Tag: Marijuana
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Denver-based documentary aims to raise awareness of ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Samuel Yeager began consuming marijuana after he turned 15. At only 23, he was dead — killed in an armed standoff with authorities. Yeager was dropped off alongside Interstate 25 during what his family described as a marijuana-induced psychotic episode before a Douglas County deputy shot…
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Denver teacher accused of giving marijuana brownies to middle schoolers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Denver middle school teacher is facing allegations that she gave marijuana-infused brownies to two boys who won a writing contest in her classroom last year. The teacher, who 9News is not identifying at this time, taught language arts at Kepner Beacon Middle School. She faces two…
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The Colorado School of Public Health starts new youth THC awareness campaign
The Colorado School of Public Health and creative collaborator Initium Health started an awareness campaign about the risks of potent cannabis with youth and parents. The first-of-its-kind public awareness campaign, “The Tea on THC” looks to educate Coloradans on the “often-overlooked” health risks of high-concentration cannabis, according to a news release from ColoradoSPH. The campaign…
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Denver urges DOJ to reclassify cannabis, calling it ‘essential’ for local industry
As the Biden administration looks to reclassify marijuana to a lower-tier drug, the city of Denver put in its two cents as the first major U.S. city to allow legal recreational use in support of the federal process. On Wednesday, city officials sent a public comment to the Department of Justice urging officials to change…
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Denver’s historic Creswell Mansion — recently known as the ‘Marijuana Mansion’ — closes sale
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Known for years as the “Marijuana Mansion,” the historic Creswell Mansion located at 1244 Grant Street in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is facing a new rub of the green. It’s been sold to a new owner after several months on the commercial real estate market. …
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Colorado cannabis industry cheers fed move, but opponents concerned
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado cannabis industry supporters, including Gov. Jared Polis, applauded the news on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice will recommend that the drug be reclassified. But opponents expressed concern the move would make marijuana more readily available to children, and that potency of the…
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CDOT warns potential dangers of driving under the influence ahead of 420 weekend
The Colorado Department of Transportation warned drivers about the potential dangers — both physically and legally — of driving under the influence of Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta 9 THC) from cannabis ahead of April 20, the unofficial holiday celebrated by marijuana supporters. “Although the number of people who report driving after using cannabis is down, in 2022 there…
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Marijuana industry advocates, critics and regulators reflect on 10-year anniversary of legalization
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Advocates and critics of the marijuana industry offered contrasting assessments of the drug 10 years after its legalization, with the former calling its decade-long existence a successful model for the rest of America, while the latter insist it has harmed Coloradans. Voters legalized marijuana…
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Former Kansas cop now licenses Aurora’s marijuana businesses
Dusty Allen used to arrest people for illegal marijuana. Now, he issues licenses to people looking to sell it legally in Aurora. Allen is going into his seventh year working in marijuana licensing for the city of Aurora and knows the ins-and-outs of the industry — which is celebrating the 10th year of legalization on Jan.…
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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia. The White House says his action Friday is his latest round of executive clemencies meant…