Tag: Alcohol
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Colorado bill allowing THC beverages to be sold at grocery stores, restaurants pulled by sponsor
A Denver Democrat decided on Tuesday to pull a proposal that would have allowed beverages with tetrahydrocannabinol or THC to be sold at locations like grocery stores, restaurants, and entertainment venues. THC is the psychoactive substance in cannabis, the chemical that gives people a high. Senate Bill 164 would have established a regulatory framework for…
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Colorado bill to fund mental health by raising alcohol taxes defeated in House committee
Colorado legislators on Wednesday narrowly rejected a second measure that would raised taxes on alcohol products in order to fund mental health care treatment in the state. Proponents said the new revenue is necessary to help pay for mental health treatment, while critics said legislators should not be targeting an industry that’s already being squeezed,…
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Proposal to levy new fees on alcohol products in Colorado dies
The proposal to collect millions in new fees on alcohol products — dollars to be earmarked for Colorado programs aimed at addressing the behavioral and physical health effects of alcohol abuse — died on Tuesday. House Bill 1271 sought to create three separate “enterprises” and establish fees of $0.05 per gallon of beer and cider,…
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Democrats eye new taxes on alcohol, marijuana to fund Colorado mental health spending
Facing hundreds of millions in budget shortfall, Colorado lawmakers are searching for ways to fund mental health services in a state that, advocates say, has consistently ranked among the worst in the nation for mental health outcomes. Several proposals this session aim to generate new revenue for treatment and hospital beds. The ideas — including…
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Lawmakers propose raising excise taxes on alcohol, marijuana to fund mental health spending
Colorado lawmakers hope to refer a measure to the November ballot that would increase excise taxes on alcohol and marijuana, with the revenue going toward mental health and civil commitment facilities around the state. House Bill 1301, sponsored by Rep. Bob Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, and Sen. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder, would impose sales tax increases of…
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Coloradans spend the 3rd-most on alcohol in U.S. – here’s how much booze the average adult buys
In a state where there’s no shortage of craft breweries and whiskey distilleries, it probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise that Coloradans spend more money on alcohol compared to residents of nearly every other American state. After all, booze has worked its way into Colorado’s culture in a big way, from people grabbing…
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COLUMN: The science of drinking is evolving | Pius Kamau
Science, it seems, tarnishes national practices, pastimes, diets, and often seems unmindful of histories. The latest scientific target is alcohol: its ingestion causes cancer. For a large swath of humanity alcohol, or ethanol plays central roles in religious devotion and tribal ceremonial libations — parts of tradition and societal well-being. As a scientist I know where…
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Former Weld County girls basketball coach convicted of sexually assaulting players
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Weld County jury convicted a former girl’s basketball coach Friday on charges related to sexually assaults on three of his players over the course of a decade. George Sagner, 33, was found guilty of several charges including three counts of sexual assault on a…
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Rocky Mountain scientific survey reveals young adults have highest psychedelic substance use
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A report presented on Tuesday during the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety’s annual scientific meeting showed that young adults have the highest use of psychedelic substances of any age demographic. Nearly 8% of the adults who reported using at least one psychedelic substance in…
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Coroner unable to determine how Denver transgender hairstylist died
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Jefferson County Coroner could not determine the exact cause and manner of Jax Gratton’s death in the autopsy report released Thursday morning. Coroner John Carver wrote that Gratton’s body had decomposed too much by the time the autopsy was completed to accurately prove or…