According to a recently filed lawsuit, Michael Bailey spent 52 days in jail because the Colorado sheriff’s office where he was wanted for a minor offense didn’t bother to pick him from the facility that held him. And a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union, which is backing the complaint, says his story is far from unique.
Our recent post about the most expensive neighborhoods for rent in Denver this fall included ten areas in which the average cost for a one-bedroom apartment ranged from just under $1,500 to $2,000 per month. In contrast, the ten least expensive Denver neighborhoods in terms of rent prices right now all boast an average rent price of less than $1,000.
Are commercial cannabis grows using urine to fertilize their plants? Probably not, but your neighbor might be.
Fifty years after the Summer of Love, it’s still a little-known fact that Denver had been home to two major LSD laboratories. Even though the operations were short-lived, they created significant repercussions — not just legally for their operators, but for the psychedelic movement as a whole.
A poll showing Republican Tom Tancredo leading Democrat Jared Polis in a hypothetical one-on-one Colorado gubernatorial matchup — though perhaps not so hypothetical, as Tancredo is expected to announce his candidacy on November 1 — appears to be causing somewhat of a stir in the local political scene.
Celebrities getting into Colorado’s legal cannabis game is nothing new, with Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Wiz Khalifa and Tommy Chong all slapping their names on some form of pot product. Now, you can add Whoopi Goldberg to that list.
In the wake of a scandal involving movie executive Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of engaging in improper sexual behavior with more than sixty women, Jamie Naughright has granted her first TV interview in regard to previously reported allegations that former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning “placed his ‘naked butt and rectum'” on her face when he was a student at the University of Tennessee.
Deb Sheppard, one of the Denver area’s best-known mediums, says there are plenty of metro-area places with a high degree of spiritual activity accessible to visitors around Halloween, or any other time of the year. Moreover, she sees no reason to be afraid of such haunting locations.
Not only does Frankenberry ramp the ghoulish effects up a notch as you puff a joint and watch Michael Myers get back up for the tenth time, but it also takes you back to mornings before school, eating a bowl of the strawberry-marshmallow cereal — and so does the strain’s cakey, berry flavor.
During and after the October 30 Monday Night Football match-up between your Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs, which ended with a 29-19 KC victory, fans of the Mile High City squad vented on Twitter, with many of them directing their anger at first-year coach Vance Joseph. As you’ll see in our roundup of the most memorable tweets, the hashtag #FireVance has become a thing.
As predicted in our previous coverage, on view below, the Denver City Council approved a smoking and vaping ban on the 16th Street Malls at its October 30 meeting. The vote wasn’t exactly a squeaker, with members favoring the measure by a 9-0 margin thanks largely to an amendment offered by Councilman Paul Kashmann that followed the outlines of policies shared with us by his colleague, Albus Brooks, who sponsored the original bill.
The numbers of courthouse arrests were far higher than anyone – city officials included – realized: 31 courthouse arrests in Denver between October 2016 and early May 2017.
One of Colorado’s largest hash manufacturers has added another product to its lineup. O.penVape, known for its pre-filled vaporizers cartridges, has rolled out the ISH pens, a new line of distillate products geared toward novice cannabis consumers.
As we’ve reported, rents in Denver are finally coming down after a long period of sky-high costs that added immeasurably to the difficulty of making a living in Denver despite the booming economy. But the prices aren’t exactly a bargain for pet owners. Even the complexes with the best deals for lovers of dogs, cats and other critters typically require hefty, non-refundable deposits that range up to $500 and significant monthly fees.
The headline of a post published in this space last year posed the question, “Is Pueblo the Drug Bust Capital of Colorado?” And in recent months, law enforcement in the community has answered this question with a resounding “yes,” particularly when it comes to marijuana crimes with an international flavor. In a series of raids over the past four months, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, working in conjunction with other agencies, has seized more than 8,000 cannabis plants at allegedly illegal grows associated with foreign nationals. Among those arrested as part of the operations were eight men from Mexico and four from Cuba.
The best cannabis events in metro Denver for the last week of October 2017, as well as more in November.
The climber who fell to his death from Boulder’s First Flatiron on October 26 has been identified. He was Erik Kleiber, a 31 year old from Boulder. He’s the second person to suffer a fatal fall at that location in less than three months.
President Donald Trump has a plan to stop the opioid epidemic, and (surprise!) it doesn’t involve cannabis, which could be a far safer alternative for dealing with pain.
Vice President Mike Pence might have been the guest of the Colorado GOP, but protesters outside the fundraiser in Denver he was scheduled to visit on October 26 made it clear he wasn’t welcomed.
Denver City Council President Albus Brooks says he’s used to racist emails from constituents. But how he’s dealing with them will change.
We know the many benefits cannabis has in regards to physical health, but could it have the same effect on anxiety?
Our guide to the ballot measures Denver voters will see in November 2017, including I-300 and 2A through 2G.
