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West Coast Breeds Weed Snobs, Too

Cannibus connoisseurs take their place next to finicky wine lovers

By Sarah Seltzer, Newser User

Posted Apr 23, 2007 9:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – Cannabis is accruing its own class of sophistocates, particularly in California, where medical legalization and lax enforcement have made connoisseurship marginally acceptable. Advanced palates judge their weed on taste, smell and quality of high, reports the Chronicle—a far cry from the 70s, when users... Read full story »

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