Cannabis events are pretty sparse this week, but as always, Green Labs has mixture of weekly classes and pot-friendly social mixers to educate and entertain. Also check out a photo gallery showcasing the intricacies of marijuana grows, cultivation classes and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Mixed Bag: Marijuana in…
Back in March, we wrote about the death of Luke Goodman, an Oklahoma resident who killed himself in Keystone, reportedly after eating a marijuana edible. Now, CBS4, the station that led the way on the Goodman story, has discovered that the coroner who analyzed the 2012 suicide of Daniel Juarez, an…
In recent days, you may have seen examples of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s new seat-belt safety billboard campaign. Last week, billboards went up in locations such as I-70 and Wadsworth, Leetsdale and Holly and Sixth Avenue east of I-25 with phrases like “Life or Death,” “Windshield Ejection” and “Brain…
Denver has been stuck in a wet weather pattern for weeks, and forecasts for today call for a lot more moisture. That’s good for lawns and trees, but not for commuters. A lot of our readers complain about people who don’t know how to drive in the snow — especially if…
Today, Governor John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 15-014, which has been characterized as a “medical pot crackdown bill.” Among other things, the legislation will empower a board, in consultation with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, to “establish guidelines for physicians making medical marijuana recommendations.” The provision is…
Our post about the Boulder County District Attorney deciding not to charge the homeowner who killed home invader Roberto Zamora found the majority of readers on one side of the issue. Most of them felt the actions were legal under Colorado’s Make My Day law. But a handful had a different…
Sink your teeth into these Denver blog posts. At our Cafe blog, Sarah Harvey writes about community support for Denver Cat Company following the filing of a lawsuit prompted by a cat bite. Colorado Pols shares the not-quite-action-packed charity bout between Mitt Romney and Evander Holyfield. The Rockies’ may have…
Danielle Lewis, 21, is considered a missing endangered adult. That’s because she suffers from a seizure disorder — and when she left for a bicycle ride Thursday afternoon, she didn’t bring her medication with her. Lewis hasn’t been seen since. And while a jacket that may or may not have…
A new report on the use of solitary confinement in America’s prisons and jails, highly critical of the practice and challenging many common myths about who’s in lockdown and why, looks closely at recent reform efforts in the Colorado prison system and concludes that many inmates can be removed from…
As we’ve noted in this space, Denver’s housing market is so hot right now that plenty of places are go for way over list price. But how else can you stand out from other house hunters without backing up an armored car to the real estate office? Ben and Cheri,…
In May 2014, legendary climber Dean Potter was in Telluride for the premiere of the controversial film When Dogs Fly — controversial because it features scenes of Whisper, Potter’s dog, joining him on numerous high-flying BASE-jumping adventures. The trip to Colorado was hardly unusual for Potter, who’s spent plenty of time over…
Unfortunately, weekend shootings that may be gang-related are becoming more commonplace in the Denver metro area of late. After the previous weekend, we told you about a shooting in Park Hill that looked like it might have a gang connection. The Denver Police Department has not announced any arrests in…
When six Denver-based marijuana growing operations had portions of crops quarantined and put under investigation for using harmful pesticides on plants, many marijuana consumers became a little more paranoid about which dispensaries to visit. In documents obtained by the Cannabis Consumers Coalition via the Colorado Open Records Act and sent…
Post a question on the Internet and you’ll get answers. Lots of answers. Take this vintage thread kicked off by someone looking for the best places to have sex outdoors along the Front Range. Plenty of people weighed in with advice — and while we can’t personally vouch for any…
For some reason, “How stupid can some people be?” remains a popular question in the Internet age, despite abundant evidence that the answer is, “Astonishingly, incredibly, jaw-droppingly stupid.” More evidence surfaced earlier this month, when D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the venerable anti-drug organization, published on its website a story from…
More posts continue to accumulate on a Comment of the Day suggesting that developers might see Lakeside and Casa Bonita as great sites for condos. Casa Bonita was just named a Lakewood Historical Society landmark, so it appears to be safe for now. However, there’s certainly a level of concern about…
Denver blog posts are heating up. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies shares her choices for the five best places to spend an old-school summer night in Denver. According to South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels, Peyton Manning seems bent on overstaying his welcome. Any of you dudes ever wanted to…
As documented on his Facebook page, John White is a veteran who’s participated in mixed martial arts bouts. Now, however, he’s in the fight of his life — and so is the two-year-old son of his girlfriend, who’s in critical condition at last report. White, meanwhile, is under arrest on…
Just when our Schmuck of the Week crew thinks we’ve heard it all, we learn otherwise. Today’s lesson comes courtesy of Matthew McBride, who’s been arrested on suspicion of tying up his elderly mother with a vacuum cord — and threatening to kill her. But the 84-year-old outsmarted him by…
In January, Frank Ruybalid, the embattled top prosecutor for Colorado’s Third Judicial District, resolved a long-running state ethics investigation by pleading guilty to thirteen violations of professional conduct rules for attorneys, essentially admitting that he’d mishandled the prosecution of several criminal cases that ended up being dismissed. Ruybalid was put…
Denver-based Zen Magnets has been barred from selling tiny, colored magnet spheres. A federal judge found that the company broke the law when it repackaged and sold the magnets, which it called Neoballs, because it had purchased them from a company that subsequently agreed to recall its products. The recall…
Where in Colorado are you likely to live the longest? That’s among the many questions addressed by data from MeasureOfAmerica.org, which has crunched numbers for every Congressional district in America, including the seven in Colorado. The site’s treasure trove of information about each district includes details about median earnings, school…
