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Tag: Cannabis
New ‘national alt-weekly’ The News Station has roots in the Colorado...
A new digital site that's recruiting freelance journalists and looking to become a "national alt-weekly" is co-owned by a former Colorado journalist-turned cannabis PR...
Call the plumbers: Denver mayor’s office is investigating leaks to media...
Need a plumber in Denver? You might find one scrambling to plug some leaks in the mayor's office.
That's according to a recent story drawing...
6 takeaways from 7 GOP candidates for governor in Colorado
Over burgers and beer in a historic fort in Weld County’s gas patch Monday night, seven Republicans running for governor largely agreed on issues...
Legalized marijuana smokes out two Colorado statehouse reporters
So here's a commentary on the journalism industry with a uniquely Colorado twist: Two of the most ubiquitous reporters at the state Capitol— The Associated...
Can you own a gun in Colorado if you smoke pot?
In September 2016, a federal appeals court covering nine western states upheld a ban on firearms sales to residents who hold medical marijuana cards....
Homebrew: Pot activists plot next move
Public consumption
The same forces behind marijuana legalization in 2012 have their sights set on a new goal: public pot consumption. Wednesday, Mason Tvert and Brian Vicente proposed...
House passes historic marijuana legislation
This week, the House of Representatives approved a slate of historically weed-friendly amendments to the annual bill funding the Department of Justice.
"We’re really, really close...
DIY hash-oil blasts spark debate over felony penalties
Here's how it works: You buy cheap "trim," the discarded leaves snipped from cannabis buds. You attach a screen to one end of a pipe...
Polis: Solution on pot is not another dead-end lawsuit but to...
This time, it's the sheriffs.
Led by Larimer County's Justin Smith, sheriffs in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska say they're facing a "crisis of conscience" brought...
Wiretap: Weed, just so very much safer than tobacco and alcohol
This may not surprise you, but a new study finds that pot is much, much safer than alcohol or tobacco. In fact, the study...