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Marijuana taxes over 30 percent to start and other highlights from (almost) final pot bills
May 08, 2013 in The Latest Word
The THC-driving-limits bill, which could have a devastating impact on medical marijuana patients like William Breathes, our pot critic, was only one of several huge cannabis-related bills that passed yesterday....
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Photos: Colorado Springs named second-worst-dressed city despite these great looks?
May 08, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Motovo, the same website that said Denver was the tenth nerdiest city in America, recently declared Colorado Springs to be the second-worst-dressed city, behind only...well, the complete list...
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Air Force sex assaults: Prevention chief arrested ten years after scandal at Air Force Academy
May 08, 2013 in The Latest Word
More photos below.The arrest of Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Krusinski on charges of sexual assault in Virginia has drawn condemnation from officials as high-ranking as President Barack Obama, and no wonder....
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THC driving limit's passage means pot critic William Breathes may never drive legally again
May 08, 2013 in The Latest Word
Yesterday, a marijuana activist said that a controversial THC driving bill, a version of which failed each of the past two years, appeared to be a lock for passage --...
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Dominique Huntington, Bad Samaritan, Offers Ride to Double Rape
May 08, 2013 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Huntington and a pal said they'd take a woman home. Instead, they took her to a deserted area and sexually assaulted her --...
Kaleb Young Sues Sheriff's Office for Letting His Pot Plants Die
May 08, 2013 in True Crime Report
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Marijuana: California Supreme Court upholds local pot shop bans like ones in Colorado
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
FlickrStates across the country, including Alaska, are coming up with their own versions of Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts...
Readers: Drivers mainly at fault for car versus bicycle problems
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
Nuggets post-playoffs disaster: Who's worth spending the money to keep?
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
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Colorado Muslim Society denies report it will bury Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
More photos below.Last month's shocking bombing at the Boston Marathon was followed by a manhunt that ended with the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar's...
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Todd Helton pleads guilty to driving while ability impaired
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.The mug shot of Colorado Rockies all-star Todd Helton taken after his arrest for DUI in February spoke volumes about the most humiliating moment of his career --...
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THC driving bill up for final reading, activist fears passage after previous failed attempts
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
Yesterday, most of the drama at the State Capitol involved an Amendment 64 repeal proposal that fell short. But while that was happening, a THC driving standard proposal that had...
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Denver makes nerdiest city top ten: Can Comic Con and Nan Desu Kan 2013 help it climb?
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Denver recently finished tenth in Motovo's list of the ten nerdiest American cities; see the complete roster below. And while that's quite an accomplishment, we have a feeling...
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Photos: Colorado Tourism Day's odd bedfellows -- including Miss Colorado and costumed Ram
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.There have been a lot of weird assemblages on the steps of the State Capitol. But few have been stranger than the group that gathered there yesterday for...
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Marijuana: How an Amendment 64 repeal measure almost passed last night
May 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
Photos, video below.When Amendment 64 was passed last November and signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper the following month, most Coloradans figured it was a done deal -- unless...
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Brandon Johnson, Sex Assaulter, Allegedly Pretends to Be Victim's Boyfriend
May 07, 2013 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: A woman at a party had too much to drink and went to bed before being awakened by someone who claimed to be...
Jose Guadalupe Luna, Deputy: What He Did to Earn Bloody Mug Shot
May 07, 2013 in True Crime Report
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Marijuana: Barack Obama says no to legalizing drugs -- but what's that mean for Colorado?
May 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
Barack Obama.It's been six months to the day since the passage of Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana...
Reader: Here are some classes CU-Boulder liberals should attend
May 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
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Man stabbed to death in apartment on 1100 block of Yosemite in Aurora (78)
May 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
Graphic below.If it seems to you that the number of homicides in the metro area has gone up since the weather has improved, you're right. There were three this weekend...
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Marijuana: THC driving bill back from the dead, but will it get vote on Senate floor?
May 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
In addition to a provision calling for marijuana magazines to be treated like porn at general retail outlets, HB 13-1317, the main bill concerning the implementation of Amendment 64, features...
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Sugar daddies and cougars: May-December couples seldom rich or hot, study says
May 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
The myth of the rich older man or woman who weds a gorgeous spouse many years younger has been perpetuated by TV, movies and the tabloids. But are such stories...
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Marijuana: High Times will likely sue if treat-pot-mags-like-porn provision goes forward
May 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
Last week, in a post about some of the more unusual aspects of the main bill to regulate Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use...
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Videos: Best bicycling states of 2013 -- and why Colorado finished near the top
May 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
Videos below.The League of American Bicyclists is out with its list of the best states for cycling -- and Colorado finished in impressive fashion. Not that the League thinks any state...
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Teacher who taped students' mouths didn't commit a crime, cops say
May 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
Photos, video below.A teacher who kept her kids quiet by placing tape over 28 second graders' mouths may not have used the best judgment -- and she's been placed on...
