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The Worst, Most Hypocritical Gubernatorial Campaign Ads So Far
Campaign ads for the hottest political race of the season are taking over television screens and are even popping up over your favorite YouTube videos. From Vic Mitchell’s paranoid ramblings of Colorado becoming California and Polis’ #epicfail on his anti-gun ad, we’ve cherry-picked the worst and the funniest ads in the run up to the primary election for Colorado governor.
Veronica Carpio: What the Hemp Foods Bill Could Mean for Colorado
“More always needs to be done,” says Veronica Carpio, “and will be over next few years, but the goal will always be to treat hemp like corn or carrots.”
Catering Workers at DIA Trying to Unionize Take Fight to United Airlines Headquarters
Catering employees with United Airlines that want to unionize held demonstrations around the country, including at DIA, on Wednesday.
Claim: Boulder Assault Weapons Ban Forces Gun Owners Into the Closet
The Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against Boulder’s recently enacted assault weapons ban. But in talking about the suit, he goes well beyond a traditional defense of the Second Amendment, arguing that the measure discriminates against gun owners in ways Boulderites would never permit if the persons targeted were homosexuals.
How a Marijuana Researcher Talks to Her Kids About Pot
Marijuana researcher Elizabeth D’Amico is the mother of two teenagers, and she’s built a national reputation when it comes to advice about how parents should talk to their kids about pot.
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Red Flag Bill Author on What Went Wrong in 2018 — and How to Win Next Year
“What I learned listening to the people talking about it on the floor, there was a clear misunderstanding of what the policy actually did.”
Buds and Beats: With Cannabis, Brittany Greer DJs and Avoids Alcohol
“Holistic health and living have never felt more symbiotic with any other substance.”
Loveland Ski Area Safety Violations in Adam Lee Death: His Widow Reacts
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a withering preliminary report about the late 2017 death of forty-year-old Loveland Ski Area employee Adam Lee, who suffered crushing chest injuries while working on the Magic Carpet, a motorized beltway used to teach kids how to ski.
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Looping Case Charges Dismissed for Seven Sweet Leaf Budtenders
Two are still charged with misdemeanors, and six more face felony charges.
Ask a Stoner: I Accidentally Ate an Edible. When Can I Breastfeed?
Research on the impacts of cannabis on consumers who breastfeed are extremely limited.
Aurora Pays $335K in Police Stomping Case but Admits No Wrongdoing
The City of Aurora has agreed to pony up $335,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against three members of the Aurora Police Department by OyZhana Williams over a 2015 incident during which she was roughed up and had her head stomped in the parking lot of a hospital where her boyfriend was being treated for a gunshot wound.
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Denver Salaries: What 2018 College Grads Can Make for 10 Different Jobs
The average starting salary for a 2018 college graduate who lands a job in Denver is just over $53,000, according to a new study. The total is a bit higher than the national average, and that’s also the case for average salaries in ten specific professions. However, wages are currently higher in seven of nine other major cities analyzed as part of the report, as seen by data shared here.
Everything You Need to Know About Voting in the Colorado Primaries
On June 26, Coloradans will vote in primaries, and for the first time, unaffiliated voters can take part, thanks to a 2016 ballot measure. That’s good news for democracy, but it also makes voting a bit more complicated this year.
400-Plus Fake IDs Seized in Breck Pot Shops Since 2015, Most From Tourists
Plenty of underage tourists who come to Colorado seem to think a bogus identification card will work just as well at a pot shop as it will at a bar. But according to Haley Littleton, spokesperson for the Town of Breckenridge, which has cataloged at least 428 fake ID cases since February 2015 with no end in sight, they’re wrong.
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What Are Colorado’s Congressional Reps Doing to Protect the Marijuana Industry?
The two Colorado representatives joined other lawmakers at a gathering in Washington, D.C., on May 23.
Evolab in Canadian Marijuana Partnership That Could Go Global
The company joins a short list of Colorado companies jumping into the Canadian market.
Meet Greg Lopez, Underdog Governor Candidate Who’s Shaking Up the Race
Former Parker mayor Greg Lopez and Colorado 2018 gubernatorial candidate shocked the political establishment when he guaranteed his place on the Colorado Republican Party primary ballot by earning more than 30 percent support at the April 14 state assembly. He describes his surprising victory and the policies he sees as setting him apart from the still-sizable pack in the wide ranging conversation below.
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Eight Most Shocking Findings in Denver Opioid Report
“Denver Needs Assessment on Opioid Use,” a new report from Denver Public Health & Environment, is filled with revelations about the scope of a growing problem in the Mile High City. And plenty of them qualify as genuinely startling.
Aurora Theater Attack Victim’s Parents Visit Santa Fe, Texas
After the May 18 assault at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, in which eight students and two teachers were killed and thirteen wounded, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, who became gun law reform activists following the murder of their daughter, Jessica Ghawi, during the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, traveled to the scene with the goal of using their experience to help prepare those who lost loved ones for the many traumas to come.
Why Colorado Tokers Love Black Mamba
Kobe Bryant chucked a lot of junk at the hoop and had poor stats in clutch moments, but his delusional fans still try to inject his name into conversations about LeBron and MJ. (Feel free to email me your hot takes that argue otherwise.) Needless to say, I’m not a…
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Sovereign “Judge” Bruce Doucette Sentenced to 38 Years in Prison
One of the most notable figures in America proselytizing and exercising “sovereign” ideology, Bruce Doucette, was sentenced to 38 years in Colorado state prison