Five measures concerning marijuana were introduced in Congress on March 30. Three came from Oregon lawmakers regarding taxes, baking restrictions and descheduling marijuana; Representative Jared Polis reintroduced his 2015 legislation that would essentially regulate marijuana like alcohol, and another bill that would give people in states with legalized marijuana extra…
April is the cruelest month, or so says the poet T.S. Eliot. But good ol’ T.S. never visited Denver in April, when it’s sunny and potentially snowy, where the wind is blowing in the warmth of the coming summer, and when people are inadvisably starting to wear Crocs, which go against all sense of fashion and decorum. (Actually, that last part is pretty cruel. Score one for the poet.)
Radio company Entercom announced today that as of Monday, April 3, KS 107.5 FM will no longer run the Larry and Kathie J show, after contract negotiations imploded between the corporation and the hosts.
On March 30, Representative Jared Polis re-introduced the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, as colleagues introduced four other measures in the U.S. House of Representatives that would protect states with legal marijuana from threatened action by the Trump administration.
How to make your I-70 experience enjoyable (seriously).
What’s a good strain to start with if you’re just starting to grow marijuana? Our Stoner has the answer.
Officials at Denver International Airport have changed their minds about evenly distributing airport permits among Denver’s seven licensed cab companies. They had previously determined that each cab company would receive 36 airport permits starting April 1, reducing the number of taxis at the airport from 321 to 252 per day…
In an effort to curb the illegal marijuana market in Colorado, the Colorado Senate approved HB 1220 yesterday by a unanimous vote; the measure will set a new, lower limit for the number of plants a medical patient or caregiver may raise in a residential area.
If you’re new to the Mile High City, memorize these 100 Colorado classics before you move on to the Best of Denver 2017.
LoHi is one of Denver’s hottest neighborhoods. That wasn’t the case when it was just known as the lower edge of Highland.
President Donald Trump has a plan to stop the opioid epidemic, and (surprise!) it doesn’t involve cannabis. The president’s latest executive order lays out a blueprint for a commission that will address the nation’s opioid epidemic. Drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in this country; the American Society…
This past weekend, United Airlines cited a totally not-made-up ban on spandex and refused to let two young girls board flight in Denver because they were wearing leggings. (Sorry, Spider-Man. Put on some freaking slacks.) Then it doubled-down on the decision, somehow connecting it to the fact that the young ladies were flying as “pass travelers,” meaning they were there as guests of employees and had to adhere to the no-spandex policy. This public relations incompetence rivals that of Sean Spicer.
For those who require discretion, functionality and style, we give you the VaePlume, an actual vape pen. The design allows users to unscrew the top, insert a cartridge of their choice and then smoke out of the top of the pen, while the bottom is a functional writing instrument.
A bill makings its way through the Colorado Legislature would create a task force to support child-welfare caseworkers in Colorado — especially in the area of mental health. Caseworkers face numerous challenges in their work, and child-welfare departments see high rates of burnout and turnover. Nationwide, most caseworkers don’t stay on the job more…
A string of hate crimes that followed the election of President Trump have sparked a citizens response. Five Denverites have founded Brave Coalition in the wake of vandalism that hit particularly close to home; in November of 2016, a swastika was painted on the doors of Isabella Bird…
Developers are getting manic about renaming parts of our booming city, sometimes for easy reference, sometimes to boost property values. Recently, RiNo leaders were startled by a proposal to give Brighton Boulevard a shiny new moniker that will reflect its status as a gateway to the city; they’re still trying to put the brakes on that.
President Donald Trump has been threatening to pull federal funding from cities that aren’t participating in federal immigration enforcement — otherwise known as sanctuary cities — ever since he issued a January 25 executive order on immigration. On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions doubled down on that threat at a press conference…
Steve Weil, the head of Rockmount Ranch Wear, had a very nice time on his family vacation in Puerto Rico. He’d go there again in a heartbeat. But he swears he’ll never take the A-line train to Denver International Airport again. Ever.
As industry advocates gear up to celebrate 4/20, the city’s Social Consumption Advisory Committee is starting to wrap up its work, which means that soon Denver could see legal public consumption every day of the year. But where?
An old mercantile building in Yampa that was on the verge of collapse is set to partially reopen as a town hall and visitors’ center sometime later this year thanks to efforts by a group of residents bent on saving the building. Crossan’s M&A Market, built in 1903, is an…
Grapefruit Durban is bred from Grapefruit and Durban Poison strains — two of my favorite sativas, thanks to the instant energy they bring. Grapefruit, bred from Cinderella 99 and an unknown auto-flowering sativa, is beloved for its heavy citrus, tropical aromas and relatively easy growing process. Durban Poison, a landrace sativa I write about often, is one of Colorado’s most popular, with a sweet, skunky flavor and intense head high.
Denver is suddenly awash in nicknames. Developers are smacking hip labels on formerly unhip areas of town; the creators of South Park are smacking those developers with mocking SoDoSoPa mockeries. The city is drowning in an alphabet soup.Denver has always had nicknames — Mile High City, Queen City of the Plains — but the first neighborhood nickname to really stick was LoDo.
