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• Woodland Park says no to marijuana

  June 7, 2013 6:55 PM

  TELLER COUNTY - Retail marijuana will not be sold in the city limits of Woodland Park. Late Thursday night, the City Council voted 3-2 to ban all growing, testing and retail sales of marijuana as well as the operation of marijuana clubs. The community joins Monument and El Paso... more »

• Banking conflict remains despite marijuana legalization

  June 5, 2013 9:07 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Even after state lawmakers passed a series of new laws to implement marijuana legalization in Colorado, one critical issue remains unresolved: banking. Marijuana business owners are almost universally rejected by bankers in the state because the banks themselves would have to risk closure and prosecution under... more »

• Study grounds high expectations from marijuana taxes Play Video

  May 30, 2013 8:54 PM

  DENVER - Marijuana taxes come from one place, marijuana users. To get a better idea of just how many people that will be under Colorado's new Amendment 64, a team of economists from Colorado State University's Colorado Futures Center put together a detailed study projecting marijuana consumption. Their study estimates... more »

• Study says marijuana taxes will miss $40 million target for schools

  May 30, 2013 1:57 PM

  DENVER - Colorado voters may not get the $40 million a year they were promised for new school construction under Amendment 64, even with a proposed 15 percent excise tax on the cultivation of retail marijuana. Instead, a study by the Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University projects... more »

• City Council weighs recreational pot vote Play Video

  May 29, 2013 8:37 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Medical marijuana stores have been selling cannabis in Colorado Springs for about four years. Like other businesses in town, they pay taxes and licensing fees. This summer, City Council will decide whether to expand the local industry to include recreational marijuana businesses. Advocates like Bob Wiley... more »

• Marijuana task force releases recommendation report Play Video

  March 13, 2013 7:37 PM

  The Marijuana Task Force made their final recommendations in a report released Wednesday. The report contains the basic framework for how Colorado implement recreational marijuana for adults 21 and over. It outlines everything from automated vending machines to the sale of large food items like a pot pizza or... more »

• Trading for marijuana: Is this legal? Play Video

  February 22, 2013 1:28 AM

  Marijuana users are getting creative when it comes to getting their hands on pot. They're using web sites like Craigslist to trade merchandise for marijuana. Plug in "marijuana" on Craigslist and a laundry list of postings will appear. People are looking to trade anything and everything from cell phones... more »

• 5 Uncovers: invisible health threat from indoor marijuana Play Video

  February 7, 2013 12:24 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - When police officers remove marijuana plants from indoor grow operations, they are encouraged to suit up in protective clothing. Respirators, Tyvex body suits, rubber gloves and even eye protection are used to protect the officer's health. What is so dangerous about pot plants? Mold. ... more »

• El Paso County considering new marijuana rules; already changes to City enforcement

  December 17, 2012 7:47 PM

  El Paso County Commissioners are scheduled to consider two proposals on Tuesday related to the recent voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana in Colorado. According to a release from the county, one of the proposals would prohibit possession, display, and use of marijuana on county property. The other consideration is... more »

• Precinct maps highlight political divide in county

  December 4, 2012 9:47 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - We're getting a clearer picture of just how voters in El Paso County felt about certain issues on the November ballot. The Clerk and Recorders Office released a set of maps this week showing precinct-by-precinct voting breakdowns for Amendment 64 (marijuana legalization and Issue 1A (tax increase... more »

• Strategy, timing key to states' pot legalization

  December 2, 2012 1:27 PM

  SEATTLE (AP) - In the late-1980s heyday of the anti-drug "Just Say No" campaign, a man calling himself "Jerry" appeared on a Seattle talk radio show to criticize U.S. marijuana laws. An esteemed businessman, he hid his identity because he didn't want to offend customers who - like so many... more »

• Marijuana actually passes in El Paso County

  November 21, 2012 3:38 PM

  A change in Decision 2012 results in El Paso County; Amendment 64 - legalizing marijuana for people 21-years-old and older - ended up passing in the county by 10 votes. After election night it looked like Amendment 64 was losing in El Paso County by more than 3,000 votes... more »

• City leaders talk about future after Amendment 64 Play Video

  November 14, 2012 7:42 PM

  When it comes to Amendment 64 -- legalizing possession of marijuana for anyone over 21 years old - a lot of people say feel the process is going to take a while to work out. Everyone is waiting for a reaction from the federal government, but in the meantime people... more »

• Timeline of road ahead for marijuana industry Play Video

  November 12, 2012 7:13 PM

  There have been lots of questions as to when people will be able to buy marijuana at stores, after passing Amendment 64. "I was really worried; I came down here, I was like, 'what's going to happen,'" says Keith Powell, a medical marijuana patient He says no matter what... more »

• Gov. Hickenlooper and AG Suthers talk with Fed about marijuana legalization

  November 10, 2012 12:33 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado officials have talked to the U.S. attorney general about the state's recent marijuana vote, but no decision was announced about how the federal government would respond. A spokesman for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says the governor and state Attorney General John Suthers spoke to Attorney General... more »

• Amendment 64 leaves gaps in law Play Video

  November 7, 2012 9:52 PM

  The language of Amendment 64 leaves questions unanswered as Colorado embarks on a legal journey no state has ever tackled. Officials spoke in Denver Wednesday on what a state law directly opposing federal law would mean, but even they say there's a lot of grey area. At this... more »

• CO Attorney General sounds off on legalizing marijuana

  November 7, 2012 10:39 AM

  Following the passing of Amendment 64, legalizing marijuana for people over the age of 21, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has released a statement Wednesday. Here's the full text: "Despite my strongly held belief that the ‘legalization' of marijuana on a state level is very bad public policy, voters... more »

• Amendment 64: to legalize or not to legalize? Play Video

  September 14, 2012 1:41 AM

  It's one of the most controversial ballot questions voters will face in November: should Colorado legalize marijuana? It's the next step in a process that has seen Colorado voters legalize medical marijuana. Under Amendment 64, adults 21 years and older could legally possess up to an ounce of marijuana;... more »