This dispensary has closed. In “Mile Highs and Lows,” Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist’s offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. See our current dispensary list here, and keep reading to…
A short time ago, Joseph Garcia was officially announced as John Hickenlooper’s running mate for governor. But while the presumptive Democratic standard-bearer could have limited himself to praising Garcia’s stint as president of Colorado State University-Pueblo, he branched out with the following quote retrieved by Westword’s Johnny Molfetta, who was…
Those who support the ability of communities to ban medical marijuana businesses typically say the rights of MMJ patients in those towns are still protected, since they can sign up with licensed caregivers. But that’s not the way it’s worked out for Angela Macdonald, a resident of Haxtun, a small…
The nine simple words of the sign posted on the Fort Logan streetlight above speak volumes. Look closely at the words. The child who made this sign was going to write “Hamsters For Sale,” but was coerced to erase and reword the sentence to read as the less exploitive “Hamsters…
This week’s marijuana-cultivation arrest of Broomfield’s Johnny Jones wasn’t an isolated incident. According to Commander Jerry Peters of the North Metro Task Force, which assisted on the Jones bust, illegal marijuana seizures are up 380 percent from 2009 — and he believes surplus medical marijuana is helping to fuel a…
The Capitol steps have been busy places lately, playing host to everything from announcements about breathable plutonium at Rocky Flats and a new Bill Ritter and Lance Armstrong-touted pro bike race to the celebration of yesterday’s Prop 8 ruling. But at 3 p.m. on Sunday, a group will mark two…
Just because Broomfield is a short drive from Boulder doesn’t mean the community is medical marijuana-friendly. Far from it. Police officers in the community have busted one marijuana grow after another after another — with Johnny Jones being the latest person to be arrested on suspicion of illegal cultivation…
Photos of a plane crash near Rollins Pass underscore the challenge facing Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office personnel today. The single-engine craft went down in a heavily wooded area, and the vehicle itself is so mangled that, at this point, authorities have no idea about its make or model, let alone…
In June, we told you about the indictment of Detective James Broderick on eight perjury counts related to the case of Tim Masters, who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Now, Broderick’s got another dubious achievement on his résumé. He’s number one on a just-published list of the Top 5 Police…
Colorado state Senator Pat Steadman on Wednesday, commenting on the decision by a federal judge to overturn California’s Proposition 8, said it’s a lot like fourteen years ago. Fourteen years ago being May 20, 1996, when a U.S. Supreme Court ruling came down against Colorado’s Amendment 2 — an addition…
The case against Monique Lynch and Hanif Sims, who were returned to Colorado from Nevada after contractors discovered the body of Sims’s nine-year-old daughter, Genesis, in the basement of a Monument home where they once lived, was already shocking. But a just-released document only ups the ante. It seems that…
“Death Knell,” Melanie Asmar, July 29 Welfare Check A state-run child-welfare system or county-run child-welfare system? After 23-plus years as a foster parent, watching child after child sent home for further abuse, I know that there is not one place in Colorado where “the buck stops” when a child is…
July was National Bison Month — but not at the Denver Zoo, which set four of the burly brown beasts free earlier this year. Well, not exactly free: If you think coyotes are a pain, just imagine what a couple of buffalo would do to back yards in Centennial. No,…
Just days after his late-July entry into the Colorado 2010 governor’s race, party-switching candidate Tom Tancredo posted a plea for campaign slogans on his Facebook page. Hopefully he’s not too busy to consider this full line of campaign-season sloganeering applied to a variety of gear, including T-shirts, campaign buttons and…
There’s nothing lamer than a lame duck — which explains why Governor Bill Ritter tends to get so little attention these days. Today, though, he reminded folks he still exists by hanging with bicycling icon Lance Armstrong during the announcement of the Quiznos Pro Challenge, a new bike race that’ll…
Late last night, shots rang out on the 1900 block of North Clinton Street in Aurora, and a sixteen-year-old just identified as Edward Darel Hickey was struck — and didn’t survive. At this point, the Aurora Police Department is sharing only the bare-bones details. Check them out below, along with…
Yep, it’s another cable news moment that’s all but indistinguishable from a bit on The Daily Show. This one comes courtesy of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, who this week played host to John Weins and Mel Hilgenberg, a fife and drum duo called the Liberty Leaders who were a popular fixture…
May these three Denver blog posts be with you. Bronco Talk’s Kyle brings us video of Kyle Orton meeting the press at Broncos camp. Is it just me, or does he already seem over the Tebow-loving media horde? Face the State’s Jared Jacang Maher looks at Michael Bennet’s Hick years…
The Coleadero Rodeo, a popular Mexican rodeo, is slated to bring its form of rough and tumble entertainment to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds this Sunday — the first of several dates at the venue over the coming weeks. This despite an array of charges against the rodeo’s promoters relating to…
Today, National Public Radio reported that Arizona’s new immigration law — parts of which are on hold — is having the effect of causing some illegal immigrants to leave, which no doubt cheers local politicians backing it. But reporter Jeff Brady says at least a dozen ‘Zona families have recently…
A person who attempts to provoke others with outrageous come-ons is referred to as a “tease.” From his suggestion to bomb Mecca to his threat to run for Colorado governor, Tom Tancredo’s lifetime of taunts makes him the king of tees. Tee-shirts, that is. And what better time to reveal…
It seems that Tim Tebow is everywhere these days. But one place he wasn’t, apparently, was on one knee in front of New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher’s girlfriend, proposing on his behalf. The claim popped up on Swisher’s Wikipedia page — and his reaction when he heard about it…
