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Former CU Regent Bob Sievers studying medicinal uses for hemp

July 25, 2018 blogger Business, Colorado News, economy, Environment, farming, Health, healthcare, hemp, hemp extracts, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, News, research, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, University of Colorado, weed, withdrawal

Where alfalfa once grew on a plot in unincorporated Boulder County, fledgling hemp plants are pushing skyward.

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The Spot newsletter: The final sprint to next week’s primary election, Denver Post governor’s race debates, an immigration uproar and much more

June 21, 2018 blogger assault, Boulder, Boulder County, Business, California, campaign finance, cannabis, Cary Kennedy, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado governor's race, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, congress, Courts, Crime & Courts, Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention 2008, Democratic Party, Denver, Denver Politics, Diana DeGette, donald trump, Donna Lynne, drilling, economy, Ed Perlmutter, education, election, Election 2018, eminent domain, Environment, erie, fracking, fundraising, Greeley Tribune, immigration, Jared Polis, Jason Dunn, John Hickenlooper, journalism, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, Mexico, Michael Bloomberg, Mike Coffman, Mike Johnston, Nation World News, National Politics, News, oil and gas, Phil Weiser, politics, RTD, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, The New York Times, The Spot, tourism, Transportation, Trump Administration, U.S. Forest Service, unemployment, University of Colorado, University of Colorado A-Line, University of Denver, Victor Mitchell, Washington DC, water, weed, Weld County, wildfires, wine, withdrawal, world

Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post’s politics team captures what’s happening this week — from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C. Sign up for The Spot newsletter for a weekly rundown of Colorado politics. We are just days away from […]

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In final debate, Democrats running for Colorado governor continue sparring over campaign finance, tactics

June 19, 2018 blogger Boulder, Business, campaign finance, Cary Kennedy, Colorado governor's race, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Crime & Courts, Denver, Donna Lynne, Doug Robinson, drilling, economy, election, Environment, Greg Lopez, gun violence, guns, Health, immigration, Jared Polis, John Hickenlooper, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, Mike Johnston, money, Nation World News, News, oil and gas, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, The Denver Post, Transportation, University of Denver, Victor Mitchell, Walker Stapleton, weed, withdrawal

In their final debate Monday night before the June 26 primary, the four Democrats vying for a chance to become Colorado’s next governor tussled over everything from immigration and guns, to the state’s rural divide and teacher pay.

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The Spot newsletter: Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling and its impacts, Hickenlooper’s veto-palooza, Denver’s scooter-palooza and an election 2018 how-to

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101 bills that passed and failed: A digest of what you missed in the 2018 Colorado legislative session, from taxes to crime to transportation

May 13, 2018 blogger affordable housing, Autism, Budget, bump stocks, burglaries, Business, Cancer, cannabidiol, cannabis, CBD, child care, Children, college, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado House, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Lottery, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Senate, Colorado State Patrol, concealed carry, Courts, Crime & Courts, Doctors, domestic violence, Don't Miss, drilling, drugs, economy, education, Election 2018, emissions, employment, Environment, gambling, gerrymandering, Gun thefts, guns, Health, health insurance, healthcare, horses, immigration, income tax, insurance, Internet, jail, K-12 education, Latest News, lobbyists, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana sales, Medicaid, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, mental health, minimum wage, mining, National Anthem, net neutrality, News, oil and gas, opioids, parole, Patrick Neville, pharmaceuticals, politics, rape, Real Estate, Regulations, road, school shootings, sexual assault, sexual orientation, shootings, smoking, solar, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, suicide, Tax, taxes, Transportation, veterans, water, weed, withdrawal

Colorado lawmakers introduced more than 700 bills in the 2018 legislative session covering a wide range of topics. If you’re wondering what you missed, one line about 101 bills that passed or failed in the 120-day term.

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The Spot newsletter: Will Denver land the NFL draft?, Colorado legislature in its final sprint, a resolution in the Doug Lamborn ballot battle and more

May 3, 2018 blogger Bernie Sanders, bump stocks, Business, Cary Kennedy, CBD, census, civil rights, Cole Wist, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado Civil Rights Division, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado governor's race, Colorado House, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Public Radio, congress, Cory Gardner, Courts, Crime & Courts, Denver, Denver Politics, donald trump, Donna Lynne, Doug Lamborn, E-470, education, election, Election 2018, Environment, FBI, gambling, immigration, Interstate 70, jail, Jared Polis, Jerry Sonnenberg, Joe Salazar, journalism, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, News, NFL, NFL draft, nuclear weapons, Olympics, PERA, politics, protests, Pueblo Chieftain, Rep. Joe Salazar, Robert Mueller, Rocky Flats, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Russia, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, The New York Times, The Spot, traffic, Transportation, transportation funding, Trump Administration, Ty Cobb, Washington DC, weed, wildlife, withdrawal

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The Spot newsletter: Who’s on the 2018 ballot anyway?, regulating the sale of body parts in Colorado, Denver mayor remains in hot water and more

April 26, 2018 blogger Barack Obama, Business, cannabis, Civic Center Park, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado GOP, Colorado House, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Supreme Court, Columbine High School, congress, Crime & Courts, DACA, Denver, Denver Politics, Doug Lamborn, Doug Robinson, drones, economy, education, election, Election 2018, Energy, Environment, FBI, gerrymandering, healthcare, immigration, jail, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, John Hickenlooper, journalism, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michael Hancock, Mike Johnston, mining, Mitch McConnell, National Anthem, National Politics, net neutrality, News, Owen Hill, Police, politics, protests, Randy Baumgardner, Robert White, RTD, school, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Stephen Colbert, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, teacher, Terrance Carroll, The Denver Post, The New York Times, The Spot, Transportation, Trump Administration, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, University of Denver, Washington DC, weed, wildfires, withdrawal

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Life off-grid in San Luis Valley’s high desert takes skills that few arrive with

December 31, 2017 blogger cannabis, Colorado News, Don't Miss, electricity, Environment, infrastructure, labor, Latest News, Lifestyle, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, solar, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, U.S. Department of Agriculture, veterans, water, weed, withdrawal

Rodney Cook’s high desert property is littered with the stripped carcasses of worn machines, the scoured parts powering devices that sustain the lives of a dozen family members in a harsh desert environment. Many other people haven’t made it there.

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