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Denver Council argues over extending marijuana store hours
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Instead of a sought-after additional five hours of business, Denver’s recreational marijuana dispensaries seem likely to be allowed three extra hours, and city coffers could see between $664,000 to $1.3 million in extra revenue if all those dispensaries decided to take advantage of the extra hours that may soon be allowed under a City and…
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Denver pot stores cite safer roads, extra city revenue with more hours
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Denver’s marijuana dispensaries are seeking longer hours to have a level playing field with other city businesses and competitors in neighboring communities. City Council listened to mostly supportive arguments for extending the closing hours from 7 p.m. to midnight at a recent Special Issues Committee hearing. Currently, Denver’s hours of operation for both medical and…
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Nicolais: A police department’s pattern of unconstitutional conduct
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In 164 pages, the U.S. Department of Justice eviscerated the Chicago Police Department. After a year-long investigation, the DOJ found the CPD “engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional use of force.” The detailed report outlines a systematic failure, not only in the CPD, but the entire city government for its dereliction to oversee and provide…
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Woman fatally stabbed near state Capitol
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A woman was fatally stabbed Sunday near the state Capitol building. Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson says the woman was waiting for a friend at about 2 a.m. Sunday when a man attacked her. She died at the scene, which is about three blocks east of the Capitol. Officers say the suspect then attacked the…
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Sanctuary city? Denver officials pledge to resist Trump’s mass deportation threat
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Denver and other Colorado cities stand in the crosshairs of President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to cut off federal funding to “sanctuary cities” for illegal immigrants. Sanctuary cities refer to cities that make no more than mediocre efforts to block illegal immigrants from employment or to deport them. Denver city and county officials have sought to…
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Grant continues drug task forces in CO, WY, UT
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The director of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program does not expect President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to alter the federal funding that helps keep the program operating. “Our experiences with Congress over many years has been overwhelmingly positive, whether it’s Democrats or Republicans,” said Rocky Mountain HIDTA Director Tom Gorman. “The president…
