Why Colorado Tokers Love Strawberry Cough

Some strains mean a little more to us than others, for reasons that aren’t entirely logical: nostalgia for first loves, lyrics in songs. I’ve never liked the spiciness of Haze strains, but I’ll light up Purple Haze anytime just because Jimi said so. (Everyone understood what that song was about.)…

Colorado Launches Survey to Find Out How You Use Cannabis

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a survey to begin monitoring patterns of retail marijuana use in this state. The Cannabis Users Survey on Health includes 32 questions on everything from why people are using marijuana to their preferred method of consumption and  frequency of use. Marijuana continues…

Would New Roadway, No Buses Help or Hurt the 16th Street Mall?

Plenty of Denverites are up in arms about the current state of the 16th Street Mall, which they see as a setting for random violent crime and an aggressive, drug-using homeless population that’s keeping visitors away. In the view of Annie Levinsky, executive director of Historic Denver, such factors, which are…

John Hinckley to Be Freed: Inside Metro Denver Stay Before Trying to Kill Reagan

Today, a federal judge ordered that former Evergreen resident John Hinckley be released from the Washington, D.C.-area hospital that’s been his official home since he who was found not guilty by reason of insanity for trying to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981. More than three-and-a-half-decades after Hinckley’s failed murder bid, most people…

Dear Stoner: Which Is Better for CBD Extraction — Hemp or Flower?

Dear Stoner: I want to try my hand at making CBD-extracted products. Is it better to use hemp or real marijuana for it? C-Mac Dear Mac: It depends on your experience with marijuana and cannabinoid extraction. Most cannabidiol (CBD) users and product-makers use industrial hemp, because it’s easier to grow…

Video: Five Steps to a False Confession in Montoya Case

This week’s cover story, “House of Lies,” explores the disturbing journey of Lawrence Montoya — who, at the age of fourteen, went through an emotional, high-pressure interview with Denver homicide detectives that transformed him from peripheral witness to prime suspect in a high-profile murder case. Although much of Montoya’s “confession”…

Paul Castaway “Effectively Murdered” by Denver Cop, Attorney Says

Attorney Matt Buck speaks bluntly about the death of Paul Castaway, a homeless Native American who had bouts with mental illness. “On July 12, 2015, Denver police officer Michael Traudt killed Paul Castaway,” Buck says. “He had the ability to use less-than-lethal force, but instead, he made a different choice. He…

See Denver Neighborhood Changes From Slot Houses, Development Boom

The recently published post Denver Development and Controversial Impact of “Slot Houses” draws upon “Documenting Change in Denver,” part of an analysis being conducted by CU Denver’s Center for Advanced Research and Traditional Architecture. In tracking the building boom in Denver, CARTA director Christine Franck spotlights the West Colfax neighborhood (and a…

Marijuana Activists Push Pot at DNC, March With 51-Foot Joints

Convention-goers and Philadelphia residents witnessed two 51-foot inflatable joints being marched up Broad Street yesterday in celebration of the Democratic National Committee’s progressive platform on marijuana. The Philadelphia branch of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and DCMJ, the outfit that helped legalize marijuana in Washington., D.C., organized…

Cannabis Job Fair in Denver: Eight Companies That Are Hiring

It’s a great time to be an unemployed weed lover in Colorado: One of the nation’s largest cannabis career fairs is coming to Denver on Thursday, July 28. Over fifty companies ranging from dispensaries to labs are hiring for over 1,000 positions, from entry level to executive. From 2 to 8 p.m…

The Mysterious Disappearance and Return of 104.3 The Fan’s Sandy Clough

Last week, 104.3 The Fan issued a press release revealing that “thirty-seven year radio veteran Sandy Clough will host a self-titled show, weekdays from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., beginning Monday, July 25, 2016.” Such an announcement typically means that a media outlet is courting additional publicity. But when we requested an interview with Clough,…

Denver Development and Controversial Impact of “Slot Houses”

The topic of development in Denver raises passions among plenty of locals — particularly those who don’t like the looks of many new buildings being erected across the Mile High City. Take the comment of one reader, who likened the structures to 1950s prison complexes. Such reactions are of particular interest…

“Die, Woman”: More Female Guards Describe Denver Jail as House of Horrors

In November 2015, two female deputies with the Denver Sheriff Department filed a lawsuit alleging that Denver County Jail is a house of horrors for female guards. The complaint suggested that profane verbal abuse, sexual harassment and intentional masturbation are common occurrences at the facility and argued that female deputies are “discouraged…