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House passes historic marijuana legislation

This week, the House of Representatives approved a slate of historically weed-friendly amendments to the annual bill funding the Department of Justice. "We’re really, really close...

Sturm College of Law’s new professor of weed

Back in the day, lawyers who specialized in marijuana spent their energy defending criminals. Now, pot attorneys help business owners set up shop and...

DIY hash-oil blasts spark debate over felony penalties

Here's how it works: You buy cheap "trim," the discarded leaves snipped from cannabis buds. You attach a screen to one end of a pipe...

Libertarian leanings forge unexpected, bipartisan bonds

While the political realities of a split legislature — Dems dominating the House and GOP the Senate — have spawned a legion of fascinating, impassible bills known as "The Walking Dead," a second, more philosophical divide had yielded unexpected bipartisan bright spots this session.

Morning sickness marijuana trend draws eyes at the Capitol

Research is thin linking any negative impacts to pregnant pot smoking. But lawmakers in Denver say pregnant women are being subtly marketed to by the cannabis industry.

Racial disparity in marijuana arrests; overall charges down

Criminal justice reform, particularly for communities of color, was one of the principal reasons Coloradans voted two-to-one to legalize marijuana. Now, just over a...

Wiretap: Gun laws reloaded; heavy metals; Attorney General Coffman’s marijuana talks

Target Practice In The Coloradoan, Stephen Meyer took aim at Colorado gun laws: “Twenty months into implementation, Colorado's gun-control laws are mostly unenforceable and have...

Polis: Solution on pot is not another dead-end lawsuit but to...

This time, it's the sheriffs. Led by Larimer County's Justin Smith, sheriffs in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska say they're facing a "crisis of conscience" brought...

Holder wrong, Obama could pull pot out of legal limbo

Colorado's Amendment 64 made recreational pot legal in the state last year but marijuana remains an illegal on the federal level. That's a problem...

Listen up, America: 12 lessons from Colorado’s first year of legal...

We've hounded the experts while on holiday to bring you an invaluable list drawn from the nation's latest greatest experiment in permissibility: Here's a dozen Colorado-legalized-it...
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