2014 LEGISLATURE PREVIEW: Lawmakers Likely to Step Lightly This Year

Published January 5, 2014

2014 LEGISLATURE PREVIEW: Lawmakers likely to step lightly this year

Filed under: Denver Drug Abuse

Don Elliman, chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver, opposed the measure, citing the state's already squeezed higher education budget. Todd is also working … Colorado ranks second-worst in the nation for prescription drug abuse. Last session …
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Seahawks CB Brandon Browner suspended indefinitely for violations of the …

Filed under: Denver Drug Abuse

The NFL suspended Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner indefinitely on Wednesday for violations of the league's substance-abuse policy. … When he first came into the league in 2005, he failed a drug test while in the Denver Broncos' employ.
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Great buzz: Colorado recreational pot industry open for business

Filed under: Denver Drug Abuse

DENVER — People here waited for hours in a line that by 9 a.m. stretched out along the rim of the large asphalt parking lot in front of Green Solutions, one of the lucky Colorado medical marijuana pot shops licensed to begin selling product for …
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Marijuana Sales Reignite Legalization Debate

Filed under: Denver Drug Abuse

Before opening for business, a private security guard watches the door at 3D Cannabis Center, which opened as a legal recreational retail outlet in Denver, early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Colorado began retail marijuana sales on … While a national …
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