Advocacy Group Gives Hickenlooper “B” in Marijuana Policy
Colorado’s governor often finds himself being questioned about pot. Now he’s been graded.
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Will Unionizing Effort Leave Denver’s Pacific Islanders High and Dry?
United Airlines is threatening the community as the company pushes back against an effort by its catering workers to unionize.
Republicans Are Still at It With Anti-LGBTQ Bills That Have No Chance of Passing
The anti-queer agenda under the guise of religious liberty is still rampant at the Capitol.
Boulder Doctor Champions Pain Treatment That Trades Opioids for Love
Opioid abuse has reached crisis levels in Colorado and the country as a whole in part because more and more people prescribed the medication by their physicians are becoming addicted to it. But this particular problem can’t be pinned on Boulder-based Dr. Mark Strom, who’ll be taking part in a Q&A in conjunction with All the Rage, a new documentary making its Denver debut at the Alamo Drafthouse tonight.
Why Colorado Tokers Love Purple Kush
Don’t you dare besmirch the Purp God.
Three Billboards Movie Inspires Attack on Mike Coffman and the NRA
Inspired by the acclaimed movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, the parents of Jessica Ghawi, who was among twelve people killed in the July 2012 Aurora theater shooting, are behind a campaign to use outdoor advertising to shame Representative Mike Coffman and other opponents of gun-control legislation.
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South Park Helps Inspire Broncos to Stage Part of NFL Draft at Casa Bonita
We’d like to nominate the Denver Broncos’ game presentation and marketing department for a genius grant after staffers came up with one of the great ideas of all-time: announcing the team’s fourth and fifth round picks for the 2018 NFL draft, slated to take place on Saturday, April 28, live from Casa Bonita, the world’s weirdest Mexican restaurant, complete with participation by cast members such as cliff divers and a costumed gorilla. And it turns out that South Park’s famous, Cartman-centric Casa Bonita episode helped inspire the event, which will be open to the public and is likely to make cameo appearances on the NFL Network’s draft coverage.
Chief Robert White Leaving the Denver Police Department
Denver Police Department Chief Robert White is leaving the department after seven years.
Twice as Many Pot Citations Issued at This Year’s 4/20 Than in 2017
Security largely looked the other way at cannabis consumption during the event, and so did police officers, for the most part.
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Colorado Municipalities File Climate-Change Lawsuit Against O&G Companies
Local Colorado governments have had enough of fracking and have filed a lawsuit against two of the world’s largest corporations: Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, the latter of which has a refinery in Commerce City. The lawsuit alleges that the corporations should pay up for the impacts of climate change on their local communities, and they’re demanding to have their case heard in front of a jury.
A Bud Crawl With the Loopr, Denver’s Mobile Pot Lounge
“We’re headed out to Colorado Harvest Company — it’s about a thirty minute ride, so get nice and highery on the way.”
Recent Fires May Just Be the Start of a Bad Season
With a bad snow year in the mountains and below average rainfall along the Front Range, last Tuesday’s wildfires may just be the start of the worst wildfire season in years for Colorado.
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Who Does and Doesn’t Want Striking Colorado Teachers to Go to Jail
With more and more Denver-area school districts choosing to close on April 26 and 27 because of planned teacher walkouts over low pay and poor classroom funding, and protests over teacher pay in places such as Oklahoma raising passions nationwide, two Republican legislators have introduced a bill that could potentially jail striking teachers in Colorado for up to six months. All four Democratic candidates for governor on the June primary ballot are aghast at the notion, with former state senator Mike Johnston, who initially sounded the alarm, leading the charge. But none of the three GOP hopefuls who made the ballot responded to Westword’s question about the measure.
CNN Corrects Part but Not Enough of Anti-Colorado Marijuana Screed
On April 20, CNN broadcast a scathing and practically fact-free assault on the marijuana industry in these parts under the headline “Colorado Governor Won’t Rule Out Banning Marijuana Again. Here’s Why.” The governor’s office suggests that the results were misleading and confirms that two corrections were requested in regard to the enormously embarrassing results. One was made, the other wasn’t.
Inside the I-25 North Construction Project That Won’t Be Done Until 2021
The soon-to-start Central 70 plan isn’t the only major construction project along the urban corridor that’s expected to break ground within months. The approximately $330 million undertaking the Colorado Department of Transportation has dubbed the North I-25 project will add express lanes in either direction, as well as replace bridges and more from Johnstown to Fort Collins, and it’s not expected to be completed until 2021. Additionally, the department will be laying the groundwork for future expansion that may not take place until 2075, more than half a century from now.
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Ask a Stoner: Does CBD Work For Everyone?
A reader wants to know if CBD works for pains brought on by neuropathy.
Chris Walker Wins National Journalism Award for Denver’s Acid History
Westword staff writer Chris Walker has won a Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award in feature reporting for “Acid Trip: Denver’s Secret LSD Labs Fueled the Psychedelic Revolution.”
Op Ed: The Federal Government Is Failing Us by Outlawing Medical Marijuana
Andrew Freedman was Colorado’s first director of marijuana coordination, and his time on the job made him a believer in the plant’s medical benefits.
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Mile High 4/20 Fest: Rebellion Fades, Celebration Continues
“This is America! I love it!” screamed a man as he lit a blunt. No, man. This is Denver — and don’t forget the distinction.
Green Roof Initiative Backer on His Missteps, Future in City Policy
Brandon Rietheimer might have successfully pushed the most campaigned-against measure on last November’s ballot, but the man behind the controversial Green Roof Initiative is anything but.
Colorado Cannabis Calendar for the Week
Plan on heading to Pueblo this weekend.
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A Brief History of Denver Police Shootings and How Much They Cost You
A new lawsuit prompted by the fatal police shooting of Dion Damon two years ago this month deals with more than the facts of the tragic case. The document, on view below, also maintains that the incident exemplifies a pattern and practice of the Denver Police Department when it comes to excessive force and attempts to bolster its argument via a select history of ten controversial DPD shootings, many of which resulted in huge settlements funded by local taxpayers.