Cannabis industry and regulatory consultant Todd Mitchem has announced that he will be ending his bid for Colorado Representative Jared Polis’s soon-to-be vacated seat in the 2nd Congressional District. Here’s his explanation why.
On Monday, November 6, Denver City Council voted 9 to 4 to approve $200,000 for an immigrant legal defense fund. It was a $100,000 increase over what Mayor Michael Hancock originally budgeted for the initiative, which he enacted through executive order on August 31 as a supplement to another bill that limits the city’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
One of Denver’s most esteemed medical dispensaries is finally open for recreational customers. Verde Natural, an East Colfax staple for cannabis patients since 2009, officially started retail sales last week.
George Brauchler, currently the 18th Judicial District DA, has suspended his run for Colorado governor in 2018 in favor of pursuing the office of state attorney general opened up by AG Cynthia Coffman’s own gubernatorial bid.
The latest figures in regard to the most stolen vehicles in Colorado reveal a definite correlation between the rides most likely to be swiped in Denver and the state as a whole. And while the two most frequently targeted cars have remained the same for years, trucks have made major moves up the list.
Last week, authorities in Pueblo conducted a three-day search for evidence in the case of Kelsie Schelling, a Denver woman who went missing more than four years ago after learning she was pregnant. Despite what were described in advance of the operation as new leads, no major breakthroughs were made. But Schelling’s loved ones have a renewed sense of purpose in regard to solving the mystery of her disappearance, and they promise the person or persons responsible that their resolve remains solid.
What’s worse than your Denver Broncos getting blown out again following a humiliating shellacking by the Philadelphia Eagles last week? Losing to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, whose fans took to Twitter in the aftermath of a 41-16 annihilation at Mile High Stadium on November 12 to gloat in ways that make the defeat hurt all the more.
Lyft, the Colorado Department of Transportation, and the Marijuana Industry Group have revived a program to offer discount rides to cannabis consumers. Still, there have been few studies of cannabis-consuming drivers, and readers are quick to point out that drinkers are a far bigger hazard on the road.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife have euthanized close to 170 bears this year, and another 107 or so have been relocated, usually because of problematic interactions with or near human beings, including multiple break-ins of homes and cars. The problem? People moving here who don’t understand wildlife.
Browne’s new competition, the Hash-Off, pitted sixteen Denver concentrate makers against each other, giving each team two pounds of the same strain: Toxic Kool Aid.
Though we compiled a list of the most dangerous intersections in Denver using hard data, readers still had plenty of opinions about which road meeting points should have made the cut and, of course, why Denver’s drivers are so bad.
Exactly five years after Amendment 64 passed, the Marijuana Accountability Coalition launched, announcing its vows to “push back on the recreational marijuana industry” in Colorado.
MMJ Registry improvements have reduced the waiting time for application approvals and denials to less than one month through the mail, and one day for online applications.
At 23 years old, Murillo is the youngest council member in Aurora, and the daughter of Mexican immigrants and the first in her family to graduate from high school and college.
Inspired by Bernie Sanders, Brandon Rietheimer, who daylights as the manager of a Red Robin restaurant, pushed Denver’s Green-Roof Initiative to a surprising victory.
On Tuesday night, Democrat Ralph Northam won Virginia’s gubernatorial election against Republican Ed Gillespie, beating him by nearly nine points, higher than pre-race polling showed and Hillary Clinton’s margin of victory in the state in 2016.
Today, November 10, authorities in Pueblo will continue their search for clues in the disappearance of Kelsie Schelling, a Denver woman who went missing more than four years ago after learning she was pregnant. The latest operation, prompted by what are described as new leads, continues increased activity in the investigation over recent months and follows an apparent attempt to burn down the home of Donthe Lucas, Schelling’s boyfriend and the most frequently mentioned suspect in the case.
We recently posted about the most expensive Zip Codes in Colorado as judged by average rent prices. Now, there’s a new list of the fifty most expensive Colorado Zip Codes for home buyers, and the numbers are even more eye-popping.
Last night, November 9, the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office revealed the discovery of two men who’d been shot to death west of Simla, Colorado at what’s characterized as an illegal marijuana grow. The incident feeds into the law-enforcement narrative that cannabis sales have led to increased violence in the state days after the fifth anniversary of Amendment 64, the 2012 measure that sanctioned the practice in regard to recreational pot.
The fate of the 2018 Denver 420 Rally remains uncertain, despite the fact that Thursday, November 9, had been circled on calendars as the day that a hearing officer would decide the appeal of rally organizers who’d protested after the City of Denver banned their event permit for three year
In July, Denver Police and Animal Protection officers found 47 dogs at 2151 South Irving Street, 35 alive and 12 dead, stored in the freezer. Marleen Puzak, the home’s owner, was charged with 35 counts of cruelty to animals and twelve counts of felony aggravated cruelty to animals.
More than a dozen towns and counties across Colorado voted on cannabis business and sales tax measures on November 7, with the vast majority approving the measures. Rocky Ford also legalized the recreational marijuana sales.
