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Marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but for immigrants it’s still...

Immigrants in Colorado face their own version of reefer madness as they deal with a dichotomy in state and federal drug laws that is...

Colorado senators want cannabis cash in the banks

Colorado’s weed business resembles a mobster scene from another era. Large sums of cash circulate through dispensaries daily. Deposits get carried out by armed...

Homebrew: Rand Paul fundraises with marijuana magnates

Smoke this Libertarians, light up. Sen. Rand Paul will be fundraising with marijuana tycoons today at the Cannabis Business Summit in Denver. This is the first...

No shocker for Colorado’s chief doc: Legalizing medical pot doesn’t up...

The New York Times yesterday reported about the most in-depth study of teen marijuana use to-date, which found that legalizing medical marijuana doesn't lead to more...

Guess how many Coloradans use marijuana; the number will surprise you

What percentage of adults in Colorado would you guess use marijuana? More than 80% 60-80% 40-60% 20-40% Less than 20% Poll Maker //scripts.poll-maker.com/3012/scpolls.js Scroll for answer .. ..... ............. ...... .. .   In fact, just 13.6 percent of folks...

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...

Homebrew: Colorado climbers trapped on Everest; filmmaker Tom Taplin among dead

Lost above Eight Colorado climbers remain on Mount Everest after the devastating earthquake hit Nepal this weekend. Denver-born filmmaker Tom Taplin, however, is reportedly among...

The unusual candidacy of Kayvan Khalatbari

It’s a typical setup for a city council forum – the plastic card tables, stackable chairs, lukewarm coffee and trays of supermarket cookies and...

Statetap: Weed-crazed Colorado celebrates 420

Counting highs Happy 420. A dank cloud is wafting across the state in honor of marijuana legalization. Rocky Mountain PBS I-News has compiled a look...

Racial disparity in marijuana arrests; overall charges down

Criminal justice reform, particularly for communities of color, was one of the principal reasons Coloradans voted two-to-one to legalize marijuana. Now, just over a...