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Amendment 64-inspired petition says Florida pot law would benefit "stoners and children"

Since November 6, all sorts of venting has taken place on the White House's petition website, including a call for Colorado to break away from the United States. But that's not the only post-election attention Colorado is getting in citizen appeals to the Obama administration: A petition praising Am ... More >>

Marijuana: Would Amendment 64 hurt or help Colorado tourism?

Update: A response from the official Amendment 64 campaign on the tourism question follows our original post, below. Would Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, hinder Colorado tourism or boost it?

Scott Gessler voter checks: 44 removed from rolls, four of them Republicans

Last week, Secretary of State Scott Gessler said his office had identified 300 more non-citizens illegally registered to vote who would be committing fraud if they did so. Gessler admitted that the timing of results from this second round of checks wasn't ideal. But county clerks were able to act be ... More >>

The history of cannabis in Colorado...or how the state went to pot

See also: William Breathes looks back on three years as the country's first pot critic

Photo: Gary Johnson Facebook page posts sexiest presidential poster ever

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has put a big emphasis on Colorado, as he made clear in our recent Q&A with the former New Mexico governor as well as a video post of his Monday appearance at CU-Boulder. But now, even some supporters are put off by a fan-created poster for Johnson th ... More >>

Video: Obama v. Romney campaign makes Fort Collins tot cry

Kids are able to express their frustrations in ways grown-ups can't -- but often wish they could. Case in point: The following video, in which Fort Collins four-year-old Abigael Evans sobs because "I'm tired of Bronco Bama and Mitt Romney." You're not alone, Abigael -- and your example may prompt f ... More >>

Video: Gary Johnson, Libertarian presidential candidate, turns Boulder upside-down

Our recent Gary Johnson Q&A found the Libertarian presidential candidate focusing heavily on Colorado. But he expanded his scope during an appearance at CU-Boulder last night, which turned the audience on its head -- at least judging by a video of his speech that we found, which is shot upside-down. ... More >>

Marijuana: Michael Hancock rips Amendment 64, campaign responds (update)

Update: The Amendment 64 campaign has replied to Mayor Michael Hancock's comments below. The response is on page three, following the original post. In the intensifying endorsement war around Amendment 64, Colorado's Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has come out in ... More >>

Reader: Gary Johnson vote is about making history, not helping Romney

Sam Levin's Q&A with Gary Johnson drew a huge response from readers hungry to learn more about the Libertarian candidate for president. A number of those sharing their thoughts rejected the suggestion that marking a ballot for Johnson is either a wasted vote or a de facto boost to Republican Mitt Ro ... More >>

Gary Johnson wants to "shout from the rooftops" that Colorado can change the world

Election day is rapidly approaching and it couldn't be clearer in Colorado where residents are bombarded with nonstop ads and weekly traffic jams due to Obama and Romney rallies. But those two aren't the only presidential candidates showing the state some love. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian pick, st ... More >>

Michael Hancock: Scott Gessler's actions similar to nationwide voter-suppression efforts

Even though Mayor Michael Hancock says he likes to give people the benefit of the doubt, he believes Secretary of State Scott Gessler's actions echo a concerted nationwide effort to suppress votes. The mayor weighed in on this topic last week, and while he declined to directly slam Gessler, he still ... More >>

Reader: American people lost Denver debate because Gary Johnson kept out

In advance of the presidential debate at the University of Denver, Sam Levin covered criticism of Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson being excluded from participating. The post brought out a number of Johnson fans who were still frustrated by the decision to keep him off-camera even after the big ev ... More >>

Photos: The colorful people of the Denver DebateFest 2012

When the University of Denver hosted the 2012 presidential debate last night, there were bound to be some colorful characters hanging around. We had Occupy protesters (including perhaps the world's only Occupy chihuahua, dressed appropriately in a skull-and-crossbones outfit); pro-Gary Johnson and J ... More >>

Libertarians, religious leaders criticize two-party debate, push Gary Johnson

As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama prepare to attack each other head-on at the first presidential debate tonight, a group of Libertarians in Colorado -- and others dissatisfied with the two-party system -- are attacking the Commission on Presidential Debates for excluding third parties. A local Liberta ... More >>

Debate 2012: Stephanie Cutter, Obama's deputy campaign manager, on debate and Colorado

Inside the University of Denver's giant press filing room -- where reporters in town for the presidential debate are already typing away -- we had a chance to sit down with Stephanie Cutter, President Barack Obama's deputy campaign manager. We asked her about the latest attacks on the president as w ... More >>

Ten more unsolved Denver murders: Read victims' personal stories

In May, we shared a post featuring personal stories of victims in ten unsolved Denver murders, with the information provided by Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons, an organization devoted to making sure no case or loved one is forgotten. Unfortunately, there are many more tragic event ... More >>

Obama in Boulder: Libertarian zealots, Romney bashing and (maybe) a 3OH!3 sighting

Barack Obama's appearance in Boulder on Sunday brought out Rich Black Mormons (one of them, anyway) and thousands of others -- a fascinatingly varied swath of humanity willing to swelter in the heat for hours for a chance to stand on CU-Boulder's Norlin Quad, sight of the annual 4/20 celebration, to ... More >>

Photos: Kal Penn, in Denver for Obama, talks marijuana, youth, swing states

Actor Kal Penn, who is campaigning for Barack Obama nearly full-time, stopped in Colorado yesterday to promote the president on college campuses. While his well-known character in Harold & Kumar may know quite a bit about marijuana, Penn, at a stop at the Auraria campus yesterday afternoon, didn't h ... More >>

Reader: Gary Johnson, Libertarian presidential hopeful, could force Obama to change pot policy

Last week, we explored a theory that the ballot presence of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, could hurt Barack Obama in Colorado by boosting pro-weed legalization Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. One prominent advocate thinks this prospect could cause Obama administration mo ... More >>

Marijuana: Could Amendment 64's success hurt Barack Obama in Colorado?

The presidential contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will likely be very tight in Colorado, a key swing state -- and a close vote is also expected for Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. But could a big turnout for the latter undermine Obama in the state? This theory is b ... More >>

American Constitution, Libertarian and Green Parties criticize Scott Gessler's new rules

Colorado's minor political parties have banded together to express major gripes with new rules from Secretary of State Scott Gessler -- rules that the groups say create conflicts of interest and threaten to undermine the integrity of upcoming elections.

Obama campaign outspending Mitt Romney's for Denver TV ads

Editor's note: This election cycle, Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information on how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. So far, Barack Obama's campaign is spending more money than Mitt Romney's on Denver TV ads. A lot more.

Gary Johnson, Libertarian presidential hopeful, on pot, pride and Jon Stewart

Former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, who is now running for president as a Libertarian, stopped in Denver yesterday for Pridefest. He took a break from schmoozing with potential voters to chat with Westword about his campaign, the Libertarian Party, marijuana, gay marriage and his ongoing bat ... More >>

Libertarian Party gots its start in Colorado, and state convention starts today

The country's third-largest political party, the Libertarian Party, got its start here in Colorado 41 years ago. And this morning, the Libertarian Party of Colorado will fire up its state convention at the Double Tree in Aurora (a new convention hotspot), with a schedule that includes a presidential ... More >>

Pat Robertson "endorses" Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, Amendment 64

Amendment 64, previously known as the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, has been approved for the November ballot, and thus far, its backers include former Colorado House Majority Leader Paul Weissmann, the ACLU of Colorado and ex-New Mexico governor/Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnso ... More >>

Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act: Mason Tvert on campaign's allies, challenges

Update: Now that the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act has been approved for the November ballot (get more details below), proponent Mason Tvert is busily lining up allies for what should be among the season's most interesting campaigns -- and at a 2 p.m. news conference, he'll be introducing thre ... More >>

Marijuana: Ex-guv thinks Regulate act could bring down global pot prohibition

When backers of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act turned in 12,000-plus signatures Friday to cure a 2,407 signature shortfall toward qualifying for the November ballot, a special guest was on hand: Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico. Johnson thinks the Regulate measure could be the b ... More >>

Reader: KushCon II deserved more coverage

​And here we thought marijuana made its proponents more mellow than our average cranky correspondents. Yesterday morning, shortly after Nick Lucchesi posted his piece on one of the products he'd seen at KushCon II, Prescription Lock, which ends the "need to hide your weed," Mr. Mezzrow poste ... More >>

KushConII to take medical marijuana seriously, says MMJ user/cancer patient Cheryl Shuman

Cheryl Shuman.​KushConII, December 17-19 at the Colorado Convention Center, has made news over its RTD bus ads, which have drawn protests from law-enforcement. But Cheryl Shuman, the event's international director of PR and media, would rather focus on the event itself, which she says takes me ... More >>

Mason Tvert and SAFER celebrates five years of marijuana advocacy

Mason Tvert​The Grand Hyatt Denver will be hopping this Saturday, as folks gather to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, the local drug-policy reform organization better known as SAFER. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, Denver City Councilman C ... More >>

Legalizing marijuana -- medical or otherwise -- has become the toke of the town

The Shifting Drug War

The pendulum is swinging back from stiff mandatory sentences for drug offenses.

Disorder in the Court

Judge John Kane has seen too many casualties in the War on Drugs. Now he demands a government retreat.

The Empire Strikes Back

US West is squeezing state legislators, but it's Colorado customers who may be gasping for breath.

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Disconnected

As US West pulls strings at the legislature, it could cut the lines to competition.

Citizen's Arrest

A Denver reverend with a stubborn streak keeps the city's police-watchdog commission on its toes--and off-balance