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CU study: Medical marijuana saves lives

A study released Tuesday by the University of Colorado Denver indicates that the legalization of medical marijuana reduces alcohol consumption and, as a result, alcohol-related traffic deaths without a corresponding increase in deaths caused by stoned drivers.

Daily Mail brags on Denver pot stores as campaign for legalization...

As advocates of legalizing marijuana in Colorado kick off a campaign to begin gathering signatures today with a press conference in front of the City and County Building, the UK's Daily Mail publishes a major photo essay on medical marijuana in Denver.

In wake of California defeat, pro-pot Colorado groups set sights on...

Although California's Proposition 19 failed to pass this election, supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado have already started campaigning for the 2012...

It’s Official: Denver Marijuana Initiative Signatures OK’d

A proposal to make marijuana the lowest enforcement priority in Denver has leaped over its first major hurdle. Proponents submitted approximately 10,500 petition signatures in...

Opponents, Lt. Governor, Speak Out Against Amendment 44

UPDATE: Very current Secretary of State records are now showing GOCAM with a total of $1921.40 on hand. It would appear that a man...

SAFER Files Lawsuit, Citing Inaccurate Voter Information: Hearing To Be This...

Update: See SAFER Case Dismissed, But May Continue. Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER), the group campaigning to make a small amount of pot legal...

Grassroots Or Fireworks? Opposition Against Marijuana In Colorado

Beverly Kinard has been battling drugs for over a decade. She was president of the Christian Drug Education Center , the director of Drug...

DEA Dustup: Are Federal Agents Campaigning In Colorado?

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent did not send an e-mail requesting assistance to defeat a Colorado ballot initiative, says a Denver agency spokesman....

DEA Flip-Flopping?

What's up with the DEA? First, it was reported that a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent had sent out an e-mail seeking a campaign manager...

The DEA In Colorado

Usually, federal drug agents make the news by arresting people. On the DEA's website, there are many pictures of disheveled captives wearing handcuffs, who...