It’s just a matter of time until the nation embraces recreational use of marijuana, according to a Gallup study released Wednesday morning. “As more states legalize marijuana, the question of whether the drug should be legal may become when it will be legal,” Gallup reports. After Pew released a survey…
“It’s been a very good year.” Jay North, the state chairman of the Libertarian Party, is being modest. According to the latest voter-registration statistics, the number of registered Libertarians in Colorado grew over 26 percent since January. Republicans added about 4 percent, Democrats about 7 percent. We spoke to North…
Donald Trump Jr. made plenty of news during his visit to Colorado this week — a lot of it embarrassing or worse. Junior was denied a campaign stop at the Sink in Boulder around the same time that remarks surfaced about a joke he’d made about the Aurora theater shooting. On…
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will square off tonight, October 19, for the third and final presidential debate. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Clinton and Trump will probably bring up a lot of personal drama, definitely not shake hands, and, if we’re lucky,…
Earlier this year, Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet seemed to be one of the most vulnerable of all U.S. Senators up for reelection. But if he’s feeling the heat from Republican senatorial nominee Darryl Glenn, who most polls show Bennet leading comfortably, he certainly isn’t showing any sweat. During a campaign…
The strain world moves too fast for any one person to keep up with all of the changes. I’m happy to try, but even ol’ Herb can’t stay high all day every day. These days, most pot shops I visit have at least one or two strains that I’ve never…
What we Google says a lot about us — and about where we live. That’s the thesis (to use a particularly highfalutin term) at the heart of an Estately post headlined “How-To Questions Each State Googles More Frequently Than Any Other State.” The site used Google Autocomplete to compile hundreds of…
Among the biggest drug busts ever on Colorado’s eastern plains began with a man who’d been shot in the hand. It ended with two arrests and seven pounds’ worth of meth valued at $320,000. And that’s not to mention the 51 pounds of marijuana. “We’ve been seeing an increase in…
After agreeing in August to participate in an October 18 debate, Citizens for a Healthy Pueblo has pulled out. The anti-pot group is sponsoring Question 200 on the county ballot in November. Question 200 would effectively halt all commercial cultivation and the sale of recreational marijuana. Hosted by the League…
In the shadow of the State Capitol, at the intersection of Sherman Street and Colfax Avenue, sits a handsome limestone edifice with brass doors and tall Corinthian columns, home to the Colorado Department of Education. Inside the heavy doors, a hushed great hall beckons. A peaceful place, its cool marble…
Leah Burkett isn’t giving up her fight against a Zocalo Community Development project that will put a 160-unit apartment complex near a house she owns in downtown Littleton. Burkett is asking Arapahoe County District Court Judge Kurt Horton to take another look a lawsuit she’d filed against Zocalo and the…
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we’re taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Yesterday, we posted “Why You Should Vote Yes for Amendment 71, to Raise the Bar on Amendments,” featuring an interview with a proponent…
Over the years in this space, we’ve periodically offered mini-tours of the most expensive homes for sale in Denver — and a look at our most recent roundup, published in early 2014, demonstrates how much hotter the Denver housing market has gotten over the past two-plus years. The most expensive home on…
Dear Stoner: Some people say vaporizers will make your weed last longer, but others swear that the old “one-hitter” or “dugout” is the best way to stretch your stash. What are your thoughts on this? Eric Dear Eric: Size, quality and temperature are the most important variables for vaporizers. I…
Update: In March, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced the filing of six sexual assault counts against Canada’s Colby Messer in relation to alleged activities at the Grand Hyatt the previous November. The details contained in a police report on view below made it one of this year’s most disturbing stories —…
Every month, Sensi Night brings together tokers from all over town to network, smoke and chat with cannabis companies about their products. Last week they gathered at City Hall, where they visited with representatives from more than sixty companies, learning about their products and services. As guests came and went, they could stop…
Support of social use has taken to the skies…or close enough. Supporters of Initiated Ordinance 300 (I-300), which would permit the consumption of cannabis in some private establishments around Denver, have erected a billboard on the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Lincoln Street. As we’ve previously reported, social use wouldn’t automatically be allowed…
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we’re taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Today we examine Amendment 71 by way of an interview with a spokeswoman for the campaign. Tomorrow we’ll highlight a Q&A with a…
A surprising number of Coloradans work in Denver but live in unincorporated Douglas County…although they generally refer to themselves as residents of local townships: Deckers, Sedalia, Castle Pines Village, etc. These are towns that Denverites know from their local news, places where weather happens, fires rage and citizens live…but where…
In recent weeks, two men, Spencer Siroky and David Tatum, were sentenced for a violent marijuana heist in Westminster circa July 2015 and a third, Fredy Castillo, is still wanted for the crime after jumping bail. But even if Castillo was in custody, the story wouldn’t be over for a victim of…
Our cannabis calendar is full of events this week that should help prepare you for some big tings to come at the end of October. Keep reading for the details… Cannabis Society’s Toasty Tuesday Tuesday, October 18 Join cannabis advocates and professionals at the launch of the first Toasty Tuesday…
At 7 p.m. tonight, Colorado Republican senatorial nominee Darryl Glenn will appear alongside Senator Michael Bennet in a one-hour Channel 20 broadcast — their only televised debate. It’s also the pair’s last scheduled square-off, and while we don’t know the subjects that will be discussed, Glenn will undoubtedly be asked about…
