Medical pot & Ken Weaver: How did plane-stealing ex-con get on state MMJ...
For its new Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment selected Ken Weaver, subject of this week's "Blowing Smoke." It's the latest item ...
View ArticleDan Maes targeted by robocalls saying he's quitting guv race, supporting...
Tom Tancredo may not believe Dan Maes is a viable candidate for governor -- but someone apparently does. Why else would Maes be the target of robocalls saying that he's abandoning his bid f...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony could team up with Chris Paul in Denver via massive four-team...
How many Denver blog post links? Three! Roundball Mining Company's Jeremy has a plan to bring Chris Paul to Denver in a four-team deal involving Chauncey, Nenê, J.R., Kenyon and Ty. Whew! ...
View ArticleName those bandits! What to call three thieves who bum-rushed 1stBank on...
The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force has apparently been so busy naming the likes of the JV Bandit and the Formerly Known as the Perennial Bandit Bandit that it has yet to select a mo...
View ArticleCU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins still thinking of naming son Cody Hawkins starting...
Last November, embattled CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins admitted that he'd made a mistake recruiting son Cody Hawkins as quarterback. But as of April, he still was undecided whether the clearly...
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Jessica Corry on what happened to all those promised lawsuits
In early May, even before Governor Bill Ritter signed HB 1284, a bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, attorney Jessica Corry announced that lawsuits would target the measure -- ...
View ArticleMedical marijuana, felony convictions and wannabe patient rep Ken Weaver
Under Colorado's new laws, dispensary owners can't have recent felony convictions for any crime, or drug-related felony convictions ever. But the state doesn't seem as picky in other areas,...
View ArticleJordan Sankel: Doctor accused of improperly examining his kids' nanny
Jordan Sankel is a doctor with South Denver Anesthesiologists, and the background spelled out in Sankel's bio is impressive. He's a graduate of the New York University School of Medicine, d...
View ArticleZona Moore: Zona's Tamales owner and son Saalim Muhammed busted on stolen...
Zona's Tamales, 713 E. 26th Avenue, has won two Best of Denver awards, including a 2002 nod for Best Pig's Ears -- a "novel sandwich" in which the ears are "cooked until tender (except for ...
View ArticleGnome thieves described as "pretty low:" Hilarious!
Heads up, producers of The Daily Show. Last night, Channel 31 reported a story about the theft of 150 garden gnomes that's ready-made for your particular brand of satire. Only flaw? The Fo...
View ArticleWilliam Breathes: Top 5 questions Facebook & Twitter pals asked our pot...
The calls and texts started well before I had woken up yesterday, vibrating my phone completely off my bedside table. Apparently people on the East Coast don't realize there's a time differ...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper gets boost from filmmaker & cousin George Hickenlooper,...
Back in April 2009, a trailer for Hick Town, a proposed documentary series focusing on John Hickenlooper during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, featured the mayor telling an anecdo...
View ArticleTim Tebow's contract hold-out: What's a few hundred thousand dollars between...
Tim Tebow may have signed with Jockey (with his photo in a white T reportedly causing "multiple, small orgasms"), but he still hasn't inked with the Broncos, even though rookies were suppos...
View ArticleJocelyn H. Chilvers is suburban superhero Wheat Ridge Yardivore: Kenny Be's...
Wheat Ridge Yardivore Real Name: Jocelyn H. Chilvers; Occupation: Garden Coach; Suburb of operations: Wheat Ridge; Hair: Weeded; Eyes: Watered Suburban superhero skills: Like all Wheat Rid...
View ArticleChris Romer on medical marijuana residency rules, blocking felons and keeping...
Senator Chris Romer played an enormous role in Colorado's groundbreaking medical marijuana legislation. With the August 1 deadline for dispensary owners for file applications just days away...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper campaigners trying not to gloat as Republicans implode
Remember John Hickenlooper? He's running for governor -- but you'd hardly know it given how much attention has been paid to his opponents: alleged plagiarist Scott McInnis, accused lousy bu...
View ArticleNative Roots Apothecary has better mall shopping than the souvenir stores
In "Mile Highs and Lows," Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist's offic...
View ArticleOur updated medical-marijuana directory
CNN-approved pot critic William Breathes gets back to "work" with his latest review, of Native Roots Apothecary. But for those of you who'd rather not seek out MMJ on the 16th Street Mall, f...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony could team up with Chris Paul next season in... New Orleans?
Before Carmelo Anthony decides where he wants to play next season, he'll probably be rumored to sign with every squad in the league. Now, on top of theories that Melo will stay in Denver, ...
View ArticleScott McInnis target of attack ad -- and there's plenty to attack
How many Denver blog post links? Three. Colorado Pols has a first look at a Colorado Freedom Fund spot hammering Scott McInnis for his alleged plagiarism, using the mustache-heavy photo se...
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