On May 17, 2019, the City of Denver decriminalized the use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms via referendum. Nevertheless, the vote was a nail-biter as the initiative was only passed by a tight margin of 50.5 percent to 49.5 percent. One of Many However, Denver was not alone in drug reform developments. Certain counties in Texas are…
The state of Colorado has never shied from taking unprecedented moves toward ending the drug war. In 2013, it became the first state in the country to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Wednesday night, the Centennial State made history once more by becoming the first state to have one of its cities vote to decriminalize…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke The Denver City Council agreed Monday to change to local sentencing guidelines in order to shield legal immigrants convicted of domestic violence from deportation proceedings. In a unanimous 12-0 vote, council members revised criminal penalties for several “low-level” crimes, reducing the maximum sentence to less than 365…
By Greg Campbell Published: May 23, 2014 Either stoners visiting marijuana-legal Colorado are good about hiding their pot in their luggage, or they’re following the law and not trying to sneak it out of state on their flights home. Denver International Airport, which banned pot on its property to prevent people from trying to fly away…