Buddies Wellness LLC is having a tough week. The medical marijuana cultivator, which sells its products through La Bodega dispensary, voluntarily recalled its concentrates because of possible pesticide contamination July 25. But it didn’t end there: On July 27, the City of Denver announced that Buddies Wellness was the first Denver marijuana grower recalling marijuana for mold and mites.
Peter Smith, a Democratic candidate for state Senate District 32, vowed this week to fight for something that no other candidates in the state senate race have on their platforms: long-term protection for residents effected by the infamous I-70 expansion project in north Denver.
Researchers at the Boulder-based NIST are taking air pollution to the next level with drone technology.
Jordan Dry, who was already in jail on drugs and weapons allegations, has now been accused of witness tampering for saying exactly what his lawyer told him not to over a monitored jail phone before claiming, “I don’t want to get any kind of tampering charges or anything.”
Even with more than 13,000 new apartment units expected to be available in metro Denver by the end of 2017, rent prices remain high in the city and suburbs, with a two-bedroom in the priciest current neighborhood going for nearly $3,000 per month. But that’s a bargain compared to the most expensive condos available in Denver right now. Indeed, the rent for one of them actually hits the five-figure mark.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has affirmed the conviction of Harold Henthorn, who authorities say killed his second wife, Dr. Toni Henthorn, by pushing her off Deer Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012. In so doing, the jurists unanimously rejected Henthorn’s argument that the original court biased the jury against him by allowing testimony about the suspicious death of Henthorn’s first wife, Lynn, and a serious accident suffered by Toni the year before her death.
On July 27, the Committee voted to include a budget amendment that prevents the Department of Justice from using any federal money to prevent States from “implementing a law that authorizes the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.”
If you’re vegan, you not only want to avoid animal products, you want to make sure anything you eat is clean and pesticide-free. That means edibles, too. Here are four sites stocked with recipes if you want to make your own.
A settlement has been reached in the case of Grant Neal, a CSU Pueblo student and football player who was suspended for what a witness believed was a non-consensual sexual encounter with a female athletic trainer. But as part of the pact, neither the university nor Neal’s legal representatives will say how the matter was resolved or if any money changed hands.
The owners of a “luxury smoke lounge” have filed suit against Trinidad officials, claiming the city is courting out-of-state tourists with its burgeoning cannabis industry, yet providing them with no legal way to consume their purchases.
This morning, July 27, AM 760, an iHeartMedia station that experienced a major shakeup just over three months ago with the departure of former wide receiver turned broadcaster Ed McCaffrey, as described in our previous coverage, on view below, has undergone a format flip. The outlet’s mix of syndicated programming and local sports coverage has been revamped as Orange & Blue Radio, whose sole focus will be the Denver Broncos.
In a series of morning tweets, President Trump announced the U.S. would no longer allow transgender individuals like Castle Rock’s Emma Shinn to serve in the military.
Pit bulls are banned in eight Colorado cities, with the policy having resulted in thousands of dogs from the breed getting euthanized in Denver alone over the years. But far from being outlawed, a dog named Kara is actually enforcing the law as the only official narcotics-detection pit bull for a state law-enforcement agency, the all-volunteer Colorado Mounted Rangers.
Convicted meth dealer Raymond Cordova has pleaded guilty to desecrating a human body in the tragic case of Kelly Mae Myers, an eighteen-year-old Grand Junction resident. Authorities now believe Myers, who went missing in late 2014, died of an overdose while in the company of Cordova, who cut up her body and stuffed it into a suitcase that was found several months later.
Prices at dispensaries can vary heavily, so how much is too much at the cash register? Our Stoner answers.
On Tuesday, the Colorado Rapid Response Network confirmed five ICE raids throughout Colorado, that occurred on Monday and Tuesday, July 24 and 25.
Buddies Wellness LLC, also known as La Bodega dispensary, has issued a voluntary recall on medical marijuana concentrates effective immediately.
Colorado Common Cause, a Denver-based advocacy group, is shedding light on the political influence that ALEC has had on Colorado lawmakers.
Good news—Frontier Airlines is hiring. And not a moment too soon, it seems, based on the spectacular flame-out of Frontier’s recently departed Head of Corporate Communications Jim Faulkner, who lists “crisis communications” as one of his responsibilities on his LinkedIn profile. One has to wonder if he got a little mixed up as to what that term implies. We do not think that means what you think it means, Mr. Faulkner.Faulkner’s inadvisable attack on 9News’ Kyle Clark—after a clear misinterpretation of a snarky Frontier Airlines story on Clark’s newstastic show Next, ended his career at the airline at least one day early—opening the door for another equally gifted communications expert to grace Denver’s hometown airline. But what are the requirements for the gig? Here are ten suggestions.
Rocker and gun lover Ted Nugent has waded into the 2018 race for Colorado governor, Facebook-posting an endorsement of 18th Judicial District DA George Brauchler, who’s best known nationally for having prosecuted the Aurora theater shooting case. As the Nuge sang on the 1977 hard-rock classic album Cat Scratch Fever, “Wang dang sweet poontang!”
It’s just over a month before the 2017 edition of Denver Go Topless Day, which is scheduled for August 26. But in the run-up to that event, Fort Collins continues to fight a temporary restraining order issued earlier this year against the enforcement of a public-indecency ordinance that includes the words “the breast or breasts of a female,” despite a statement from the ruling judge that he would likely rule against the community on constitutional grounds. This stance exasperates co-plaintiff Brit Hoagland, who continues to follow the case even after leaving FoCo, as well as regular criticism by residents and officials opposed to topless equality.
Thirteen people associated with Hoppz’ Cropz stores in Colorado Springs, including co-owners Joseph Hooper, also known as “Joey Hops,” and Dara Wheatley, nicknamed “Boss Lady,” have been indicted on charges that they illegally distributed nearly 200 pounds of marijuana in a variation on the sort of “free” pot giveaway schemes that date back to the days before and just after the launch of legal recreational cannabis sales.
