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The DEA’s decision on marijuana doesn’t mean what you think it...

The DEA’s announcement last Thursday that it doesn’t plan to change marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug left plenty of Coloradans surprised and...

Veterans and abuse survivors sue Colorado for banning marijuana in PTSD...

When the Colorado Board of Health voted against adding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana last month, a...

Colorado denies veterans medical marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder

Cannabis was hailed as a lifesaver by many veterans who spoke at the Colorado Board of Health’s meeting this Wednesday, though perhaps none more...

Homebrew: Cherry Creek School District beefs up security after controversy takes...

Food fight Della Curry was kitchen manager at Dakota Valley Elementary School until getting the boot in late May. She says she was fired for giving...

No shocker for Colorado’s chief doc: Legalizing medical pot doesn’t up...

The New York Times yesterday reported about the most in-depth study of teen marijuana use to-date, which found that legalizing medical marijuana doesn't lead to more...

Dish Network’s firing of medical marijuana user upheld by state Supreme...

Brandon Coats never sought out to be a lightening rod. All he wanted was a job. Employment doesn’t come easily to the 35-year-old Denverite who...

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...

Shocker: Medical marijuana testing and labeling bill survives kill committee

That photo above doesn't look like much. Look closer, though. What you're seeing is the moment after the Colorado Senate State Affairs committee --...

#Coleg Notebook: The right to bear buds and dehydrated booze

An infringement of constitutional rights; stricter legal controls that criminals will break anyway; a registry that could make specific citizens vulnerable to a hostile government...

Washington medical Green with envy as Colorado moves to retail

Shy Sadis is the owner and founder of The Joint, one of Seattle's dankest medical marijuana outfits. He's been in the business 4 years and owns 5 stores. He's looking to expand to California, Nevada, Colorado and — of course — into the recreational market slated to open this spring in Washington. That last one might be the trickiest.
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