News

Showing 13795 - 13816 of 50590

Activist: Falling Colorado Teen Pot Use Stats Hard for Jeff Sessions to Dismiss

By Michael RobertsDecember 12, 2017

A new federal study shows that marijuana use among teens in Colorado has fallen below levels seen prior to the implementation of Amendment 64, the measure that legalized limited recreational cannabis sales in the state. Given the report’s origins, attorney and activist Brian Vicente, who co-authored Amendment 64, says haters of progressive marijuana laws such as Attorney General Jeff Sessions will find it more difficult than ever to suggest that these statistics are flawed.

Scott Pack’s Website Accused Him of Living It Up After Committing Pot Fraud

By Michael RobertsDecember 11, 2017

Entrepreneur Scott Pack is the target of an amended lawsuit that builds on a complaint about what the attorney who filed the first one called the largest marijuana fraud case in Colorado history. Pack was also the subject of a surprising attack on the website of his old company, Harmony & Green, in which what were described as former employees juxtaposed apologies for his actions with photos that portrayed him as living it up after being indicted by an Arapahoe County grand jury for allegedly ripping off investors for as much as $10 million.

Nathan Enright’s Death Is Second at Colorado Ski Resort This Season

By Michael RobertsDecember 11, 2017

Nathan Enright, a 21-year-old who’d recently moved to Larimer County from Libertyville, Illinois to attend college, is the second person to have died at a Colorado ski resort during the 2017-2018 season. Enright’s injury took place while snowboarding at Keystone on December 2, the same day U.S. Armed Services member Collin Zak perished at Monarch, but his death wasn’t reported for nearly a week.

Colorado Companies Dominate Cannabis Business Awards

By Thomas MitchellDecember 8, 2017

Industry executives and advocates from across the country came to the birthplace of retail cannabis to see who’d be recognized for their influence, and Colorado was well represented. Twelve of the business that went home with trophies are based in Colorado, while a handful of individual winners are from here, too.

Frontier’s Latest Sh*t Show: Pilot Protest, Strike Threats Right Before the Holidays

By Michael RobertsDecember 8, 2017

As we’ve reported, Frontier, which promotes itself as Denver’s hometown airline, has had one public embarrassment after another of late, including bottom-scraping quality ratings in the wake of its disastrous response to a snowstorm this time last year and comments by its main investor in which he compared customers who complained to teenage spoiled brats. As such, a downtown Denver protest yesterday, December 7, by Frontier pilots who eagerly declared themselves to be “100 Percent Ready to Strike” qualifies as the latest horror story for the carrier, which has had no shortage of such tales in the past.

Suit: Boulder Jail at Fault After Ryan Partridge Gouged Out His Own Eyes

By Michael RobertsDecember 8, 2017

On December 17, 2016, during a psychotic episode, Ryan Partridge, an inmate at Boulder County Jail, tore his own eyeballs from his head. Partridge survived this horrifying example of self-harm, and he’s now suing Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle and more than twenty other named defendants. David Lane, the attorney who filed the lawsuit, accessible below in its entirety, stresses that this shocking incident isn’t isolated.

Ten Things You Should Know About Denver Weather

By Chris BianchiDecember 7, 2017

If you like a mix of seasons, sunny weather (even if it’s not 300 days a year worth, but more on that later), bits of warm air pretty much year-round, massive temperature swings and the occasional blizzard, you’re in the right place.