We sought out the candidates' positions on six local issues: hydrofracking, marijuana, health care, housing & cost of living, climate change, and education.
Mason Tvert first began campaigning to convince Coloradans that marijuana is safer than alcohol after Lynn “Gordie” Baily, a CU student, and Samantha Spady, a CSU student, died just days apart in separate alcohol poisoning incidents in 2004. Since then,…
Have we mentioned lately how much we love Rep. Jared Polis? If not, allow us to reiterate, using his recent grilling of Drug Enforcement Agency chief Michelle Leonhart as People’s Exhibit 1. Long frustrated at Washington’s hypocrisy regarding marijuana laws,…
It’s potentially a big day in the world of marijuana. Proponents of a ballot measure seeking to legalize pot for people 21 and older will turn in another batch of signatures today to make up for what Secretary of State…
Boulder City Council voted to enact a nine-month moratorium on new medical marijuana businesses, but it might not be as bad for MMJ proponents as it sounds. It’s at least more positive than the chaos that has gripped Fort Collins…
The Californication of Colorado took a big step forward on Wednesday, at least in terms of law enforcement actions aimed at marijuana growers. A coordinated raid by the North Metro Drug Task Force on 25 homes, including several in Adams…
Ever since the Great Green Rush of 2009, which saw an unprecedented surge of medical marijuana ganjapreneurialism in Colorado, dispensary owners and commercial cannabis growers have only had to contend with state and local officials to remain in business. But…