[Note: Both of the people in this story are named Sara(h). It’s only confusing if you read aloud.] “We’re definitely going to get murdered back here,” Sara said as we walked to our hotel room at the very far back corner of the Holiday Inn Express in Snowmass Village, CO. It is pretty dark, and…
Some Real Talk About That Terrible Colorado Pot Decision
Since it became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, Colorado has been portrayed as the regulatory model for policy makers in other states who are interested creating a legal marketplace for cannabis users. Ostensibly this is because Colorado, unlike California (the first state to legalize medical marijuana), has a tightly controlled “seed to stem”…
’60 Minutes’ Still Just So Shocked That Weed Is Legal
It’s never a good sign when a documentary on marijuana begins with an ad from Pfizer. But 60 Minutes decided to wade into the issue of recreational weed in Colorado, and they did so with the objectivity and nuance you’d expect for a show that appeals to viewers old enough to have ingested morphine-infused patent…