The Case for National Pot Ad Standards Before Pot Is Legal Nationally

The National Association of Cannabis Businesses’ draft guidelines to establish a country-wide advertising standard for the marijuana industry was the subject of a months’ long comment period and is expected to be finalized this summer. Doug Fischer, chief legal officer for the NACB, believes such a criterion is needed as soon as possible, even though cannabis remains illegal on a federal level.

Still No Payment for House Greenwood Village SWAT Wrecked Three Years Ago

On June 3, 2015, a home in Greenwood Village was utterly destroyed by a SWAT team after suspected Walmart shoplifter Robert Seacat took refuge inside and refused to come out for nearly twenty hours. More than three years later, home owner Leo Lech still hasn’t received a dime for officers leaving the property in shambles, and his lawsuit against the community over the bizarre episode has been put on the legal slow track, with no immediate resolution in sight.

Ryder Johnson Fund Donates to First Responders in Tragic Search

Rick and Cindy Johnson, parents of Ryder Johnson, who went missing in 2016, established Ryder’s Fund, a charitable enterprise that honors him and the many people who spent hours looking for him. Now, the fund has announced that it will be providing financial support to volunteer first responders with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, which headed up the search effort, and creating a reserve-crisis-fund initiative.

Death Metaller Christian Gulzow Guilty in Torchy’s Tacos Murder

A jury has found Christian Gulzow guilty of second-degree murder in the 2017 slaying of Brian Lucero in the parking lot of Torchy’s Tacos, near 11th and Broadway, and its members reached this conclusion without any help from me. I can now reveal that I was subpoenaed in the case but didn’t wind up testifying.

Annabel Bowlen Fighting Alzheimer’s Like Husband and Broncos Owner Pat

There’s a new and extremely sad twist regarding the Bowlen family fight for control of the Denver Broncos. Annabel Bowlen, wife of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, has announced that she is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, the same malady that caused her husband to give up formal control of the franchise in 2014. Pat’s diagnosis ultimately sparked a battle among his children over who’ll carry the Broncos into the future.

NARAL: Fake Clinics Will Be Empowered by U.S. Supreme Court Decision

By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) in a lawsuit against a California law aimed at what pro-choice activists have dubbed “fake clinics” — facilities that seem to be full-service women’s health centers but are actually fronts for organizations that push an anti-abortion agenda.