Two of Denver’s Early Cannabis Players Take on New Challenges
Now that more places are considering legalizing cannabis, some of Colorado’s early pot players are moving on to new jobs.
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How Nurse Tom Moore Got Away With Groping Patients for a Decade
In 2016, as we’ve reported, at least eleven women accused nurse Tom Moore of improperly touching them while he was supposed to be providing medical care. Now, he’s been given a twelve-year sentence for unlawful sexual contact in the 17th Judicial District, to run concurrently with a dozen year jolt previously doled out in Weld County. But according to one of Moore’s multiple arrest affidavits, the amount of time he’s been ordered to serve is only a little longer that the decade during which he allegedly used his profession as a means to violate one female victim after another.
This Is the Day Accused Pit Bull Bandit Is Going to Die
The owners of Bandit say that the dog is a boxer mix. But as we’ve reported, officials in Aurora believe he’s a type of pit bull, a breed banned in the community for a decade-plus, and they’ve spent more than a year trying to put him to death over a January 2017 biting incident. Today, March 2, they’ll succeed. He’s scheduled to be euthanized at the Aurora animal shelter this morning.
Did Hancock Throw Ex-Pal Under Bus to Save Himself in Sexy Text Scandal?
The fallout has been considerable in the wake of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s apology for inappropriate texts sent to Denver police officer Leslie Branch-Wise. The latest example comes from an attorney representing Wayne McDonald, a former Hancock friend and onetime City of Denver employee who won a $200,000 settlement four years after filing a lawsuit over his 2012 firing, which had reportedly been prompted by “inappropriate comments” he’d made to Branch-Wise, then a part of the mayor’s security team. According to the lawyer, Milwaukee-based William Sulton, corresponding via email, Hancock told untruths about McDonald after sacking him, and in alluding to him during his video apology to Branch-Wise, “Mayor Hancock caused the same false statements to be published about Mr. McDonald.”
No Explicit Due Process for Employees Harassed by Supervisors or Elected Officials
Most workplaces inform employees how to handle sexual harassment claims. But notably absent from the City of Denver’s Code of Conduct and Discipline and Dispute Resolution processes are what employees should do if their harasser is their supervisor or an elected official.
Juror Challenges Cause Mistrial in Cannabis Church’s Fight With Denver
So many potential jurors were challenged that the city’s case against the church ended in a mistrial on February 28.
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A Massive Complex in Lakewood Could House 1,000 Homeless
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless won a battle against the feds to utilize a lot in Lakewood to house the formerly homeless.
Rally Next Week Will Call for Mayor Hancock’s Resignation
#TimeUPHancock protesters will meet at the front steps of the City and County building to call on Mayor Hancock to resign after he admitted to sending suggestive text messages to a former subordinate.
New Poll Shows Jason Crow Ahead of Mike Coffman
A new poll shows Mike Coffman trailing Jason Crow. But there’s plenty of time for Coffman to make up ground.
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Ex-Pot Shop Owner Rocky Pedersen Blames Robbery Spree on Heroin Habit
In March 2017, as we’ve reported, former Longmont medical marijuana dispensary owner Rocky Pedersen was arrested for an AR-15-toting pot-shop robbery spree. He’s now been sentenced to fourteen years behind bars for a series of crimes that he blames on his switch from cannabis to heroin.
Claim: Rep Said Killers Lobbied for Gun-Free Schools Before Columbine Attack
An attendee at a town hall in Erie held following the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida says pro-gun state representative Lori Saine supported her argument that teachers should be armed by claiming Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had supported gun control and lobbied the state legislature to make schools gun-free zones to prevent return fire during the lethal April 20, 1999 attack that took the lives of twelve students and a teacher. Moreover, the account is backed by two others who were also at the town hall.
Michael Hancock Text Scandal Fallout: Angry Cops, Sex Harassment Training
The fallout from Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s apology for inappropriate texts sent to Denver police detective Leslie Branch-Wise when she was on his security detail in 2011 and 2012 has been fast, furious and, at times, contradictory. Hancock has been lambasted by two different police organizations and chided by powerful politicos, with one former city council member calling on him to resign. Meanwhile, the City of Denver has announced that it is developing new sexual harassment training for city employees even though Hancock continues to insist that he didn’t sexually harass Branch-Wise, and the head of a notorious Denver prostitution ring says the mayor was a client.
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Why Cops Assaulted the “Most Vulnerable Person in Brighton”
Joshua Sands is “the most vulnerable person in Brighton” according to attorney David Lane, and that makes what happened to him even more shocking. Sands, who has autism, was assaulted and tased by six members of the Brighton Police Department after being mistaken for a murder suspect who was already behind bars at the time.
Enjoy a Night Inside With These Five Funky Hybrids
Draw the blinds, lower the lights and clean out that bong, because we’re getting baked tonight.
“I Need a F*ck Buddy”: The Case Against Representative Steve Lebsock
On the evening of February 27, around the same time that Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued a video apology for inappropriate text messages sent to a Denver police officer, representatives for KC Becker, the Colorado House of Representative’s majority leader, publicly issued documents about alleged impropriety by Representative Steve Lebsock, a Thornton Democrat accused of sexually harassing at least eleven women, including fellow rep Faith Winter and lobbyist Holly Tarry. One passage maintains that Lebsock said to one complainant, “Don’t you need a fuck buddy? I need a fuck buddy.”
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Can Mayor Michael Hancock Survive Sexual Harassment Claims?
Last night, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued an extraordinary video apology for what his office has termed “inappropriate behavior” toward Denver Police Detective Leslie Branch-Wise when she was part of his security detail approximately six years ago. The clip, on view below, was prompted by Branch-Wise’s participation in a Denver7 report in which she shared text messages from Hancock, one of which asked if she’d ever taken a pole-dancing course before warning her, “Be careful! I’m curious;)!”
Why Colorado Tokers Love Killer Queen
Guaranteed to blow your mind — anytime.
Denver Issues License to City’s First Pot Lounge
After years of making little ground in Colorado, social cannabis consumption is finally starting to see some progression.
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Will the FCC Sink Pirate Radio in Colorado?
For the last two months, the FCC has been attacking pirate radio stations in this state.
Homeless Class Action Lawsuit Could Be Heading Toward “Monster Trial”
Attorney Jason Flores-Williams provides an update on the federal lawsuit in which thousands of people experiencing homelessness are suing Denver for violating their constitutional rights during sweeps.
Terrapin-Backed Bill Would Allow Dispensary Tasting Rooms
If passed, the proposal would create the first statewide licensing program for cannabis consumption.
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Alexis Bortell, 12, Won’t Let Court Loss Stop Jeff Sessions Medical Pot Fight
Last year, then-eleven-year-old Colorado resident and medical marijuana patient Alexis Bortell joined other plaintiffs in a lawsuit against pot-hating Attorney General Jeff Sessions over federal scheduling of cannabis. Yesterday, February 26, a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the suit, but Bortell, now twelve, wasn’t distressed. Shortly after the news went public, a post appeared on her Facebook page reading, “We were ready. Smile. We know #SCOTUS [Supreme Court of the United States] is where we are probably going.”