Recent California conviction of stoned driver shows potentially deadly...
By Jason Kotowski While alcohol-related DUIs remain far more common, this past week a case involving a motorist prosecutors say was solely under the influence of marijuana provided a stark example of...
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Man in Henderson marijuana dispute murder gets life sentence
A man who shot and killed another man in Henderson over a marijuana dispute has been sentenced to life in prison. Provided by Adams County Sheriff's OfficeChristopher Toney Christopher Toney, 39, was...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 3 years in prison for illegal marijuana operation in San...
A federal judge sentenced a 25-year-old man last week to three years in federal prison for growing and intending to sell large quantities of marijuana, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday....
View ArticleBoulder County district attorney wants to toss 4,000 past marijuana convictions
The Boulder County District Attorney’s Office is preparing to vacate and seal thousands of marijuana possession convictions in light of voters legalizing marijuana in 2012. Boulder County Assistant...
View ArticleDenver will help expunge marijuana convictions for 10,000-plus people
Colorado may be the mecca of legal marijuana, but the state’s old drug laws still loom large. More than 10,000 people in Denver alone were convicted of low-level cannabis crimes just between 2001 and...
View ArticleColorado should wipe low-level marijuana convictions clean
Possessing small amounts of marijuana has been legal in Colorado now for six years, and yet convictions still haunt those who got caught with a small amount of pot or paraphernalia before voters...
View ArticleLoveland illegal pot operation dismantled by police
The Northern Colorado Drug Task Force executed three search warrants Nov. 30 on warehouses in the 1500 block of Taurus Court, where authorities found 856 live cannabis plants, according to a Tuesday...
View ArticleSix alleged illegal retail pot shops busted in Colorado Springs; $1.375M...
Business was booming at several Colorado Springs marijuana shops, despite local ordinances that prohibit the retail sale of marijuana and pot products. Following a lengthy investigation, multiple...
View ArticleDenver will erase some marijuana convictions. The mayor says it could finally...
The city of Denver will help thousands of people clear low-level marijuana convictions from their criminal records through an online program and a series of clinics. It will be one of the first such...
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Owners of Sweet Leaf dispensary chain sentenced to a year in prison for...
In a landmark case involving licensed Colorado marijuana retailers, the owners of the shuttered Sweat Leaf dispensary chain each were sentenced to one year in prison Friday for their role in selling...
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Future of public pot smoking in Denver may be impacted as International...
Nearly two years after Denver police busted the founders of the International Church of Cannabis for public pot consumption, one of the leaders finally may have his day in court. Steve Berke, who...
View ArticleRetrial begins for International Church of Cannabis co-founder charged with...
The co-founder of the International Church of Cannabis finally got his day in court Tuesday, nearly two years after Denver police cited him for public pot consumption, and almost a year after a judge...
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Feds, local police launch raids on up to 50 black-market marijuana grow...
Scores of agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency fanned out early Thursday morning in a coordinated raid of up to 50 suspected black-market marijuana grow houses in the Denver metro area,...
View ArticleDenver’s new program to erase low-level marijuana convictions launches Saturday
Starting Saturday, thousands of Denverites who were convicted of low-level marijuana offenses prior to legalization can begin the process to get those wiped off their record. The “Turn Over a New Leaf...
View ArticleCo-founder of Denver’s International Church of Cannabis alleges jury...
The co-founder of Denver’s International Church of Cannabis believes he’s entitled to a new trial on public-consumption charges after a member of the jury that convicted him alerted the court that the...
View ArticleColorado Springs pot shop owner guilty of not paying $3.1 million in taxes
The owner of a prosperous, but unlicensed, Colorado Springs marijuana business called the Lazy Lion confessed in court that he did not pay $3.1 million in federal taxes as he should have, authorities...
View ArticleIdaho police may get tests to tell hemp and pot apart
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho State Police may get the funding to purchase equipment that would allow investigators to distinguish hemp from marijuana after a high-profile case in the state grabbed headlines...
View Article420 in Denver: 5 things to know about smoking weed in Colorado
The 420 festivities are expected to draw thousands of people to downtown Denver Saturday to celebrate all things marijuana. Before you pass that joint, here are a few things to keep in mind. RELATED:...
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Marijuana-fueled crash in Douglas County snuffs life of young woman, triggers...
ProvidedAmanda Hill, 24, was killed in 2018 with a man who had THC in his system. The man, Francisco Alexi Sanchez, has been sentenced to eight years in prison. A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to...
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New Denver program can make old marijuana conviction disappear
After Dane Jordan was convicted of illegally growing marijuana 13 years ago, he gave up his dream of becoming a psychologist. After all, medical boards don’t readily hand out Ph.D.s to convicted...
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