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White wants state of Colorado to go into the weed business

By | 11.06.09 | 3:16 pm

State Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, Friday promised to end the high times in the high country, serving up a big dose of GOP buzz kill in a release outlining legislation he’ll introduce next session to snuff out the current “free-for-all”…

Forest Service warns Coloradans: Beware of camping Latinos

By | 08.28.09 | 6:41 pm

In a presentation on recent discoveries of major marijuana-cultivation operations in Colorado, the U.S. Forest Service said it suspected an international cartel was behind the state’s hidden weed farms. Officials issued a warning that asked forest visitors to look…