No Pot Pavilion at This Year’s Denver County Fair — But There Will Be Cats

Denver blogs are the cat's meow. At our Arts blog, Susan Froyd explains that the Denver County Fair has nixed a return of a pot pavilion, which spawned a lawsuit after several people got sick from eating pot edibles, in favor of an exhibit featuring cats.  The Colorado Independent's Tessa...
By Michael RobertsJune 25, 2015
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Denver blogs are the cat’s meow.

At our Arts blog, Susan Froyd explains that the Denver County Fair has nixed a return of a pot pavilion, which spawned a lawsuit after several people got sick from eating pot edibles, in favor of an exhibit featuring cats. 

The Colorado Independent’s Tessa Cheek: “Colorado’s beer industry hops into water politics.”

Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger predicts the Broncos’ breakout performers for the upcoming season.
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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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