Congresswoman DeGette Will Push to Reverse Net Neutrality Roll-Back
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Colorado Led the Way…Who’ll Join the Legal Pot Club in 2018?
Four states legalized recreational marijuana in the 2016 election, following in the footsteps of Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C. But in the year since, only Nevada made retail pot sales a reality.
Colorado Public Radio’s Max Wycisk on Stepping Down, What’s Next for CPR
After more than forty years with Colorado Public Radio, the majority of it as the organization’s president, Max Wycisk has announced that he’ll step down as CPR’s boss at the end of June 2018. But he stresses that his move shouldn’t be interpreted as a sign of turmoil within the state’s largest and most powerful public-radio network.
How School Shooter Bruco Eastwood Changed State Law Seven Years Later
As we’ve reported, a December 15 hearing that could have given additional freedoms to Bruco Eastwood, who’s lived at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo since being found not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2010 shooting at Deer Creek Middle School, was canceled at the last minute. Among those relieved by this turn of events was Eastwood’s prosecutor, Steve Jensen, who channeled his frustration over a judge’s refusal to allow his psychiatric expert to interview the gunman into legislation requiring that court-ordered mental health examinations be recorded on audio and video. Believe it or not, doing so wasn’t mandated until the bill became law nearly seven years after the shooting. Here’s the story of Jensen’s quest and Eastwood’s role in it.
Boulder Entrepreneur Offering Cannabis Scholarship for Students
A Boulder potrepreneur wants to share both his wealth and his interest in cannabis: Matt Kind, host of the podcast CannaInsider, is starting a scholarship fund to encourage students to consider a job in legal pot.
Ask a Stoner: Should I Mail My Edibles or Fly With Them?
Both are easy – and illegal.
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ACLU Investigating Death of Iranian Immigrant at Aurora Detention Facility
The ACLU of Colorado has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain more information about how a 64-year-old Iranian man, Kamyar Samimi, died while being held at ICE’s detention center in Aurora on December 2.
Top Ten Denver Trends of 2017
Denver has had its share of eras — but every year seems to mark the coming and going of some element of local culture, and 2017 was no different. Sure, we had the restaurants that opened and closed, the sports seasons that are, frankly, better left to the dustbin of history, and news that confused and concerned us and then faded out of our attention span to make room for more news.
Developers Try — and Fail — to Delay the Green Roof Initiative
The Colorado Real Estate Alliance, whose members includes many businesses that campaigned against I-300, sent Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver City Council a letter on December 5 asking for a six-month stay of implementation of the ordinance.
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CBD Breath Spray Freshens More Than Mouths
Infused with 160 milligrams of hemp extract and CBD, the spray isn’t just targeted toward the dating community. H. Hemp believes it’s a pocket-sized remedy that helps lessen daily stressors when you need a quick, accessible fix without any mind-altering effects.
Thunder Isn’t Weirdest Stock Show Parade Grand Marshal, but Close
The just-announced grand marshal for the 2018 National Western Stock Show parade, scheduled for January 4, 2018, is a horse. Yes, a horse: Thunder, the mascot of the Denver Broncos. Surprisingly, though, it’s neither the stupidest choice to fill the role nor the first animal to do so.
Previous Bust for Alleged Sex Assaulter Mark Wray: Pissing on His Wife’s Head
Mark Wray, who was arrested this week for alleged sexual assault against a woman at a Boulder gas station, has been in trouble with the law before. We first wrote about Wray seven years ago, when he was busted for, among other things, pissing on his wife’s head.
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Skiing Safety Expert: Less Snow Means More Risk of Injuries, Death
As we’ve reported, two people, Collin Zak and Nathan Enright, have died as a result of injuries sustained at Colorado ski resorts during the 2017-2018 season to date. Their fatal accidents occurred weeks earlier than the first and second Colorado ski area deaths last year, when fourteen skiers or snowboarders died, despite a lack of snow that has resulted in numerous resorts in the state delaying their openings or keeping some runs off-limits. That doesn’t surprise a national expert on resort safety, who believes snow shortages or surpluses can increase the danger for those who hit the slopes under such circumstances.
Why Colorado Tokers Love Denver Maple
While this local delicacy won’t rival the sap of Vermont anytime soon, it’s still a fitting Denver take, sort of like Moonshine Haze from Rare Dankness, another Denver breeder.
T.J. Miller Sex-Assault Accusations and Denials Get Ugly
Last December, when hometown Denver hero T.J. Miller was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly slapping an Uber driver after an argument about Donald Trump, the tenor of the coverage was mild bemusement. Not this time, though. Miller is the latest high-profile star to be accused of abuse in the post-Harvey Weinstein era, with a woman coming forward anonymously to say that he sexually assaulted and punched her during his college years. But rather than issuing a vague apology for past behavior, Miller has responded with harsh words for his anonymous accuser.
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Denver Launches Youth Cannabis Education and Prevention Campaign
The new initiative, “High Costs,” was funded by revenue from the city’s sales tax on retail cannabis and was created with the help of a city-organized youth commission and youth surveying and focus groups
More Than the Baby Blues: Peers Help Moms With Postpartum Depression
Women who’ve suffered from postpartum depression, have helped create Alma, a novel peer-mentorship program at Kaiser Permanente designed to help women suffering from perinatal depression.
Lightshade Dispensary Stocks Amazing Grace Food Pantry
Lightshade has partnered with Amazing Grace Community Church in Thornton to fully fund the church’s food pantry.
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What’s Right About Opioid Bills — and Why They Should Go Further
A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers has assembled six bills for the 2018 legislative session that are intended to address the ongoing opioid crisis. Art Way, senior director of national criminal justice reform strategy for the Drug Policy Alliance, and state director for the DPA’s Colorado office, sees most of these efforts as steps in the right direction. However, he emphasizes that more still needs to be done to truly deal with the issue.
Top Ten Colorado Celebrity Tweets of 2017
We recently shared the most asked Google search questions about not just ten but twenty of Colorado’s biggest celebrities. Of course, plenty of stars from our fair state share information about themselves without being asked, by way of their Twitter accounts, including Von Miller, Ryan Tedder, Lindsey Vonn, The Lumineers and more. With 2017 winding down, we dug into their pages to find their most memorable tweets from the past twelve months. Here are our top ten picks. Count them down below.
Ask a Stoner: What’s Better, CBD Oil From Hemp or Weed?
CBD is a cannabinoid found in both plants, and the chemical structure doesn’t change between them, but the quality and effectiveness of CBD can differ depending on what strain and plant it’s derived from.
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Inside Lawsuit Over Tragic Ski Lift Fall Death of Kelly Huber
On December 29, 2016, San Antonio mom Kelly Huber was killed and her two daughters, Ashley and Taylor, were seriously injured after a fall from a ski lift at the Granby Ranch ski area. A subsequent investigation determined that Huber’s death, one of fourteen at a Colorado ski resort during the 2016-17 season, was caused by what was deemed an “unprecedented” mechanical error involving the lift’s electronic drive. Now, William Huber, the girls’ father, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Granby Realty Holdings, the ski area’s owner, that reveals the most details to date about the tragic incident.