Email Author Joel Warner

Awards

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "Black and Blue"

• 2011 - Mental Health America Media Awards, published February 4, 2010

  "Martial Law"

• 2011 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published April 22, 2010

  "The Boy Who Wouldn't Tell"

• 2011 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published July 22, 2010

  "Trial by Fire"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published December 2, 2010

  "Taken for a Ride"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 4, 2010

  "Martial Law"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published September 10, 2009

  "Cash Crop"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published February 5, 2009

  "Growth Industry"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 10, 2008

  "Father of Invention"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 20, 2008

  "The Good Soldier"

• 2009 - Society of Professional Journalists/Colorado Chapter, published March 20, 2008

  "The Good Soldier"

• 2008 - Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, published June 28, 2007

  "You Do the Meth"

• 2008 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published June 28, 2007

  "You Do the Meth"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 3, 2005

  "Mr. Big"

• 2006 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published November 3, 2005

  "Mr. Big"

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2009 Stories by Joel Warner

• Pot victory in Centennial: Judge rules city can't shut down dispensary

  published Dec 30, 2009

  It'll be a happy new year for dispensary owners since Arapahoe County District Court Judge Christopher Cross ruled today that the city of Centennial has to back off from its recent dispensary ban. The... More >>

• The next big pot biz: medical marijuana marketingr

  published Dec 29, 2009

  I was talking last night with a friend in public relations who told me that many PR firms around town are still reluctant to work with medical-marijuana clients. If that's the case, it's a shame -- si... More >>

• A more detailed look at Union Station's future

  published Dec 28, 2009

  The planned rehabilitation of Denver Union Station is incredibly ambitious - and we're not just talking about cobbling together enough funding to afford its $500 million price tag. The plan involves c... More >>

• Top 10 Colorado shmucks of decade

  published Dec 23, 2009

  It ain't easy being a shmuck. Not as mean as an asshole, not as ignorant as a shithead, a shmuck takes idiocy to an epic level, a moron whose fall from grace has far-reaching repercussions. We've been... More >>

• DenverInfill Blog gets a facelift

  published Dec 23, 2009

  DenverInfill Blog, authored by local urban planner Ken Schroeppel, is a true Denver success story. The nearly six-year-old operation isn't the flashiest blog around, but it does one thing incredibly w... More >>

• Full Spectrum Labs takes the mystery out of those meds

  published Dec 22, 2009

  One of the biggest stumbling blocks with the local medical marijuana industry is the lack of quality control. Other than taking a dispensary worker's word for it, it's impossible to know just how powe... More >>

• Medical marijuana players prepare to (figuratively) storm the Capitol

  published Dec 18, 2009

  If Colorado dispensaries seem a little empty tomorrow, that's because anyone who's anyone in the business will likely be at the University of Denver, where Sensible Colorado, a drug-reform advocacy gr... More >>

• Union Station project gets facelift before it's even begun

  published Dec 18, 2009

  As the final pieces of the funding puzzle behind the $500 million rehab of Union Station fall into place, the project is finally poised to begin. But lately, what, exactly, the final development will ... More >>

• Recent bank heists add to big Colorado robbery year

  published Dec 17, 2009

  There have been nine bank robberies in the Denver area this week, three each on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. With developments like this, it may seem like Colorado is getting overrun by stick-up art... More >>

• With bank robberies on the rise, the Safe Streets Task Force is on the case!

  published Dec 16, 2009

  It's starting to feel like the Wild West around here, with banks getting stuck up left and right. Monday, two banks got hit, with a third knocked over yesterday. The FBI believes the perpetrators of ... More >>

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  Medical marijuana holiday gift guide: High ho-ho-ho!

  published Dec 16, 2009

  Forget smartphones and robotic hamsters: The real hot gifts this holiday season are medical marijuana gizmos. There are a bunch of cutting-edge weed products being developed right here in Colorado. C... More >>

• Game over for phony Bronco Amadeus Harlan

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Amadeus Harlan lived life like the Bronco player he claimed he was -- driving fast cars, wooing ladies left and right, even setting up a community sports company based around his gridiron glory. Too b... More >>

• Gonzo: Ben Corbett gets weird with Hunter S. Thompson

  published Dec 11, 2009

  You've read one Hunter S. Thompson tribute, you've read them all, rightr Ever since the Good Doctor took his own life at his Owl Farm compound outside of Aspen in 2005, lots of folks have been trying... More >>

• Los Angeles' medical-weed scene: How not to regulate dispensaries

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Colorado politicians are delving head first into the state's medical-marijuana conundrum, developing statewide regulation bills and counter bills, not to mention hammering out municipal rules city by ... More >>

• Denver Public Library offers e-titles on the go -- sort of

  published Dec 10, 2009

  The Denver Public Library has long been hip to technology, whether it's offering DVD selections that rival Blockbuster or allowing patrons to download tawdry B-movies from its website. Now the instit... More >>

• Top Meds: Award-winning medical marijuana strains

  published Dec 08, 2009

  Afghani, OG Kush, Purple Skunk, White Widow... With so many strains to choose from at local dispensaries, how do you separate the wheat from the chaffr Thankfully, a variety of medical marijuana cont... More >>

• Denversnowplan.com makes waiting for snow plows slightly less sucky

  published Dec 07, 2009

  With snow expected to continue falling into tomorrow, Denver's streets are going to be gunky mess for good while to come. Thankfully, Denver Public Works recently rolled out Denversnowplan.com, its ... More >>

• The Cheesecake Lady goes pro -- and throws a holiday hash bash to celebrate

  published Dec 04, 2009

  The story of the Cheesecake Lady reads like a home-grown Horatio Alger tale -- one featuring considerable amounts of ganja. The Cheesecake Lady, aka Jessica LeRoux, has long been legendary in the lo... More >>

• Incredibowl wins big at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Don't know what to get that special medical marijuana patient in your life this holiday seasonr You could do worse than the Incredibowl, the high-tech medical marijuana pipe designed by weed-smoking ... More >>

• Another dispensary-ban fight gears up in Westminster

  published Dec 02, 2009

  As communities around the state struggle with what to do about proliferating marijuana dispensaries, some cities and towns are washing their hands of the whole thing by banning them outright or instit... More >>

• Dude, I got my medical-marijuana ID!

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Yesterday I received a very special present in the mail from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: My medical marijuana registry ID card! Whoopee! Here's the rub: It took fourteen... More >>

• Denver Toy Library feels the pinch of new lead limits for toys

  published Dec 01, 2009

  When Congress ratcheted up restrictions on lead and other harmful chemicals in children's toys last year, it was a victory for child safety. But the move has proven challenging for a beloved Denver in... More >>

• Union Station gets the Ken Burns treatment

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Denver Union Station: Portal to Progress - Trailer from Havey Productions on Vimeo.As plans move forward to transform Denver Union Station into a modern transit hub, folks want to make sure the old de... More >>

• Glacier explorer Charlie Love weighs in on Aaron Million's pipe dream

  published Nov 25, 2009

  As detailed in this week's cover story, "Pipe Dream," Fort Collins entrepreneur Aaron Million's plan to pump massive amounts of water from the Green River in southwestern Wyoming to the thirsty Front ... More >>

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  Mason Tvert and Brian Vicente's plan to legalize Colorado pot in 2012

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Move over, Cheech and Chong: The two most important people in Colorado's marijuana scene are Brian Vicente and Mason Tvert -- and they're out to prove it by passing a statewide initiative in 2012 that... More >>