The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has denied petitions filed by two former governors and a New Mexico psychiatric nurse practitioner five years ago requesting that the DEA reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I substance, according to documents filed with the Federal Register today, August 11 — but the agency did decide…
Colorado public school kids might not have traipse down to the 7-Eleven for their daily Diet Mountain Dew fix. Diet sodas will likely be allowed back in the vending machines at Colorado’s public schools, thanks to the state Board of Education, which voted 4-3 Wednesday to change Colorado’s “Healthy Beverages…
For any pet lover — hell, for any thinking, feeling human being — the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals video focusing on Thornton’s Jurassic Pets is difficult to watch. The description of the clip, first posted in December 2014 (two months after PETA shared the footage, plus witness…
After Denver Police detectives left the interrogation room, the suspect they were questioning about a murder began to mumble to himself. At least, that’s what a video recording of the interrogation suggested. The problem was that detectives could not hear exactly what the man was saying under his breath; the…
The collective head of planetary sports media exploded this week when agents for former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow announced that he’s interested in tackling a career in Major League Baseball and will be holding a try-out for teams later this month. Never mind that he hasn’t played baseball since…
Authorities in Santa Fe, New Mexico recently confirmed that human remains found in wilderness outside the city have been positively identified as Randy Bilyeu, a 54-year-old from Broomfield. In January, Bilyeu disappeared after heading to New Mexico to look for treasure — specifically what’s described as a $2 million cache…
Dear Stoner: I saw your profile on Durban Poison and the pure effects of landrace strains. Are there any others to look out for? I like to know what to expect when I smoke. Taylor Dear Taylor: Landrace strains like Durban Poison come from pure genetics, but they don’t have…
In 2011, Matthew Weatherspoon made headlines in Denver for stabbing his girlfriend’s bulldog puppy — in self-defense, he insisted at the time. Now, Weatherspoon is back in the news — this time for mistreating a human being. According to the 18th Judicial District DA’s office, he was the first person to go…
Douglas County residents can no longer legally grow 99 marijuana plants in each household. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday, August 9, to reduce that number to twelve. The new ordinance regulates the growth, cultivation and processing of marijuana in private residences, echoing ordinances passed in the…
Last year, Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law a bill that made DUIs a class 4 felony under certain circumstances. Among them: The violation must occur after three prior convictions for DWAI, DUI or DUI per se and the offender’s blood alcohol content has to be at least .15 —…
The tragic death of Michelle Walters during this past weekend’s Ironman Boulder competition returned the spotlight to cycling safety — or the lack thereof. Fatal cycling accidents are a far-too-regular occurrence in these parts, and the risks cyclists face on a daily basis are magnified by bike rage, a phenomenon that…
Money from marijuana is helping keep Pueblo’s budget out of the red, but in November that green could dry up. Pueblo City Council determined that residents be allowed to decide whether to stop licensing recreational marijuana stores in a 6 to 1 vote on Monday, August 8. Initially, recreational pot…
Days after last year’s Ironman Boulder challenge, competitor Brian Godlove died of causes associated with the race, including dehydration. The latest Ironman Boulder, staged yesterday, brought a different kind of tragedy. McCook, Nebraska’s Michelle Walters, 34, was killed after being struck by a vehicle during the race. Thus far, the Colorado State…
Conejos County Sheriff’s Office The official search for Mr. Keller has been suspended but the investigation is continuing. We have exhausted the search resources available to us for the time being and have uncovered no information that would lead us to believe that continuing to search right now is the…
Last December, statistics showed that Colorado is the second fastest growing state in the country (behind only North Dakota) thanks to the addition of more than 100,000 new residents between July 2014 and July 2015. And a large percentage of them wound up in the Denver area. But where did they…
Two years ago, when Joseph Valverde was shot and killed by a Denver police officer in broad daylight at a public park, the incident got less attention than might otherwise have been the case — and for a very unusual reason. A short time after Valverde’s death, on the same July…
Is Colorado’s election system “rigged”? That’s what Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has suggested. But there’s no better day than today to see democracy in action at the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, where all signatures on petitions for measures aiming for the statewide November ballot are due at 3…
After confiscating about 254 marijuana plants found nestled in a corn field last week, deputies in Grayson County, Kentucky left the growers a note: thanks for the weed! In addition to thanking the still-unknown culprits for the nearly $600,000 worth of marijuana, deputies also began to taunt the growers on…
On August 5, 2015, three million gallons of toxic mine-mustard were released into the headwaters of Colorado’s Animas River, wreaking havoc on the natural ecosystem from Silverton down to Durango and beyond. The cleanup — both physical and political — is still ongoing, and the aftermath of that year-old mess got…
Oh what a difference a few months make. In early September, running back Montee Ball was a member of the Denver Broncos squad that would go on to win Super Bowl 50. Now, however, he’s a free agent without an NFL job, as well as an arrestee charged with battery…
“You,” says the Grand Junction woman in a Facebook video. “Your kind. You’re the ones that gives brown people the bad name. Just fucking want to get something for nothing. Well, get your ass a job if you don’t have one.” At that point in the clip, which is on view…
Our most recent post about the 16th Street Mall deals with proposed changes to the roadway and discussion about potentially eliminating bus service along the route. But many commenters turned the topic from aesthetics and transportation to the number of homeless people who congregate on the mall and whether their presence…
