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A worker at 1 Wildflower farms in Colorado tends to cannabis plants.

Colorado Launches State-Funded Loan Program for Marijuana Businesses

By Thomas MitchellApril 25, 2023

The loans range from $50,000 to $150,000 and are intended for established cannabis businesses.

Bee Here Now: Capella Ranch Has a Honey of an Idea

By Catie CheshireApril 25, 2023

Spend thirty minutes in a hut at the Peterson farm in Lafayette and get buzzed!

Although legal marijuana is considered a safer option over the black market, contaminated pot is sold at dispensaries, too.

Ask a Stoner: With So Many Recalls, How Can I Trust Legal Weed?

By Herbert FuegoApril 25, 2023

With so many contaminated marijuana recalls hitting dispensaries in Colorado, one local cannabis user wonders if legal weed is still the way to go.

Gates Tennis Center in Colorado, which hosted the Pro Pickleball Tour in 2021.

Here’s Where You Can Play Pickleball in Denver Now That Congress Park Courts Are Closed

By Catie CheshireApril 25, 2023

Though the pickleball courts at Congress Park are no more, there are many places to play the game across the Denver metro area.

The smashed windshield of Alexa Bartell's car in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Two More Victims Come Forward in Deadly Rock-Throwing Spree, Bringing Total to Seven

By Chris PerezApril 24, 2023

Police say the two new victims were targeted just fifteen minutes before Colorado resident Alexa Bartell was struck and fatally wounded by a large rock.

CU Boulder Spring Game Previews Prime Time

By Michael RobertsApril 24, 2023

Coach Deion Sanders boasts an ego as large as a solar system. But can his team win more than one game this season?

The Clarkson tenants picketing in front of Boutique Apartments in Denver, Colorado, on April 19.

After Being Frozen Out by Management, Tenants of The Clarkson Are Demanding Change

By Catie CheshireApril 24, 2023

Residents at The Clarkson had to use a broken garage door to get into their building for weeks. They’ve unionized to hold Boutique Apartments accountable.

Liz Cochran walks away from the panel after testify before the Senate Finance Committee about the importance of CBD products for her disabled daughter, who is in the wheelchair in front of her.

Limits on Non-Intoxicating Hemp Products Worry Parents of Kids Who Use CBD

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 24, 2023

Colorado legislators are advancing legislation that could limit both intoxicating and non-intoxicating hemp products, including CBD and hemp lotion.

A woman walks in the close Park Hill Golf Course. Many hope the land will become open space.

The Clock Is Ticking on Options for Park Hill Golf Course

By Benjamin NeufeldApril 24, 2023

Westside Investment Partners must revert the property to its original zoning in less than ninety days. Here’s what could happen in that time.

First-Ever Cities Summit of the Americas Kicks Off Downtown – but Why Denver?

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 24, 2023

You can join the first-ever Cities Summit of the Americas at free events with music, art and food.

Reader: Gotta Be Drunk to Appreciate the Way the Rockies Play

By Westword StaffApril 23, 2023

The team, currently at the bottom of the National League West, returns to Coors Field on April 28.

No Apology to Dominion From Fox, but Stephen Colbert Fills That Gap

By Patricia CalhounApril 23, 2023

The network paid $787.5 million to settle the lawsuit, but didn’t have to apologize to the Denver-based company.

The Public Utilities Commission is making rules for towing carriers in Colorado even more strict.

Public Utilities Commission and Towing Companies at Odds Over Regulations

By Benjamin NeufeldApril 23, 2023

Denver towing carriers and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission have been going at it over newly proposed regulations.

Commentary: Clearing the Air About Methane Emissions and Climate Change

By Emma PinterApril 23, 2023

If the Biden administration is serious about being a global leader in climate action, we need to strengthen the EPA’s proposal and move quickly to finalize this methane rule.

Marijuana crowd at Denver Civic Center Park on 4/20, 2023

Reader: Every Day Is 4/20 in Denver

By Westword StaffApril 22, 2023

Are cannabis consumers still high on the 4/20 celebration?

A Denver man eats a marijuana edible during a CDOT event in Colorado.

Coloradans Get High on the Cops’ Supply as CDOT Hosts Roadside Sobriety Demo for 4/20

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 21, 2023

Residents were able to get stoned (for free) in front of Colorado cops in an effort by CDOT to show people what it means to be too high to drive on 4/20.