over-the-counter plant-based remedy has shown enormously effective for a wide range of previously hard to treats diseases. From fibromyalgia and PTSD to rare forms of epilepsy, the...

CBD is just one of over a hundred naturally occurring plant compounds called “Cannabinoids” common to Hemp and Cannabis plants, alike. Named after the popular herb, Cannabinoids have a staggering range of health benefits, but did you know that Hemp and Cannabis aren't the only plants to produce these highly sought-after chemical compounds? Today we'll take a look at 5 other plants that nature compels to “grow their own” therapeutic Cannabinoids...