Author: Chris Osher
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Terror on Pearl Street: How the attack in Boulder unfolded
Mohamed Sabry Soliman told the female detective that he left in solitude that Sunday to commit his attack, leaving behind an iPhone hidden in a desk drawer with messages to his wife and their five children, and a journal, in their Colorado Springs area duplex. He drove away alone that June 1 morning from his…
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Colorado judge dismisses lawsuit over marijuana testing rules
A Denver District Court judge has dismissed a marijuana cultivator’s lawsuit requesting that she force Colorado to overhaul its testing rules. In a ruling issued on Thursday, District Court Judge Jill Dorancy found that the lawsuit from the cultivator, Mammoth Farms, “attempts to circumvent the process put in place” to implement regulations “prior to judicial…
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Contaminated marijuana prompts Colorado to consider new off-the-shelf testing program
Colorado regulators now concede that so much contaminated marijuana has made its way to the state’s retail shops that they must create a surveillance program for off-the-shelf testing of products to protect consumers. “We know that there are contaminated products that are targeting consumers,” said Heather Krug, a regulatory programs branch chief at the laboratory…
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Contaminated marijuana prompts Colorado to consider new off-the-shelf testing program
Colorado regulators now concede that so much contaminated marijuana has made its way to the state’s retail shops that they must create a surveillance program for off-the-shelf testing of products to protect consumers. “We know that there are contaminated products that are targeting consumers,” said Heather Krug, a regulatory programs branch chief at the laboratory…
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Contaminated marijuana prompts Colorado to consider new off-the-shelf testing program
Colorado regulators now concede that so much contaminated marijuana has made its way to the state’s retail shops that they must create a surveillance program for off-the-shelf testing of products to protect consumers. “We know that there are contaminated products that are targeting consumers,” said Heather Krug, a regulatory programs branch chief at the laboratory…
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Judge rejects bid for emergency cannabis testing overhaul in lawsuit alleging Colorado failed to stop synthetic THC scheme
A Denver district court judge ruled against a cannabis cultivator’s request to force Colorado to immediately overhaul the state’s cannabis testing rules and seemed ready to rule for a complete dismissal of the case, after a full day in court Wednesday arguing over whether the state is living up to its obligation to protect marijuana…
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Former Colorado parental evaluator accused of faking Ph.D pleads guilty to felony charges
A former Colorado parental evaluator who sent more than 20 child custody cases into chaos amid accusations that she lied about holding a doctorate in psychology pleaded guilty on Friday to two felonies and a misdemeanor. Attorney General Phil Weiser announced in a press release that Shannon McShane, 57, pleaded guilty to one count each…
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Colorado parental evaluator faces scrutiny over handling of high-conflict custody cases
A Moffat County district court judge barred William Montgomery from having any contact with his children or his wife, Stephanie, after the wife sought a protection order, stating in one court filing that William, in his most recent attack, had attempted to head butt her three times, grabbed a handgun from a dresser and threatened…
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Child abuse conviction prompts calls for accountability in Manitou Springs case
A jury convicted a Manitou Springs man of multiple child sexual assault counts in a case that has drawn criticism from the father of the victims who contends child-protective service workers ignored his pleas that the children were at risk and should have been returned to his care. James Walter, 57, was arrested Feb. 2,…
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Colorado cannabis cultivator files lawsuit against state regulators, citing public health and black market concerns
A Colorado cannabis cultivator has filed a lawsuit against the state’s marijuana regulators, with a spotlight on what it describes as massive oversights in the state’s testing regime that the cultivator claims endanger public health and allows for the illegal diversion of cannabis into black markets. The lawsuit, filed earlier this week in Denver District…