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HB 1258 will be considered by the full Colorado House on April 9.
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Reader: Legal Cannabis Saved Me From Opioids!
They dispute the latest letter from Drug Free America.
Reader: Instead of Raising Taxes, We Should Lower Cost of Mental Health Services
The tax increase would raise $45 million annually to fund services in Denver.
Reader: Keep Your Religion to Yourself, It Doesn’t Belong in Government
More than twenty years after the U.S. Supreme Court overwhelmingly rejected Colorado’s Amendment 2, which would have banned state and local governments from implementing laws prohibiting discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation, legislators this session tried to resurrect similar language in the so-called “Live and Let Live Act.”
Seven Other Hedge-Fund-Era Denver Post Blunders
If Denver accepts a city newspaper that mistakes the Phillies field for our own, what else should we expect?
Autism for MMJ Bill Passes Committee, Acute Pain Doesn’t
After over five hours of public testimony and deliberation, a Colorado House of Representatives committee voted in favor of a bill that would add autism spectrum disorder to the state’s list of conditions treatable by medical marijuana.
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American Chemical Society Offers Scholarship for Cannabis Chemists
The nonprofit organization, which turns 141-years-old on April 6, founded its Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision in 2015. Now, it wants more brains to get in the mix.
Tay Anderson Takes on Adult Critics of Youth-Organized Town Hall
Never Again-Colorado is hosting a town hall meeting on April 7, with or without Representative Mike Coffman.
AG Cynthia Coffman Doubles Down on Pro-Fracking Stance in State Supreme Court
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission was sued almost four years ago by a group of teenagers to force the organization to put health and safety first. That case made it all the way to the state’s highest court. Now, the state is arguing that it does not have to put public health and safety before the interests of the oil and gas industry, rather it should just “balance” the interests of the public and the industry.
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DeGette Primary Challenger Saira Rao Posts Impressive Q1 Fundraising
Denver’s longtime congresswoman, Diana DeGette, could be in for a primary fight this summer. Challenger Saira Rao raised more than $250,000 in the first quarter of 2018 — without any self-funding or PAC money.
Sexual Harassment Common but Largely Unreported at Capitol
A report outlines how to reboot the culture under the Golden Dome and, to use a line from Donald Trump himself, “drain the swamp” of sexual harassment and professional misconduct. Although legislators pushing for change had hoped to see new policies implemented before the end of this legislative session, that may not be feasible. Party leaders are pushing for more time to dig deep and craft thoughtful policies through the summer after the legislative session comes to an end.
Proposed Sales Tax Would Fund Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
Representative Leslie Herod, a Democrat from Denver, will spearhead a ballot initiative that would use a sales-tax increase to fund existing mental-health and substance-abuse treatment services in Denver, like suicide-prevention programs, alternatives to jail, and some housing services.
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Denver’s Better Business Bureau Calls Out Stashbox
All of the open grievances are from packages showing up over a month later or never being delivered at all, the company’s BBB profile shows, leading to an F- rating.
Seven Rockies Fan and Player Resolutions for 2018
It’s early April, and everyone in Denver knows what that means: Opening Day. That fabled day comes on Friday, April 6, at 2:10 p.m. The Rockies will host the Atlanta Braves, and try to start a home season that rivals the legendary run of 2007, when the Rockies hit every green light on a street-race to the World Series.
Thornton Charter School Sees Leadership Shakeup in Wake of Federal Complaints
The state’s largest charter school for gifted and talented students is seeing some change in leadership in the wake of several federal complaints filed against the school last year.
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Is Colorado Headed to Hate-State Status Again?
Colorado is one of only fourteen states in the country that has earned top marks for LGBT equality, according to the Transgender Law Center, based on its robust non-discrimination laws and lack of religious exemptions. That’s a far cry from where it was 26 years ago, when it gained national notoriety as the “Hate State” after voters passed Amendment 2 in 1992.
Ask a Stoner: How Do I Call Off Work on 4/20?
Before all you weed-hating chumps get mad, you’d better be prepared to do the same for anyone who takes a day off to get drunk at the Great American Beer Fest or at Coors Field on opening day.
Bill That Would License Pot Lounges Loses in Senate
SB 211 would have licensed cannabis consumption clubs for the sale and consumption of retail cannabis, but its run ended after a Senate committee voted down the bill on Monday, April 2.
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The Fight Against Circumcision in Colorado and Beyond
American Circumcision, a feature-length documentary about the debate over circumcision in this country that will make its Denver debut on April 9, features an appearance by Gillian Longley, state coordinator for Colorado Advocates for Body Integrity and Children’s Rights, shorthanded as Colorado ABC. Although little known by the general public, the group is the one of the main reasons why Colorado Medicaid didn’t pay for circumcisions in the state during most of this decade to date, and Longley, a nurse by training, remains dedicated to getting the message out about a procedure she sees as cruel, unneeded and sometimes dangerous.
Barry Farah on Running for Colorado Governor as a Heartfelt Conservative
Barry Farah, a successful entrepreneur, author and speaker, is a late entrant into the 2018 Republican race for governor of Colorado. In the following in-depth interview, Farah says the exit from the contest of former Congressman Tom Tancredo and 18th Judicial District DA George Brauchler (who’s now focusing on a bid for Colorado Attorney General) left voters without a heartfelt conservative to support, and he’s eager to fill that role.
Why Colorado Tokers Love 303 OG
It’d be disappointing if 303 OG were a hard strain to find around Denver, as are Colorado Cough and Commerce City Kush. Fortunately, it’s not.
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Mayor’s Office No Longer Partner in “Start by Believing” Anti-Sex Assault Drive
A press release announcing Denver’s fourth annual Start By Believing campaign, which supports sexual assault victims, does not include any mention of Mayor Michael Hancock or his office. In contrast, Hancock’s name was front and center during the previous three years, with the mayor offering strong comments about the importance of believing victims on each of those occasions.