This is what it's like to review marijuana for a living

The New York Times has a fascinating interview with Jake Browne, The Denver Post's first pot critic. Yes, Browne gets paid to smoke marijuana and write about it. Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, the paper says that adding a pot reviewer simply made sense. Browne agrees.

"I think people underestimate cannabis," Mr. Browne said. "You wouldn't walk into a restaurant and say, 'I'll have the wine.' So why would you assume people would do that for cannabis?"

Browne's job isn't simply to get high and write about it — he takes detailed notes not only on the look, taste, and smell of the strain, but also on the specifics of the high:

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Read the full profile at The New York Times.