{"id":9452,"date":"2021-11-11T13:54:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T13:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/?p=4820227"},"modified":"2021-11-11T13:54:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T13:54:19","slug":"5-cannabis-facts-about-chelsea-handler-including-the-comedians-favorite-colorado-made-edibles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/5-cannabis-facts-about-chelsea-handler-including-the-comedians-favorite-colorado-made-edibles\/","title":{"rendered":"5 cannabis facts about Chelsea Handler, including the comedian\u2019s favorite Colorado-made edibles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/5-cannabis-facts-about-chelsea-handler-including-the-comedians-favorite-colorado-made-edibles\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"media_block\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/11\/11\/chelsea-handler-cannabis-edibles-colorado\/#comments-anchor\"><span class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"4820227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most everyone who\u2019s ever been canna-curious has a story about a time when trying a product didn\u2019t go as planned. For Chelsea Handler, those times were largely before marijuana was legal and eating an edible was about as predictable as forecasting the weather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no way to tell how much you were taking. You\u2019d take a cookie from someone and think you were watching a movie at a movie theater and I once got up to leave the movie theater only to realize I was on an airplane,\u201d she said. \u201cSo I\u2019ve had a lot of confusing times on unlabeled cannabis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those experiences largely turned the comedian, author, TV and podcast host off from cannabis, at least until it became legal in California. That\u2019s when education about the substance, its components and effects began catching up with how it\u2019s used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not into that feeling of being so out of control,\u201d Handler said. \u201cThen with micro-dosing and the educative component that came with it, labeling the THC versus the CBD, understanding how those two things work together and understanding what your high is that you desire was just much more appealing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In advance of her back-to-back performances at Denver\u2019s Paramount Theatre on Nov. 11, here are five fun cannabis facts about Chelsea Handler.<\/p>\n<h3>Her preferred way to consume cannabis is via edibles.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like to smoke too much. My throat gets sensitive, my lungs get sensitive,\u201d Handler said. \u201cWhatever I do I tend to overdo at times in my life, so I don\u2019t like to have any sort of coughing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While she doesn\u2019t have favorite go-to products, she will rotate edibles based on her mood and activities. Handler keeps a little mini-fridge in her bedroom stocked with goodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I get so much cannabis sent to my house that I am never in short supply of trying new products,\u201d Handler said.<\/p>\n<h3>Cannabis was Handler\u2019s gateway drug \u2014 to therapy<\/h3>\n<p>After the 2016 election, Handler was \u201cso angry and so pissed.\u201d She\u2019s been known to enjoy a few drinks, but realized the mixture of booze with those emotions could be trouble. Cannabis helped her cut down on drinking, she said, and expand her tactics for self-care.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4809240\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft size-article_inline_half\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/5-cannabis-facts-about-chelsea-handler-including-the-comedians-favorite-colorado-made-edibles.png\" width=\"768\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/5-cannabis-facts-about-chelsea-handler-including-the-comedians-favorite-colorado-made-edibles.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/5-cannabis-facts-about-chelsea-handler-including-the-comedians-favorite-colorado-made-edibles.png 620w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.denverpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TDP-Z-chelseahandler-02.jpg?fit=310%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 310w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>Provided by HBO Max<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Handler performs during the HBO Max special \u201cChelsea Handler: Evolution.\u201d The comedian, author and TV and podcast host comes to Denver\u2019s Paramount Theatre on Nov. 11. (Provided by HBO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI pivoted toward cannabis, which was actually my gateway drug into meditation and it helps me with therapy,\u201d Handler said. \u201cIt just helps me calm down a lot and soften the edges a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The most memorable Colorado edibles she\u2019s had were Green Hornet gummies.<\/h3>\n<p>Handler has spent a lot of time in Colorado skiing and performing \u2014 and indulging in the local cannabis scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Green Hornet from Denver, that\u2019s good,\u201d Handler said. \u201cThey have great gummies, and we laughed our asses off at New Year\u2019s. It was really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Handler is sober when she performs.<\/h3>\n<p>Handler uses every live show to prepare for upcoming recorded specials, and part of that preparation is keeping a clear mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery show is about making sure it gets better and tighter and that I\u2019m really focused,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t always this way. Handler said she used to drink when performing, and sometimes too much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had two shows, by the second show I\u2019d get off stage and be like, \u2018How did that go?\u2019 Just a hazy recollection,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m 46, so it\u2019s not a cute look anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Handler hopes to have her own cannabis brand one day.<\/h3>\n<p>Handler said there\u2019s always a revolving conversation about having her own cannabis brand, but that it\u2019s an uphill battle because of the industry\u2019s fluid nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rules and regulations are constantly a moving target. It\u2019s been more difficult than we had anticipated,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the meantime, we\u2019re open to doing partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January, Handler released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/america-is-back-chelsea-handler-debuts-cannabis-line-for-inauguration-day-4117857\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a goodie bag<\/a> full of her favorite marijuana products, such as CANN beverages, Pure Beauty pre-rolls, and Garden Society chocolates to celebrate Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration. Proceeds benefited Cage Free Repair, a nonprofit helping the cannabis industry and its consumers repair harms of the War on Drugs.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related right\" \/>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s also about acknowledging all the people who are in prison for being arrested for a dime bag. When I do actually launch a brand, a portion of the proceeds will go to decarceration and helping people that are in prison acclimate to the real world when they get out, with jobs, with apartments, with money and finding and all that stuff,\u201d Handler said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t just go into a business that ruined so many people\u2019s lives and then make a profit without acknowledging those whose lives have been impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Chelsea Handler performs two shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place? in Denver. Find tickets at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/chelsea-handler-vaccinated-and-horny-tour-denver-colorado-11-11-2021\/event\/1E005AC7A4E026DE?camefrom=CFC_KSE_wZMc5Iv2w0ud2gDh5lfwTA&amp;utm_source=wZMc5Iv2w0ud2gDh5lfwTA&amp;utm_medium=wZMc5Iv2w0ud2gDh5lfwTA&amp;utm_campaign=wZMc5Iv2w0ud2gDh5lfwTA&amp;_ga=2.68822229.516386906.1636584290-154426403.1635362504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketmaster.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/newsletter-signup\/in-the-know\">Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><\/div>\n<p>Get on Chelsea Handler&#8217;s level before seeing her perform at the Paramount Theatre. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[52,330,7289,8365,6811,7290,376,1345,2435,6813,4995,77,9,5019,8366,7644,5236,1,3,18,7072,8367,6923,61,1736],"tags":[2632,2908,7291,8368,6816,7292,2954,3915,2436,6818,4996,2655,5022,8369,7647,5238,2622,7073,8370,6924],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9452"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9452\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}