St. Petersburg Times

Marijuana: Save Our Society from Drugs attacks Amendment 64 task force recommendations

Last week, the Amendment 64 task force released a massive, 166-page report filled with recommendations about how best to implement the measure, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana. How does Calvina Fay, executive director of Save Our Society Fro ... More >>

Marijuana laws in Colorado, Washington should be nullified, say ex-DEA administrators

Tomorrow, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee -- and eight ex-heads of the Drug Enforcement Administration suggest that members ask him why the hell he hasn't brought the hammer down on Colorado and Washington state for their respective pot laws. That ... More >>

Marijuana legalization's biggest enemies -- and their Colorado ties

This week, Rolling Stone published its list of marijuana legalization's biggest enemies. And by coincidence, all five of those who made the RS roster have been recently featured in this space. And in the case of the top dog, Kevin Sabet, very recently.

Marijuana: Amendment 64 opponents, backers fueled by controversial out-of-state money

Update below: While Washington and Oregon have marijuana measures on the November ballot, Colorado's Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, continues to attract more than its share of national attention -- and money from national organizations. Indeed, even as 64 opponents decry the ... More >>

Why doesn't anyone use "the B-word" for beaner?

Cooking Dirty: Fourteen days and counting

And who, you may ask, is the handsome devil right there?  That's me, folks. No bullshit. No disguises.  The anonymous restaurant critic in the flesh and en clair. On Monday, June 15, at around 4 p.m. local time, my cover was finally, permanently blown.  That picture is the jacket phot ... More >>

The Turnover Rate at the Rocky Mountain News

On Track

The Rocky pushed its hugely ambitious serial about an early-'60s schoolbus crash as if the fate of newspapers rested on its success.

Life Swap

More newspaper reporters are taking the leap to TV -- a move some print pros still see as consorting with the enemy.

As the Smoke Clears

How does the media get back to normal when no one can say what normal is?

Hell on Wheels

Colorado Highways are safer now than they've been in decades. So what are drivers so mad about?

HOUSES OF ILL REPUTE

AN EVERGREEN HOMEBUILDER LEAVES A TRAIL OF ANGER IN FLORIDA.