Why Colorado Tokers Love Juicy Fruit
Juicy Fruit, or Juicy Fruit Thai in some circles, is a classic hybrid strain from Sensi Seeds that combines the pure landrace genetics of an Afghani indica and a Thai sativa.
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Aurora Uses Pot Money for New Day Shelter for the Homeless
Aurora has taken the advantage of $900,000 in marijuana revenue in opening the Aurora Day Resource Center. The space, an old gym for the Aurora Police Department, is intended to give the homeless have a place to go during the day, when they cannot be in overnight shelters like the neighboring Comitis Crisis Center.
Survey Says: Globeville, Elyria-Swansea Residents at High Risk of Displacement
The Globeville, Elyria-Swansea Coalition Organizing for Health and Housing Justice released a comprehensive survey that finds that residents of GES are in the early stages of experiencing mass displacement as a result of the influx of development in their neighborhoods.
Red Alert: Russian Hackers Hit Colorado in “Moonlight Maze” Invasion
Recently declassified documents reveal that Colorado computers were amount the earliest targets in the first confirmed intergovernmental cyberwarfare campaign: a two-year-long operation carried out by Russia against the U.S. in the late ’90s that was dubbed “Moonlight Maze.”
Terry Maketa Retrial Date Links Him to Former Lover in Sexy Scandal
Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa will be retried in relation to four corruption charges on which a previous jury was unable to reach a verdict. Selection of a new jury is scheduled to get underway on October 3, the same day that Undersheriff Paula Presley, a former romantic partner of Maketa’s, will be put on trial for accusations that emerged from the sexy scandal.
Denver Rant: Why Is Construction F*cking Up Every City Road at the Same Time?
So many streets are experiencing lane shutdowns or complete closures because of construction in the Denver area right now that getting from one point to another without sprouting an epic migraine is practically impossible. If a team of experts spent months trying to create the perfect formula for inspiring road rage, they couldn’t do better than this.
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Colorado Herbal Imports Opens Second Outpost for Kratom and More in Glendale
Herbal Imports, a retail shop selling kratom and other imported herbs, has doubled down on Denver’s need for leafy remedies by opening a second location in Glendale.
Teen Austin Holzer May Claim He Killed Deputy in Self-Defense
Attorneys representing Austin Holzer, who killed Deputy Derek Geer last year after allegedly warning him, “Dude, you’re gonna get fuckin’ shot,” have filed paperwork suggesting that they may claim self-defense in the case.
Ask a Stoner: Does Marijuana Affect Acid Reflux?
Does smoking marijuana hurt or help your acid reflux? Our Stoner answers.
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After Schoolyard Altercation, Child With Autism Charged With Assault
A Castle Rock child with autism, Logan Thompson, is facing serious charges stemming from a schoolyard tiff almost two years ago, when Thompson retaliated against a former student – an alleged bully and the son of a high-level Denver Broncos staffer – with a slap in the face.
Colorado Appeals Court: Signal From Drug Dog Can’t Be Sole Reason for Car Search
The Colorado Court of Appeals set a new precedent on July 13 when it ruled that signals from a drug-sniffing dog was not enough to warrant officers searching a vehicle without permission…all thanks to cannabis.
Jacob Magee, Biggest Broncos Game Douchebag, Is Now Sex Offender for Life
Today, Jacob Magee was sentenced after pleading guilty to one invasion-of-privacy-for-sexual gratification count for taking an upskirt photo of a woman at a Broncos game. His punishment: eight years of sex-offender supervised probation and thirty days in county jail. He’s also required to register as a sex offender for life. Continue for our previous coverage.
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More Fiber! Century Link Tackles Service Demands in Park Hill
Imagine my astonishment when I tried to switch my home Internet service to Century Link and was told to get in line and wait for an indeterminate period of time — possibly a few months.
Noel Ginsburg on His Run for Governor and Why Colorado Needs a Moderate
Noel Ginsburg, a successful Denver manufacturer whose decades of public service work have mostly taken place behind the scenes, is running as a Democrat for governor of Colorado in 2018. In the following in-depth interview, he argues that he’s the best person for the job because of his business experience, outsider’s perspective and a moderate philosophy that he thinks will appeal to voters across the political spectrum.
See Broncos’ Cody Latimer Get Pepper-Sprayed at a Strip Club
Less than a year after Denver Broncos receiver Cody Latimer was busted following an incident during which he said his girlfriend assaulted him, footage has surfaced of him getting into an altercation with employees at a strip club; Latimer was pepper sprayed and his uncle wound up up flat on his back after getting punched by an employee at the nightspot. Because Latimer wasn’t taken into custody this time around, he won’t add to the list of Broncos arrests since the year 2000, which currently stands at forty; get the details below. But the latest embarrassment definitely calls his future with the squad into doubt.
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Reader: Denver Used to Be Rad Before It Turned Into a Transplant Haven
Teague Bohlen has been offering tips for transplants to Denver all year, advising them on how to prepare for each new month in their own home. And here’s another tip: Whenever we publish one of his lists, including his July Tips for Transplants, natives and newcomers alike are quick to respond.
Reader: The Marijuana Industry Needs Don Draper to Get the Word Out!
Marijuana needs an image makeover, this reader suggests. Is it time for the Don Draper of pot? For cannabis advertisements at Denver International Airport?
Op Ed: The Funny Thing About the Rise of Fascism
Jason Flores-Williams, an attorney suing Denver over its homeless policies, is also defending three protesters arrested in Washington, D.C., last fall. Here he writes about their case and what it says about the rise of facism.
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Colorado Cannabis Sales Top $100 Million for Twelfth Straight Month
Colorado’s cannabis industry continued to churn in May, the twelfth consecutive month in which marijuana sales topped $100 million in this state.
Here’s How Jamey Fader Created the Menu for Mason Jar’s Cannabis Dinner
Over 100 guests gathered at Lone Hawk Farm in Longmont on July 13 for the latest Mason Jar Events seasonal cannabis-pairing dinner, where chef Jamey Fader whipped up a gourmet family feast paired with a variety of pot products. Everything consumed at the dinner was sourced locally, including the cannabis
Cyclists Test Grit and Lungs in Race to Top of Mount Evans This Weekend
On July 15, one of Colorado’s more famous (and some might say masochistic) bicycle races is set to take place on the highest paved road in North America. The annual Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb sends cyclists 27.4 miles straight uphill from an elevation of 7,500 feet in…
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Will Trump Administration Drilling Order Threaten Colorado’s Recreation Economy?
Zinke’s order came as a concern to leaders of the recreation industry as well as conservationists, who say that the Trump administration is putting oil and gas interests first and foremost – even though the BLM leased the second most land in Colorado of any state during the 2016 fiscal year — and threatening public lands just as many are citing Colorado’s conservation efforts as the reason behind Outdoor Retailer’s relocation from Salt Lake City.