"It's an event where we'll be able to ask the public-health, prevention and treatment communities, 'How can we all work together to end the war on drug users and place this issue where it belongs -- within the umbrella of public health, as opposed to addressing it from a criminal-justice standpoint.'"

That's how Art Way, who heads the local office of the Drug Policy Alliance, describes the Colorado New Directions Conference, which takes place tomorrow in downtown Denver. Get details about the event below.

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Update: On Monday, we filled you in about a computer glitch that prevented people who wanted to access a B-cycle from doing so with a credit card -- issues that cropped up during one of 2013's busiest weekends to date. See our previous coverage below.

Two days later, the system still isn't back to normal. As a result, a free B-cycle offer intended to build excitement for Bike to Work Day has been canceled for today, and the next two Wednesdays as well.

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With all the things to do in Denver this weekend, including the People's Fair and Denver Comic Con, you might think the annual Denver Chalk Art Festival might, um, slip through the cracks.

If so, you'd be wrong. When we visited Sunday afternoon, the wonderful Larimer Square tribute to sidewalk art was absolutely mobbed with folks enjoying the opportunity to watch chalkers of every age and description taking it to the streets. Look below to see some of our favorite images from this year.

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This Mile High Gardening Conference, taking place at the downtown Sheraton this weekend, has sessions aplenty about 21st Century growing techniques, with a big focus on aquaponics and a vertical garden installed by the Spanish firm Urbanarbolismo.

What's not on the program? Marijuana -- although it was originally supposed to be. The change in plans frustrates representatives of one dispensary, but the organizer says he had to cut it because of resistance from other sponsors.

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The Boulder Cruiser Ride is one of the area's favorite regular activities, with peddlers of every stripe taking it to the streets side by side, often wearing outfits and costumes related to themes. But while most of the latter are of the just-for-fun variety -- upcoming concepts include "Voodoo Island Tiki Ride" and "It's a Square Dancin' Ho Down!" -- the one on tap for tonight is both topical and pointed. "The Ride for Big Boy" honors the Mapleton elk shot to death in January the night before two Boulder Police officers charged in the killing are arraigned. Details below.

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After the Boston Marathon attack, runners took to social media to declare that they wouldn't be scared away from participating in the upcoming Colfax Marathon and BolderBOULDER -- and they were as good as their word. The Colfax Marathon went off without a hitch, and yesterday, increased security measures didn't prevent a huge throng from striding through Boulder. The BolderBOULDER is sharing some great photos on its Facebook page. Check out highlights below.

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Filmmakers Josh Fox and Phelim McAleer are having quite an argument, but mostly on film and not in the same room. Both men will be in Boulder tonight at the same time to present documentaries that claim to expose the truth about using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in natural gas drilling. But the events are scheduled in different venues, and undecided moviegoers should be advised that the two films have contrary ideas of what the underlying "truth" about fracking might be.

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Last November's passage of Amendment 64 was greeted with joy by many members of the cannabis community. But what followed was a confusing flurry of bills that will be further refined by rules and regulations to be crafted by the Department of Revenue in the months after they're signed, likely next week. With that in mind, Sensible Colorado is sponsoring an event tonight in Fort Collins intended to cut through the clutter and explore what the new laws will mean for consumers and entrepreneurs alike.

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Following last month's attack at the Boston Marathon, people planning to take part in the Colfax Marathon, as well as the upcoming BolderBOULDER, took to social media to make it clear they would still hit the pavement.

Plenty of them did so safely at the Colfax Marathon this weekend. Our Danielle Lirette captured the scene, which, fortunately, was all about enjoying Colorado. Check out a sampling of her images below and click to view the complete Colfax Marathon 2013 slide show.

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Want proof there was a lot of pent-up demand for civil unions? According to Denver's Office of the Clerk and Recorder, the city issued 255 civil union licenses during the first two weeks of May, as compared to 245 marriage licenses.

Granted, 114 of the civil-union licenses were issued during Denver's May 1 midnight civil-unions event. Our Kyle Huninghake was on hand to capture images of the love. Check out highlights below and click to see our complete "Denver's First Civil Unions" slide show.

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