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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 » -
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 » -
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 » -
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 » -
Stoned driving epidemic puts wrinkle in pot debate
March 18, 2012 12:41 PM
DENVER (AP) - Angeline Chilton says she can't drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman uses medical marijuana to ease multiple sclerosis symptoms and says she'd never get behind the wheel right after smoking. But her case underscores a problem that no one's sure how to solve: How... more » -
Marijuana legalization effort advances Play Video
December 17, 2011 11:39 PM
Colorado voters will be deciding in November whether the state should become the first to completely legalize marijuana. This week, the group Sensible Colorado announced that they have collected enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot. Bob Wiley is a local spokesperson for the group. He says... more » -
Recreational marijuana legalization push in Colorado
November 4, 2010 8:29 AM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado marijuana activists are launching two separate campaigns to legalize the drug for adults in 2012. The two groups announced their intentions Wednesday and say they're not discouraged by California's rejection of a legalization effort Tuesday. The announcement to launch a legalization drive also comes... more »
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