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Nancy Spence

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    John Hickenlooper, Mike Coffman could see political fallout, pollster says

    John Hickenlooper and Mike Coffman aren't exactly ideological twins. But at the end of this big political week in the State of Colorado, they both face political fallout, albeit for very different reasons: a special session that failed to pass civil unions and comments questioning Barack Obama's bir ... More >>

  • News

    May 17, 2012

    Abused kids may mingle with delinquents at a privately run facility

    John Hickenlooper and Mike Coffman aren't exactly ideological twins. But at the end of this big political week in the State of Colorado, they both face political fallout, albeit for very different reasons: a special session that failed to pass civil unions and comments questioning Barack Obama's bir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    NORML exec predicts THC driving bill's return, hopes for improvement

    Update: As we reported below, the much-debated THC driving bill died because Senator Nancy Spence, whose vote made the difference between passage and failure, was on vacation. But even as opponents of the measure celebrate this left-field victory, Allen St. Pierre, executive director of NORML, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Medical Marijuana Industry Group promotes new THC driving bill

    Today, the Colorado General Assembly will meet in a special session called by Governor John Hickenlooper. The guv wants lawmakers to address issues left in limbo at the end of the regular term, including civil unions and a controversial THC driving bill that members of the Medical Marijuana Industry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    THC driving bill killed in plot that snuffed out civil unions measure

    Last night, as One Colorado's Jace Woodrum noted during a talk with supporters, GOP leaders in the House sacrificed dozens of other measures in order to kill a civil unions bill. Prominent among them was the controversial THC driving bill, a version of which died last year. The result was a stunning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    THC driving bill's passage prompts nationwide NORML action alert

    Yesterday afternoon, the Colorado Senate approved Senator Steve King's THC driving bill by an 18-17 vote thanks to the support of Senator Nancy Spence, who'd recommended additional study for a similar measure that fell short of passage last year. Now, the proposal is headed to the Colorado House, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Mel Kiper, NFL draft guru, actually compared JaMarcus Russell to John Elway?

    With the first overall selection, Denver blog posts pick.... Mile High Report's KaptainKirk takes a shot at NFL draft "expert" Mel Kiper via a video in which the Coiffed One compares mega-bust JaMarcus Russell to Number 7. The Colorado Independent's John Tomasic on Republican Nancy Spence making t ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2011

    "Stoner" misspelling honors "Westworld"

    With the first overall selection, Denver blog posts pick.... Mile High Report's KaptainKirk takes a shot at NFL draft "expert" Mel Kiper via a video in which the Coiffed One compares mega-bust JaMarcus Russell to Number 7. The Colorado Independent's John Tomasic on Republican Nancy Spence making t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Medical marijuana lobbyists out in force during HB 1043 committee hearing (PHOTOS)

    Nancy Spence.​With medical marijuana clean-up bill HB 1043 under scrutiny from U.S. Attorney John Walsh, it's no surprise that the medical marijuana lobbyists were out in force when the measure went before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. Representatives of the Medical Marijuana Indus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Top 25 marijuana stories in Colorado in 2010: The year in weed

    ​It's been a momentous year for marijuana in Colorado: landmark legislation, turf wars, huge profits, shocking arrests, enormous celebrations and more. Below, we've compiled links to and excerpts from 25 of the biggest weed stories to take place in the state during 2010. Page through and brea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Medical marijuana event: Josh Stanley, Nancy Spence discuss how to make MMJ work better

    Josh Stanley.​Medical marijuana forums frequently pit proponents versus detractors as a way of setting the rhetoric ablaze. But not "Medical Marijuana: Solution or Work in Progress," a City Club of Denver presentation set for 11:45 a.m. today at the Brown Palace Hotel. The event is peopled by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Chris Romer on medical marijuana residency rules, blocking felons and keeping prices down

    Chris Romer.​Senator Chris Romer played an enormous role in Colorado's groundbreaking medical marijuana legislation. With the August 1 deadline for dispensary owners for file applications just days away, he feels pride in what the laws have already accomplished even as he's attempting to clear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Pot proposal HB 1284 passes the Senate

    Chris Romer​ "What a long, strange trip it's been," state senator Chris Romer said earlier this week, as he contemplated the full Senate hearing of House Bill 1284, which will formalize the medical marijuana dispensary system in this state. And after a few detours to add more amendments, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Momentum keeps building for Josh Penry

    Josh Penry.​"Time For Josh Penry to Make His Move in Republican Guv-Nomination Race," a blog published about this time yesterday, noted that Penry seems to be filling the GOP vacuum that his principal rival, Scott McInnis, has left gaping thus far. The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza apparent ... More >>

  • News

    June 28, 2007

    Trigger Happy

    The Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara shoots from the lip. Again.

  • News

    April 12, 2007

    Fear Factor

    In his first week running his new website, Brad Jones crashed a state representative. What will he do for an encore?

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    Armed and Dangerous

    Guns, alcohol and tobacco fuel the sport of politics.

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    Off Limits

    Pay to play

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