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Cannabis: CBD Summer Product Guide – Yellow Scene Magazine

Summer is usually full of sunshine and outdoor adventures; we have 300 days of sunshine here in Colorado. In order to have the best time on-the-go this summer, having the right supplies can be key to a perfect outing. Of course we know the basic summer essentials include sunscreen, a full water bottle and a swimsuit; but let’s talk about some CBD and hemp summer essentials. These products - plant based and derived from hemp - can get you fueled up in the morning, ease pain and inflammation in the afternoon, and help relax the mind and body at the end of an adventurous day.

TRU Community Care to host Butterfly Release and Memorial event | June 22

TRU Community Care is hosting a butterfly release and memorial event, with hopes of making it an annual event. The first annual Butterfly Release and Memorial event will take place on June 22, 2019, at 9:00 a.m, at TRU Community Care - 2593 Park Lane, Lafayette, Colorado. TRU Community Care hope to make this an annual event in commemoration of those communities members that have been lost to

Burning Can Festival ready to bring the heat | June 1, 2019

Burning can Festival 2019 will take place at Bohn Park in Lyons, Colorado, on June 1st. The overnight festival features camping (duh), outdoor sports including a beer relay and field games, plenty of fresh mountain air since we're camped out at the base of Bohn Park, tons of great music - including MOONTAXI and Wildermiss this year - and the beer festival. Let's be real, that's why most of us are going.

Screening of DOSED – May 1st | Decriminalize Denver

It's controversial, we know, but all the data we have points to one effective method of reducing the harmful impacts of drugs - both on the person and the society. That one method is decriminalization. DOSED movie screens May 1 at Landmark Mayan Theater in Denver. Tickets Available.

From Blue Wave to Green Sweep: Can CO’s Democratic Supermajority Save the Future?

Can Colorado lead the nation - as we have in so many other areas - by passing significant climate change legislation and demonstrating to naysayers across the country that, yes, we can create vibrant new industries while quitting our addictions and saving the planet, and our species, for generations to come? Some are hopeful, many are not.

Cutting Carbon “Calories”: 14 Ways to Reduce Your Footprint

Dr. Rachael Shwom, Associate Director of the Rutgers Energy Institute, compares reducing your carbon footprint to going on a diet. It’s really hard to be perfect on a diet.

Eco Friendly Startups in Boulder County

It took us a little while to realize that humanity’s glorious inventions of the past created cataclysmic climate change for the future. The consequences, now, are obvious and worsening. As water levels rise, temperatures spike to new highs or plummet to new lows, and more animal species go extinct or become endangered, one thing is clear: the damage is done, and everyone on earth is paying the price. Generations to come are doomed. Or…are they?

You, too, can help stop Sexual Assault

Every year in April, MESA - and sexual assault prevention organizations across the country - promotes Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), which is used to shine a spotlight on what D’Anniballe refers to as an “epidemic crime,” for which both men and women need to take preventative action.

Leagues Beyond Fields: Less Than Traditional Sports Leagues

Yes, we like football. We played a little basketball back in school. But sports are so diverse. We dig in to these less-than-traditional sport leagues. We want to learn how to spar, shoot, and skate.

The Blue Puddle: Colorado’s Legislators v Oil and Gas-Update 3.5.2019

In fact, we have earned the unfortunate nickname “Tour De Frack” by many, including legislators adapting the term. We do not have a choice where a drill or a well goes, whether it is next to our houses or schools, no matter how close it is. Neither does any other community in Colorado.

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