Who will be Colorado’s 2017 Californian of the Year? That’s not a typo; it’s the latest stunt coming from the Independence Institute, whose president, Jon Caldara, recently penned an essay castigating those who would “change our once liberty-loving state into East California.”
“The beneficial potential, safety, and efficacy of kratom has been discussed, studied, clinically researched and found to be as safe as coffee,” the letter, signed by seventeen lawmakers, states.
Here are ten things that the good folks of Colorado can do to make 2018—and all the years that follow—even better.
Topicals should be okay. But transdermal patches? Not so much.
Darius Ratcliff has committed a lifetime’s worth of crimes before he could legally order a beer or possess an ounce of marijuana in Colorado.
A few small dustings notwithstanding, snow has been seriously lacking in Denver this year.
From cake to coffee, green roofs to I-70, here are the biggest news stories of the year in Denver.
Although the University of Colorado Buffaloes aren’t going to a college football bowl game in 2017-2018 thanks to a mediocre 5-7 record, nine of its fellow members in the Pac-12 conference qualified, with eight of those contests taking place on or after December 26. If the Buffs fall short again next year, though, some of its staffers will be busy anyhow, since CU Boulder has been chosen to coordinate an ambitious research project into traumatic brain injury among student athletes, including those who slam heads on the gridiron, with one of the main tools being EYE-SYNC, a cutting-edge device designed to diagnose concussions by way of eye movement.
There were plenty of contenders, but these were the biggest marijuana stories in Colorado this year.
Nearly four years after recreational sales began, legal cannabis continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The Cannabis Calendar for December 17 offers plenty of proof.
How one man made a difference to help those experiencing homelessness.
You might be surprised to know that Denver usually doesn’t see a white Christmas, but it looks like the Mile High City will enjoy one this year.
Traveling this holiday season? Don’t drive through Childress, Texas, with Colorado plates.
Radio listeners are loyal to their station, so it’s no surprise that news about 106.7 FM, also known as KBPI, switching from rock to country incensed many of you.
A fundraiser on December 23 will help Sweet Leaf employees who are now out of work have a merrier Christmas; a second fundraiser will help cover legal costs. But some colleagues aren’t sympathetic.
Over one-third of homeless persons in the U.S. are children.
On December 20, a mistrial was declared in the Nevada Bundy case. One of the self-proclaimed judges who advised the Bundys, Bruce Doucette, is among the eight individuals who were arrested in March in Colorado; he’s sentenced for trial on February 26.
Members of Denver’s cannabis community are banding together to hold fundraisers in support of Sweet Leaf employees affected by the company’s swift indefinite shutdown by the Denver Police Department, Marijuana Enforcement Divisions and other enforcement agencies on December 14.
Short-term rentals are a big business in Denver. But a new audit shows room for improvement in the city’s program.
Pillars like Afghani, Durban Poison and Sour Diesel always deserve a spot on the shelves, but as with any other indulgence, it’s nice to try some new varieties.
Kyle Clark, host of the 9News’ weeknightly program Next With Kyle Clark, is Denver TV’s current king of social media, as well as our pick for best local media figure to follow on Twitter in the 2017 Best of Denver issue. And our pick was more than justified by Clark tweets over the course of the year. Take a look at our ten favorites below.
In a day and age when ethics in government appears to be in short supply, Colorado Ethics Watch has announced that the organization will be shutting its doors for good at year’s end for budgetary reasons. But CEW director Luis Toro is hopeful that ethics oversight in the state won’t suffer too much as a result.
