Author: Evan Wyloge
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Smoke and mirrors: How intoxicating hemp seeped into the first recreational marijuana market in the country
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Gazette. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. The owner of a marijuana testing lab called a top regulator in Colorado on his cellphone in April 2024 with an urgent situation. “We’ve got something that’s kind…
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We tested vapes in Colorado for signs of hemp. This is what we found.
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Gazette. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Leaders in the Colorado marijuana industry have complained in recent years that intoxicating products derived from hemp are endangering consumers and creating unfair competition, threatening to upend the…
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Turnstile Kicks Off New Denver Venue Under I-70
What does the Interstate 70 viaduct next to the Denver Coliseum bring to mind? Maybe a column of brake lights. Or the smell of the Stock Show. But this week, those might be replaced by memories of pounding rhythms, screaming guitar solos and a chorus of thousands. On Tuesday, Turnstile, the Baltimore band with hardcore…
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How Colorado’s marijuana testing loopholes threaten consumer safety
Elizabeth and Luke Mason, scientists who met during graduate studies at Colorado State University, saw cannabis legalization in 2012 as an opportunity. With backgrounds in biochemistry, microbiology, and analytical chemistry, they launched Aurum Labs in Durango in 2014, believing they could build a successful business, while setting a standard for scientific rigor. As state regulators…