States with legal medical marijuana have fewer opiod-related hospitalizations per capita, according to new research published early this month in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. At the same time, those states did not see an increase in hospitalizations related to the consumption of cannabis, the study determined. Yuyan…
ESPN is reporting that longtime Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, whom the Denver Broncos have been rumored to covet for months, has decided to retire from football after thirteen years in the NFL in order to pursue a broadcasting career.
Proponents of a new bill designed to combat juvenile sexting, including a University of Colorado Denver professor who literally wrote the book on the subject, believe the measure lays out proportional penalties for those who deserve them without punishing victims. In addition, the legislation allows individuals who unwittingly receive a photo that could technically constitute child pornography a way to avoid sanction, but only if they get rid of it in a finite amount of time rather than hanging on to the image.
On April 3 governors of the four states that were first to legalize recreational marijuana — John Hickenlooper in Colorado, Jay Inslee in Washington, Kate Brown in Oregon and Bill Walker in Alaska— sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, urging them to respect the rights of the states to pass such measures.
On April 12, a Colorado House committee will vote on a bill that would remove a stipulation that drivers for ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft get medically cleared to drive in Colorado. SB17-043 passed the Republican-controlled Senate in late January. Currently, medical exams are performed by a driver’s doctor or…
Last year, Denver Police and other city departments conducted multiple sweeps of homeless encampments. The operations proved controversial, especially given allegations by individuals experiencing homelessness that at some of the sweeps, their personal belongings were thrown away by the city without a means to retrieve them — a potential violation of the…
Jessie Oliver, 34, has been convicted of a September 2015 double shooting that killed Bobby Brown, also 34, and critically wounded a teenage girl. An arrest affidavit in the case reveals that he was arrested in near-record time because a Denver police officer just happened to be close enough the gunfire to see the scene of the crime and hear what went down.
HBO’s Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, which has become the go-to spot for what is essentially investigative comedy, devoted the lion’s share of its latest episode to a shredding of current federal marijuana laws. And among the stories Oliver used to illustrate his points were several from Colorado that Westword has covered for years.
The fourth annual NoCo Hemp Expo this past weekend featured more than 130 vendors and 60 speakers, all sharing information about this amazing plant. Here are ten things we learned about hemp, from its history to its modern-day applications.
This past Saturday, April 1, Cole Barker, a 35-year-old from Georgetown, was laid to rest in Mount Vernon, Texas, after suffering a fatal ski accident at the Loveland Ski Area. Barker died on March 24, one day before the passing of Michael Black, a 56-year-old Floridian and part-time Pagosa Springs resident, who succumbed to injuries suffered on March 21 at Wolf Creek Ski Area. They are the eleventh and twelfth people to die at a Colorado ski resort during the 2016-2017 season, which was already deadlier than 2015-2016.
Tuesday, April 4, marks the return of street sweeping in Denver, that glorious time of year where we might as well all budget for the inevitable tickets that will come after we forget to move our cars to make way for sweepers. It’s a headache any neighborhood in Denver can…
We just published the Best of Denver 2017, our 34th annual celebration of the city. And there’s plenty to celebrate: great new restaurants, classic Colorado institutions. The Best of Denver is packed with hundreds of reasons we’re high on the Mile High City, but some readers aren’t persuaded. Says Jackson: …
The NoCo Hemp Expo is one of the largest gatherings of hemp companies in the world. In it’s fourth year, the expo features more than 130 exhibitor businesses and more than 60 industry speakers. The expo continues in Loveland this weekend, but we got a peek Friday and found multiple companies we want to write home about. Here are the businesses we couldn’t wait to tell mom about.
Forget warmer weather, longer days and leaves and flowers returning. For anyone who parks on the streets in Denver, the months from April through November are known for one thing: street sweeping, which resumes on Tuesday, April 4. Cities around the world use street sweeping to keep dirt and debris…
Five measures concerning marijuana were introduced in Congress on March 30. Three came from Oregon lawmakers regarding taxes, baking restrictions and descheduling marijuana; Representative Jared Polis reintroduced his 2015 legislation that would essentially regulate marijuana like alcohol, and another bill that would give people in states with legalized marijuana extra…
April is the cruelest month, or so says the poet T.S. Eliot. But good ol’ T.S. never visited Denver in April, when it’s sunny and potentially snowy, where the wind is blowing in the warmth of the coming summer, and when people are inadvisably starting to wear Crocs, which go against all sense of fashion and decorum. (Actually, that last part is pretty cruel. Score one for the poet.)
Radio company Entercom announced today that as of Monday, April 3, KS 107.5 FM will no longer run the Larry and Kathie J show, after contract negotiations imploded between the corporation and the hosts.
On March 30, Representative Jared Polis re-introduced the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, as colleagues introduced four other measures in the U.S. House of Representatives that would protect states with legal marijuana from threatened action by the Trump administration.
How to make your I-70 experience enjoyable (seriously).
What’s a good strain to start with if you’re just starting to grow marijuana? Our Stoner has the answer.
Officials at Denver International Airport have changed their minds about evenly distributing airport permits among Denver’s seven licensed cab companies. They had previously determined that each cab company would receive 36 airport permits starting April 1, reducing the number of taxis at the airport from 321 to 252 per day…
In an effort to curb the illegal marijuana market in Colorado, the Colorado Senate approved HB 1220 yesterday by a unanimous vote; the measure will set a new, lower limit for the number of plants a medical patient or caregiver may raise in a residential area.
