“You can overcome addiction, but you can never overcome a felony,” says the executive director of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition. This argument stems from a legislative proposal that met the state Senate this week. The proposal seeks to reduce the sentencing related to certain incidents of drug possession
Marijuana is one of the first “controlled substance” drugs that children and others are warned about, and it is often glorified through various “party” movies. However, for many people marijuana isn’t just for fun. It is used for medicinal purposes in many states and many swear by its ability to
More than a year ago, we shared a domestic violence post about star Charlie Sheen and his now ex-wife Brooke Mueller. They were in Aspen and Mueller called in authorities, claiming that Sheen was being violent toward her. She later wanted to drop the charges against him, and even though
Studying abroad is a college opportunity that people either take advantage of or often regret not having experienced. One brave 25-year-old Colorado School of Mines student took the adventurous step of traveling to Japan. His plan was to challenge himself in a new culture, inspire others to travel abroad and
We have discussed the issue of medical marijuana laws in Colorado and across the U.S. on this blog before. While progress has been made in order to allow those dealing with pain and illness to use the medical marijuana to help them, that progress is often tainted with further legal
In the past, we have covered multiple stories involving professional athletes. Athletes are not strangers to facing criminal charges. Perhaps it’s because the system likes to try to make very public examples of the players, but the reason cannot be entirely identified. Another athlete, a Colorado Rockies catcher, is currently
It can seem like Colorado is alone in the fight to keep medical marijuana legal and clarify the rights of residents to grow, sell and possess the drug, but it’s not alone in that battle. For example, Montana also has legalized the use of medical marijuana and, like Colorado, is
In the past, we have included posts about the medical marijuana industry in Colorado. It’s a topic of much debate and change. Various legal changes regarding medical marijuana were set to take effect as of Jul. 1, but that date did not come without industry advocates challenging the looming regulation
What makes the laws so complex, but what also makes them either work or not work, is the fact that every law is made up of specific wording. One wrong or vague word can cast doubt upon what a law actually means. That’s why legislation is corrected and updated all
Have you ever had a day where you feel like nothing else can go wrong? Maybe you wake up to a broken coffee machine and then an empty tank of gas in the car. Maybe you get pulled over for speeding, making you late to work. And when you get
