Senator Cory Gardner says he will stop blocking nominees for some Justice Department jobs, which he was holding up due to recent changes in federal marijuana policies announced last month by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Gardner says he’s spoken with Deputy Attorney General Rod Continue reading
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Gardner To Stop Blocking DOJ Nominations
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Couple Arrested With 100 Pounds Of Pot
Two People were arrested this week after 100 pounds of marijuana was discovered in the trunk of their vehicle. 27-year-old Ashley Clark of West Virginia and 29-year-old Scott Continue reading
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Two Arrested With 3 Pounds Of Pot
Two people from California were arrested last week after police discovered more than 3 pounds of marijuana in their possession. 35-year-old Crystal Nichols and 32-year-old Mustafa Askia, were taken into custody after a Sweetwater County drug dog alerted officers to the presence of drugs in their vehicle. During Continue reading
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New Charges For Men Arrested With 300 Ponds Of Pot
The three men, who were arrested recently in Sweetwater County after police found a substantial amount of marijuana in their possession, received additional charges after police recovered drugs, cash, and a firearm in Indiana. 26-year-old Kyle Bolton, 61-year-old Mack Magee Jr. and 20-year-old Antres Holliness-Ransom were pulled over on I-80 Continue reading
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Recreational Pot Fails To Make November Ballot
Craig citizens will not have the opportunity to vote to approve recreational marijuana sales and cultivation in the city during the upcoming election. At their meeting Tuesday night, the Craig City Council declined to move forward with three ballot questions Continue reading
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Video Shows Break-in At Steamboat Pot Shop
The Steamboat Springs Police Department is asking for help to identify the man who broke into the Golden Leaf Marijuana dispensary on Lincoln Avenue. The break-in occurred in the early morning hours Wednesday (August 9). Security video captures show the individual breaking into the store. Police report that items were stolen from the business. Although what Continue reading
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Highway Patrol Seizes 600+ Pounds Of Pot
Wyoming Highway Patrol increased their activity along Interstate I-80 last month as part of an intra-state enforcement effort along the Highway. Highway Patrol Officers from all the states that I-80 runs through were out from April 10th to the 14th, looking for criminal activity including human and drug trafficking. During this time period, the Wyoming Highway Patrol and their K-9’s stayed busy Continue reading
No Vote On Recreational Pot In Craig
Craig citizens will not be able to vote this April to allow recreational marijuana sales, cultivation and testing within the city limits during the April Election. The Craig City Council declined to approve recreational marijuana ballot questions at their meeting last night. The proposed questions failed to gather a majority consensus from the council, with Jared Ogden, John Ponikvar, and Derek Continue reading
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Colorado May Use Pot Taxes To Fight Homelessness
Governor Hickenlooper is hoping taxes from marijuana sales will bring an end to homelessness Colorado. In his budget for the next fiscal year, the governor is asking lawmakers to earmark more than $12 million in Continue reading
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Study To Look At PTSD And Pot
The federal government has signed off on a new Colorado-funded study that will investigate if military veterans suffering from PTSD can benefit from marijuana. This is the first time the Drug Enforcement Administration has given approval to a marijuana study on PTSD, Continue reading
Pot Sales In CO Keep Getting Higher
Pot is big business in Colorado. A new report from the cannabis data analytics company New Frontier says marijuana sales jumped 93% last year, and they are projecting that total sales in 2016 will be over $1.5 billion. Demand generally peaks in the Continue reading
Study To Find Pots Effects On The Unborn
Researchers at the University of Colorado are planning to study the effects marijuana use has on pregnant women. The Denver Post reported that Doctor Torri Metz, a high-risk obstetrician, will develop a questionnaire for new mothers about their use of marijuana. She says half of the Continue reading
