This past November marked ten years since Colorado voters voted yes to recreational marijuana, making the state the first in the nation to legalize the drug. Since then, 20 other states and Washington, D.C. have approved similar initiatives. By 2021, taxable weed...
The holiday season is – for the most part – a truly wonderful time. But the combination of extra financial stress, time with relatives, and in many cases liberal consumption of alcohol, can also lead to domestic disagreements, arguments, and fights. When situations...
The recent Club Q mass shooting resulted in 305 criminal charges against the alleged perpetrator, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and assault at the LGBTQ nightclub. Additional charges include bias-motivated crimes causing bodily injury....
Domestic violence continues to be on the rise in Colorado. While women are presumed to be the primary victims of attacks, males also suffer from emotional and physical abuse. While many experience false allegations, the problem shows no signs of slowing. The National...
A large gathering of up to 800 college-aged people at a large outdoor party last March turned destructive. In the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and 10th street, the party, likely fueled by alcohol consumption, turned into chaos, with partygoers damaging property and...
The CU Boulder Sexual Misconduct Task Force has released their 2021 Campus Sexual Misconduct Survey. Their findings on sexual misconduct involving college students throughout the state revealed that reports of all categories of sexual misconduct have decreased....
Four years after the city and county of Denver moved to decriminalize personal possession and use of psilocybin and psilocyn – the hallucinogenic chemical components of “magic mushrooms”– the voters in Colorado passed Proposition 122. This legalized psilocybin and...
Having a DUI on your record is not good for anyone. But this is especially true for college students. For them, being convicted in court or pleading guilty to a drinking and driving charge can mean more than a big fine, losing their driver's license and having to...
Colorado continues to set trends. The state became the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In 2019, Denver voters approved a ballot initiative that ended the use of public funding to pursue criminal charges of adult possession of psilocybin while putting...
The federal Marijuana Banking Bill continues its state of limbo while lawmakers bicker over the details. Once again, Colorado’s governor and other state officials are pleading for Congress to take action and pass the bipartisan bill before this year’s session closes....