Facebook Twitter email Print Article AA In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been no official statement from the state level about marijuana's standing among essential and non-essential businesses as people are told to stay home in Colorado. So far, it's been more about what Governor Jared Polis and state health officials haven't said. Recent executive orders from Polis, the state Department of Public Health and Environment and local governments haven't listed dispensaries among the...

Facebook Twitter email Print Article AA What began as a campaign to make the University of Denver administration change its policies on sexual assault and gender violence has gone national. The Instagram account @wecandubetter began as a way for the DU community to anonymously share allegations of sexual assault and gender violence on campus. But now the account's creators have decided to ramp up their efforts, introducing the Do Better Campaign and revealing their identities. “We were...

Aurora's Amendment 64 Committee agreed on February 27 to move the proposal to raise the marijuana sales tax from 4 to 5 percent to a study session scheduled for March 23. Revenues from the proposed tax increase would fund organizations that help mental health and disadvantaged youth services in the city, as well as work for gang-violence reform and to aid victims of domestic violence. The proposal comes after Aurora voters made the decision in 2018 to remove red-light photo cameras, a program...

Facebook Twitter email Print Article AA If you smoke a lot of pot, you might find yourself in trouble at the blackjack table, according to a newly released study from Oregon State University. Using a card simulation where participants try to earn as much money as possible by choosing from different decks, the study found that participants who used marijuana at least five times a week in the past year were prone to choosing decks with large rewards but larger losses, leading them to have a low...

Eric Jensen feels trapped. By now, the 43-year-old thought he’d be able to travel from his home in southeastern Colorado to see his son play college ball in the Midwest. But instead, he can’t cross the border into Kansas. He’s stuck hanging around his home town, where most of the residents have turned their backs on him, believing that he’s a hardened drug dealer. Instead, he’s facing criminal charges for something that’s completely legal in Colorado: hemp. Eric and his brother, 39-year-old...