Op Ed: Your Article Was an Insult to All Legitimate Cannabis Patients
One of Colorado’s first official medical marijuana card-holders responds to reader comments about MMJ.
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Reader: Chicago Would Never Build the Same Sh*t That’s Being Built in Denver
As Denver’s housing market gets more expensive, sellers seem to think buyers will buy less for more. Case in point: We found some pretty despicable properties on sale for $250,000, which would afford a perfectly lovely home in less insane markets.
Jury Finds Deputy Who Paralyzed Cody Cox Was Justified: Here’s Why
More than four years after Clear Creek County Deputy Don Wilson shot Cody Cox in the neck after a car chase on Interstate 70 near Georgetown, leaving him paralyzed, a jury has found that his actions were justified.
Joe Neguse on His Parents’ Refugee Story and Making History in Congress
Joe Neguse is in a tricky position. As the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 2nd District, which includes Boulder and is currently represented by gubernatorial hopeful Jared Polis, pretty much the only way he can lose is if a bizarrely specific virus kills every progressive voter before November.
Why It’s So Hard to Figure Out the Real Dangers of Stoned Driving
Recent Colorado Department of Transportation figures show that stoned driving fatalities went down from 2016 to 2017 for those over the legal intoxication limit but up in fatal crashes involving drivers who tested positive for any marijuana in their system, whether above the line or under it. Such mixed results are typical according to a new report, which acknowledges that getting firm answers about the risks involved with driving high remains an enormous challenge.
Mr. MED, Jim Burack, on Legal Marijuana Enforcement in Colorado
Westword interviewed one of the state’s most powerful marijuana officials to learn about his job and opinions on commercializing the plant.
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Northside Family Feels Duped in Forced Sale of Home for National Western Expansion
David Torres thought it was all over. Then, last week, his brother spotted a placard nailed to the home his family was forced to sell to the National Western Center.
Michael Bennet “Deeply Concerned” About White House Anti-Pot Committee
“By cherry-picking data to support pre-ordained and misinformed conclusions on marijuana, the Trump Administration has further eroded any credibility it had on this issue,” Bennet writes in the letter to Carroll.
24-Hour Hotline to Report ICE Raids in Colorado Extends to Wyoming
Immigrant-rights organizations in Colorado and Wyoming have joined forces to create a 24-hour, interstate hotline to report ICE raids.
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Greg Lopez: A Non-Millionaire Can Still Become Colorado Governor
Former Parker mayor Lopez finished behind Colorado GOP gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton and entrepreneur Victor Mitchell, both of whom had being war chests and dipped into them with abandon. But he still feels that “you don’t need a lot of money. You just have to have the right candidate with the right message and the right ability — the ability to connect and make people understand that you’re there not for yourself, but to help the state and make things better.”
Blagg Juror Says His Company Punished Him for Serving on Panel
A juror in the Michael Blagg murder trial last spring has filed a lawsuit against his employer, claiming that his supervisors pressured him to find a way to duck jury service — and retaliated against him after he spent six weeks on the panel that found Blagg guilty of killing his wife.
CSU Off the Hook in Dr. Christina Boucher’s Ogling Lawsuit
Dr. Christina Boucher’s ogling lawsuit against Colorado State University was superpowered by the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, a project launched in the wake of sexual-harassment horror stories linked to disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein and others. But despite the increased attention being paid to complaints like hers across the country, a jury has ruled against her, finding that CSU’s actions didn’t qualify as improper retaliation.
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Human Body Parts Price List and Other Reasons for New Colorado Law
The price list from Biological Resource Center Inc. offered a variety of options for the connoisseur of human body parts. A customer wanted an elbow? That would be $200. A whole arm and shoulder cost just $400 more. For those with more money to spend, a torso with head (referred to as a “cephalus”) went for $3,300. And an entire cadaver was available for the bargain price of $5,000.
Has White House Launched War on Weed? Colorado Pols Respond.
Does the president’s staff share Donald Trump’s feelings about marijuana?
Ask a Stoner: Will CBD Cream Get My Child Into Trouble at School?
There are different degrees of risk at play here, and they’ll vary based on your son’s school’s drug-testing policy and what CBD products you’re using.
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ACLU Blasts 31 Colorado Cities for Cracking Down on Panhandling
The ACLU has sent letters to 31 cities in Colorado demanding an end to laws against panhandling, saying such ordinances are unconstitutional.
Before the Livestock Sale, I Got Walker Stapleton’s Goat
Walker Stapleton looked at me the way a bull calf must regard a castration knife. “I can’t talk to you,” he said, turning on his heel as I extended my hand and introduced myself.
Ten Signs That You Definitely Live in Colorado
The potential omnipresence of the ursine isn’t the only thing that marks this place as Colorado. If you look around, you’ll see lots of other signs that, yes, you’re a Coloradan. Here are just ten of the most noteworthy.
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Profs at DU’s Daniels College of Business Claim Mistreatment and More
The prof who heads the American Academy of University Professors’ University of Denver chapter says he’s been informed about complaints from fourteen past and current professors at the distinguished, nationally acclaimed Daniels College of Business about how they’ve been treated on the job.
DSST Cole Middle School Shooting: Confusion, Chaos, Suspect in Custody
Moments ago, the Denver Police Department tweeted that a juvenile male had been arrested in the shooting of a student outside the DSST Cole Middle School campus on August 28, during the second week of the new academic year. The student who was shot in the incident remains in critical condition.
Stoned Driving Fatalities Go Down in Colorado for Drivers Over the Legal Limit
The number of fatalities involving at least one driver over the legal limit for marijuana impairment in Colorado went down from 2016 to 2017. However, such fatalities are up during the same period for those testing positive for cannabis use at levels either above or below that limit. And the inconsistencies in regard to the collection of the information makes the scope of the issue unclear.
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Why Colorado Tokers Love Pucker
Like ceviche or vinaigrette? Pucker up.