Author: John Ingold
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21 Coloradans have been infected with Zika this year, county health official says
So far this year, 21 Coloradans have been infected with the Zika virus, although none contracted the virus while in the state, a county health official announced Monday. Four of those Zika cases have occurred in Weld County, according to a news release from that county’s health department. All of the cases involved people who…
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Suspensions re-instated for Colorado doctors who recommended high medical marijuana plant counts
Four Colorado doctors accused of over-recommending high plant counts for medical marijuana patients have had their suspensions re-instated, after a judge reversed course and tossed out their lawsuit. The decision means the doctors will go through with administrative hearings in the hopes of having their suspensions lifted. An attorney for the doctors says an appeal of…
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Nebraska and Oklahoma’s new tactic to overturn marijuana legalization
The states of Nebraska and Oklahoma are trying again to overturn marijuana legalization in Colorado, this time by asking to intervene in an ongoing court case. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a proposed lawsuit brought against Colorado by the two states, leaving the states without a court to hear their complaints. Earlier this month,…
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DEA gives approval to Colorado-funded study on marijuana and PTSD
Military veterans across the country will learn whether marijuana can treat post-traumatic stress disorder effectively after a Colorado-funded study received groundbreaking approval from the federal government this week. The go-ahead from the Drug Enforcement Administration is the first time that the agency has given permission to use raw marijuana in a placebo-controlled clinical trial on…
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Aurora theater shooting trial cost taxpayers at least $3 million
Jailing, evaluating and prosecuting the man who committed the Aurora movie theater shooting cost taxpayers at least $3 million, but the final expense of one of the mostly closely watched court cases in Colorado history may never be known. The $3 million tab was compiled by The Denver Post following multiple open-records requests over the…
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Even Colorado’s governor doesn’t know where the Aurora theater shooter is
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says even he doesn’t know where the man who committed the Aurora movie theater shooting is currently incarcerated. But, in comments to reporters this week, Hickenlooper said he is willing to look into ways that attorneys for victims of the attack might be able to question James Holmes as part of…
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DEA could soon announce a major decision on rescheduling marijuana
The Drug Enforcement Administration could announce in the next couple of months a potentially landmark change to marijuana’s status under federal law. In a letter the agency sent to federal lawmakers this week, the DEA says it plans to release a decision on rescheduling marijuana “in the first half of 2016.” Cannabis is currently classified…
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Police using pepper spray in downtown Denver; numerous street closures
Denver police have closed streets in and leading into downtown Denver following the Denver Broncos win in Super Bowl 50 and are using pepper spray on some in crowd. Police were using batons to move crowds up the 16th Street Mall from about Champa Street. Numerous police officers donned riot gear following the game and…
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Record number of jury summonses sent for Holmes trial
Nine thousand jury summonses for the Aurora movie theater murder trial hit the mail Thursday, the largest jury call for a single case in Colorado history. The postage alone for the summonses was estimated to cost nearly $3,500, said Rob McCallum, a spokesman for the Colorado Judicial Branch. Judge Carlos Samour, who ordered the unprecedented…
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Marijuana tourism booms in Colorado, though officials remain skeptical
DENVER – Marla Cooley isn’t exactly being discreet when she advertises the marijuana friendliness of her vacation rental home near Lyons. She calls the rental “High in the Hills.” “I’m in a spot where I can enjoy life at its highest, and I’m welcoming people to share the experience up here,” said Cooley, who hopes…