Denver’s population was exploding long before recreational marijuana was legalized in late 2012; in November 2011, William Frey of the Brookings Institute said that U.S. Census figures from 2008 through 2010 showed that the Denver was the top destination for millennials. And not just millennials; people were moving to the…
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) could be facing a lawsuit after its announcement earlier this week that it now considers cannabidiol, or CBD, an illegal substance. The DEA doesn’t have the authority to make a law and schedule controlled substances without an act of Congress, argues Robert Hoban, managing partner…
On Thursday, December 15, hundreds of community members packed the EXDO Events Center to participate in a forum exploring alternative approaches to policing the homeless with sweeps and anti-camping ordinances.
Update: After two videos showing Denver Police officers confiscating blankets from homeless individuals in freezing temperatures went viral, various groups and individuals, including the ACLU of Colorado, Mayor Michael Hancock, and the Denver Police Department, have responded to the public’s outrage.
Throwing snowballs isn’t usually a criminal offense — but Michael Torres found a way to turn it into one. Torres, 46, was busted in Aspen on suspicion of harassment, domestic violence and violating a protection order for repeatedly hurling the projectiles at his girlfriend’s window early yesterday morning. And to…
For years now, we’ve previewed games between your Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots in the traditional manner — with memes created by people who truly loathe Tom Brady, the Pats’ ultra-talented but exceedingly irritating quarterback. And since the Broncos and the Pats are scheduled to face off on…
An inventor between projects, Yoni Ofir started out building a machine for his own plants. He was interested in cannabis and thought it was high time to improve his home-grow operation. The result? An all-in-one, fully enclosed system that’s controlled by an app and makes home growing simple with the…
Update: Last year, a series of bank robberies perpetrated by men wearing masks familiar from the movie Scream culminated in a massive manhunt for three suspects, one of whom wound up on the FBI’s ten most wanted list. All three of the suspects — Miguel Sanders, Tyrone Richardson and Myloh Mason —…
Attorneys who sued the U.S. Bureau of Prisons over alleged abuses of mentally ill inmates have reached a tentative settlement that could have a profound effect on how solitary confinement is used at the nation’s highest-security prison.
This morning, the board of directors for Colorado’s Economic Development Commission approved a rebate of $300,000 for Freak Power, a movie about writer Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo 1970 run for sheriff of Pitkin County to be written and directed by Bobby Kennedy III, grandson of the late Senator Robert F…
On December 14, the Drug Enforcement Administration added a new code for marijuana extracts and made it clear that marijuana extracts, including CBD oil, are illegal. Although this does not represent a change in federal law, many CBD producers have operated under the assumption that cannabis-based products with less than…
Update: In October, we previewed a lawsuit to be filed against the State of Colorado over reports of shocking abuse at the Pueblo Regional Center — claims that included strip searches and genital manipulation of mentally disabled residents. See our previous coverage below. Now, the suit has been filed (it’s also…
Chauncey Billups, a Denver native, is the greatest basketball player ever from Colorado — a star for the CU Buffs and the Denver Nuggets, one of several NBA teams for which he played in a long and distinguished career (including the Detroit Pistons, with whom he won a 2004 championship…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment just announced another round of grants — totaling $2.35 million — that will fund seven studies researching the health and safety impacts of marijuana. About $1.7 million will go to projects studying how marijuana affects driving impairment, which has been a hot…
Update: In October, Tyrone Adair Jr., best known to members of the local hip-hop community as BossMan Goodie, was shot to death outside Cold Crush, a venue that was temporarily closed as a public nuisance after the incident; see our previous coverage below. Now, the Denver District Attorney’s Office has announced…
As Tuesday night’s meeting of Boulder’s City Council kicked off at 6 p.m., constituents spilled out of the chambers and into an overflow area in the lobby, where a crowd sat tensely, glued to the live TV proceedings.
Early next year, Mitch Morrissey will end his term as Denver district attorney — an office he assumed in January 2005. Morrissey’s twelve years in office are among the most eventful of any DA in Denver’s history. Over that span, he earned national attention for his office’s use of DNA…
For many, cooking with cannabis can be daunting. But now Emma Levy is making it easier to create edibles. After working at Chicago’s famous La Fournette Bakery and Café creating croissants and wedding cakes, she’s moved to Colorado and is now incorporating cannabis in her cooking. While she develops a new…
Remember the stoner kid in Dazed and Confused who swears that George Washington’s old lady, Martha, lit up a fat bowl for Georgie at the end of the day? Probably bullshit, but whatever: Washington definitely grew hemp before it was banned more than a century later. He had a lot…
Denver Broncos lovers like to think of themselves as the best and biggest fans anywhere — but the folks at Fansided don’t agree. A Time Inc. website, Fansided has published the Fandom 250, an unusual project that essentially rates apples against oranges. Rather than using specific categories (fans’ favorite sports…
At least one cable channel is betting that the glut of JonBenét Ramsey specials three months ago hasn’t exhausted the public fascination with one of the nation’s most infamous unsolved homicides.
Dear Stoner: I love a good hit from a bong or bubbler, but they’re hard to take on the go. Any innovative recommendations? Scuba Stan Dear Stan: My first recommendation would be to gain some self-control. Between joints, pipes and portable vaporizers, getting high while you’re mobile has never been…
