Early on election day, we published a lighthearted list headlined “Ten Ways Colorado May Be Different If Donald Trump Is Elected President.” Twenty-four hours later, after Trump triumphed over rival Hillary Clinton nationwide (though not in Colorado), supporters of The Donald remain in a laughing mood. But those who opposed…
Last week, we published “Who and What Will Win in Colorado’s 2016 Election: An Expert’s Predictions,” in which political analyst Eric Sondermann offered educated guesses about which ballot issues and candidates would prevail on November 8. Pundits all over the country had a rough election night, as witnessed by their…
Marijuana dominates at the ballot box. Voters in nine states voted on marijuana legalization measures yesterday: five on proposals to legalize recreational marijuana, and four on medical marijuana measures. While Arizona voters chose not to legalize recreational marijuana, California, Massachusetts and Nevada all passed recreational legalization measures (Maine is too…
Dear Stoner: I just had knee surgery and will be on my butt for a while. What’s the best weed for a long staycation? Jill Dear Jill: Unless you have a creative outlet that requires periods of mental energy, I’d recommend staying away from stronger sativas, because smoking Diesel or…
Think you’re tired of all the election baggage? Pity the poor letter carriers. Their bags have been unusually packed lately, with endless political mailings pushing candidates and initiatives on the ballot for what’s been labeled a “rigged” election. And perhaps because of those “rigged” charges — first leveled at Colorado…
Haven’t voted yet? Today’s your last chance to do so — and in our election archives, you’ll find a wealth of information about statewide ballot measures and races specific to Denver, Below, for your convenience, we’ve rounded up some of each to help you make the choice that’s right for you…
Being labeled “organic” doesn’t necessarily mean a product is organic, and sustainable growers in the cannabis industry have long struggled to find ways to differentiate themselves from those who co-opt that term. Now L’Eagle has become the first dispensary to receive the Certifiably Green Denver certification from the city, which has…
It’s election day — meaning that the worst presidential campaign in living memory is nearly, blessedly over. By tonight (with luck), we should know if Hillary Clinton will be moving back into the White House or if its next resident will be one Donald Trump. The prospect of a Trump…
The 2016 presidential election is coming to a close today, and assuming you already voted, you have one more democratic obligation: to celebrate the end of one of the wackier presidential elections in recent memory. We’ve found the best spots to watch the results come in and toast your sorrows away.
In March 2015, we published multiple posts about the fatal shooting of Naeschylus Vinzant by Aurora police officer Paul Jerothe, a veteran of nearly a decade on the force who has been lauded for his actions in the wake of the 2012 Aurora theater shooting. Vinzant was unarmed at the time he…
With the election mere hours away, we’re heading to the state capitol to catch up with Gov. John Hickenlooper during a Facebook Live today around 1:30.
High noon is what the operators of Herbal Outfitters, in Valdez, Alaska, called their 12 p.m. grand opening on October 29, 2016. The historic event made them the first marijuana retail store to open in Alaska since residents voted to legalize recreational use two years ago.
By next summer, two abandoned buildings on the banks of the South Platte River will be converted into office space for tech companies, creative businesses and a restaurant.
In late August, the Denver Responsible Use Initiative, a proposal intended to create venues for the social consumption of cannabis in the Mile High City, fell short of qualifying for the November ballot. Afterward, attorney Judd Golden of Denver NORML, which backed the measure, told us the organization had not…
The Broncos’ 30-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday Night Football wasn’t nearly as close as the score indicates. The Raiders dominated the contest from start to finish, and Denver’s shortcomings were evident in all phases of the game. Quarterback Trevor Siemian started slowly and proved singularly unable to inspire…
You can get your fill of cannabis culture this weekend, with the Conference for Cannabis Fitness and the Cinebis Film Festival opening Friday. But first, there’s Election Day — which includes a vote on social consumption in Colorado, as well as ballot measures in fifteen more Colorado municipalities. Will there…
John Elway is now appearing in TV ads endorsing one of the state’s ballot initiatives and denouncing two others — proposals to raise the minimum wage and provide universal health care in Colorado. But while readers appreciate the Hall of Fame quarterback’s work with as the team’s general manager, most…
This election is asking for a lot of soul searching – and we’re not talking about the presidential election. Coloradans must decide between nine ballot measures that, if passed, would impact everything from health care to the state’s minimum wage. If you’re still struggling with an item on your ballot (or the whole thing), we’re here to help. Keep reading for arguments for and against this year’s ballot measures.
We all know it: Daylight Saving Time sucks. Like Columbus discovering America and diamonds coming from coal, the story of daylight savings—that we did it for farmers—is complete bullshit. The true origins lie somewhere between wartime, energy conservation, and politics; farmers, in fact, were staunchly against it as a practice, so the fact that they became blamed for it is insult to injury.Daylight Saving Time isn’t the only thing that remains part of American culture out of sheer inertia. The great John Oliver has a superb occasional feature called “How Is this Still a Thing?” that covers ridiculousness like Daylight Saving Time, including everything from Columbus Day to the popularity of Ayn Rand to pennies. But it’s not just tradition that sometimes sticks us with a terrible and yet still voluntary mess—sometimes, we see the pothole, and we drive over the damn thing anyway, wrecking our national alignment. Here’s a list of other disasters we’ve gotten ourselves into…you know, if we really insist.
Following Wednesday’s announcement by Mayor Michael Hancock of a new program called Denver Day Works, which aims to employ homeless individuals for three to six hour work shifts, some observers took to Twitter to question the program’s financing.
The floor of the Colorado Convention Center resembled a disaster-relief effort on Thursday, with volunteers in bright T-shirts scurrying across the room to various clumps of tables that were sectioned off with signs like, “Hep C Testing,” “Legal Services,” “Identification” and “Personal Care Items.”
Many gay Republicans recoiled when Donald Trump brought on Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice-presidential running mate. Pence’s long track record of advocating for religious businesses to have the liberty to discriminate against customers, his crusade against same-sex marriage and his staunch anti-abortion politics have made him a polarizing figure…
