With ski season getting into full swing, the Aspen sheriff wants to ensure no tourists get too baked to enjoy their stay in his community, and has launched a marijuana education campaign.
Unfortunately for him, however, it doesn’t seem to be too popular just yet.
The marijuana safety brochures stocked at the airport aren’t exactly flying off the shelves. “We haven’t had to refill this thing, I don’t think, once yet,” an airport spokesperson told NPR.
The pamphlet contains advice like “buy only what you need, you can always come back tomorrow,” “find a private setting,” and “don’t drive vehicles, operate equipment, or engage in sports.” It also suggests how much to take, and advises that “it can take two hours to feel the effects of edible marijuana products,” while “the high from edibles can last four to six hours.”
A local hotel manager said he put out the pamphlets for his staff, who he’s afraid will accidentally stumble upon edibles on kitchen counters: “My concern is for our employees who may see the edible marijuana products on kitchen counters and left with other food stuffs, and there may be some confusion because these items look so much like regular candies,” he said. (Although if your staff is scrounging for leftover food on counter tops in a hotel, you may have bigger problems on your hands.)
“A lot of the people on our panel don’t agree with the fact that this is legal,” the sheriff noted. “Although we may not all agree on the legalization of marijuana, we do agree that we have to roll this out real responsibly with a heavy, heavy, heavy educational campaign.”
10,000 of the pamphlets are scattered throughout the town, at restaurants, hotels, and other locations.
