Underage Pot Use Down in Colorado
Programs like D.A.R.E. and the Just Say No campaign might not have worked to keep the nation’s youth from smoking pot, but it’s possiblet that legalization could.
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Colorado Death-Penalty Expert Michael Radelet on Latest Push to Ban Executions
Michael Radelet, author of a book on the history of executions in Colorado, talks about the latest push to ban the death penalty in the state.
Ready, Set, Action: Education and Advocacy Events in Denver, February 13-19
There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in politics this week, ranging from educational programming to more protests.
Why We Don’t Know How Many Domestic-Violence Fatalities There Are
If passed, a new bill will create a Colorado domestic violence fatality review board and mandate that agencies throughout the state gather and share details about fatal and near-death domestic-violence. The result, state senator Lucia Guzman believes, will be a more complete picture of this particularly horrific crime. “After we have that,” she says, “we can hopefully move into a prevention mode.”
Nathan Valdez Second Person Busted in Tim Cruz’s RTD Light-Rail Station Murder
Nathan Valdez, the nineteen-year-old wanted for the killing of Tim Cruz, 32, at the 12th and Sheridan light-rail station on February 7, has been taken into custody. He is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder.
99 Denver Hit-and-Runs in Six Days: See Where They Happened
How many hit-and-runs are there in Denver? We analyzed Denver Police Department traffic-accident data for the first six days of February, and by our count, a staggering 99 hit-and-runs took place over that span, including 22 of them on a single day.
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Colorado Reports $1.3 Billion in Marijuana Sales in 2016
The Colorado Department of Revenue just released its final statistics for 2016, the state’s third year of recreational marijuana sales. And taken together, MMJ and recreational marijuana accounted for $1.3 billion in sales, and nearly $200 million in state tax revenue.
Reader: If Protesters Pay Them, Will Politicians Listen?
The park outside of Senator Cory Gardner’s office in downtown Denver has become a popular spot for protesters.
Ten Funniest Signs From Denver’s Stand With Planned Parenthood Protest
Though the Colorado Stands with Planned Parenthood rally at Skyline Park today, February 11, was dead-ass serious, attendees didn’t fail to come up with some funny and poignant signs. The rally drew a proud feminist crowd of both men and women, young and old, to Senator Cory Gardner’s office in downtown Denver to demand that the Republican senator not support any attempts in Congress to de-fund the health-services provider.
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As Immigration Raids Spread, Mayor Hancock Tries to Reassure Denver
“I know that we all went to bed and woke up with images of round-ups in this country,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said at a forum on immigration and refugees on Saturday, February 11. “We acknowledge that President Trump’s actions have wreaked havoc on this nation.” Mayor Hancock spoke before…
Weed Porn: Best Marijuana-Infused Chocolates for Valentine’s Day
What’s better than getting your honey a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day? Getting cannabis chocolates for your honey on Valentine’s Day. Here’s our rundown of some of the best chocolates in town:
Ten of Our Stories About Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Rights, Abortion
As the first state to legalize abortion and home to Dr. Warren Hern, one of the country’s only late-term abortion providers, Colorado has always played a big role in the reproductive rights debate.
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Ready, Set, Action: Five Ways to Get Politically Involved This Weekend
The political actions just keep coming. Here are five ways to get involved in Denver, February 11-12, 2017
Standing Rock Protesters Shut Down Wells Fargo in Downtown Denver
When Wells Fargo employees and security guards saw more than one hundred indigenous activists and allies marching down Broadway from the State Capitol to Wells Fargo’s corporate office at Broadway and 17th Avenue, they tried to seal off the building.
Seven of the Most Galling GoFundMe Campaigns
A recent spate of tire-slashing incidents in the Stapleton area prompted someone to start a GoFundMe campaign to (somehow) help reimburse those affected by the vandalism. While this seems nice on the surface — and we’re sure the initial impetus was positive — it also seems remarkably insular and insensitive, even coming from Stapleton.
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Think Denver’s Getting Crowded? Be Glad You’re Not in Paris!
No offense to the City of Lights, but Denver is just a lot less dense.
CSU Baller Nicho Garcia Punched Man Who Asked That He Stop Pissing by Him?
On February 3, 2016, Colorado State University football coach Mike Bobo tweeted excitedly about offensive lineman Nicho Garcia formally committing to play for the CSU Rams. Exactly one year later, we’re guessing Bobo’s enthusiasm has been tempered. Garcia has yet to play a single game for the Rams, and his chances of doing so in 2017 took one helluva blow after he was arrested for allegedly punching out a guy who had the unmitigated gall to ask that Garcia stop urinating next to him outside their apartment complex.
OJAI Energetics Introduces the Next Generation of CBD
Coloradoans are known for our commitment to sustainable practices and organic products, but this California CBD company has many of us beat. OJAI Energetics is the first company in the hemp space to get certification as a B Corporation — a designation for companies who are leaders of global movements and use business as a force for good.
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Pot Taxes Pay for Public-Health Approach to Drug Use Under “Game-Changing” Plan
This week, the Colorado Department of Human Services, in conjunction with Governor John Hickenlooper’s office, formally requested that the General Assembly allocate more than $6 million annually from the state’s marijuana-tax cash fund for a new program that would offer help to chronic drug users as opposed to criminalizing them. Art Way, senior director for criminal-justice reform for the national Drug Policy Alliance and director of the organization’s Colorado chapter, which worked closely with state agencies in crafting the proposal (it’s on view below), sees the impact of this approach as potentially revolutionary for those struggling with addictions to heroin and other heavy narcotics.
Colorado Marijuana Sales, Licenses Increase in the First Half of 2016
Recently released stats from Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division for the first six months of 2016 reflect what we already knew: cannabis cultivation and sales are on the rise.
Jeopardy Contestants Get Booted by Denver’s Most Infamous Invention
The Denver Boot makes a guest appearance on Jeopardy.
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Jeff Sessions’s Confirmation Spurs Pot Biz Pain, GOP Pleasure, Immigration Worries
The confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General in the administration of President Donald Trump was touted by Senator Cory Gardner, who voted to confirm the former Alabama senator shortly after doing likewise for new Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a donor, along with her family, of nearly $50,000 to the Colorado Republican. But the news isn’t being cheered by Colorado’s other senator, Democrat Michael Bennet, or marijuana-industry representatives fearful that Sessions, a vocal pot hater, will soon order a crackdown on cannabis sales in Colorado and beyond.