Tag Archives: Colorado

Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison

Posted on March 27, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Mark Binelli In prison, Rodney Jones told me, everyone had a nickname. Jones’s was Saint E’s, short for St. Elizabeths, the federal psychiatric hospital in Washington, best known for housing John Hinckley Jr. after he shot Ronald Reagan. Jones … Continue reading →

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If you’re white, that joint probably won’t lead to jail time

Posted on January 13, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Stacey Patton and David J. Leonard Has the new year started out on a high or a drugged-out low? The decriminalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado has been heralded as the end of prohibition — and alternately lamented as … Continue reading →

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Pot sales exceed $1 million on first day

Posted on January 6, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Blair Shiff Pot shops did record sales compared to the “medical marijuana days” on Wednesday when recreational marijuana opened. Pot shop owners across Colorado believe they collectively made more than $1 million statewide. Supporters, critics and other states are … Continue reading →

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Colorado Cities Routinely Jail Individuals Because They Can’t Pay Fines, ACLU Finds

Posted on December 18, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Nicole Flatow Jared Thornburg was ticketed for driving a defective vehicle in Westminster, Colorado. He didn’t pay the $165 fee he owed, because he couldn’t afford it. So the local court sent him to jail instead. Linda Roberts couldn’t … Continue reading →

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More Than Half of Americans Now Have Tougher Gun Laws

Posted on December 12, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Mark Follman An unthinkable massacre ignites an intense national debate. Then, Congress does nothing. The powerful gun lobby wins again. End of story. So went the popular narrative last spring with the collapse of gun control legislation on Capitol … Continue reading →

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Uruguay Becomes First Country To Legalize Marijuana

Posted on December 11, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Nicole Flatow Uruguay became the first country late Tuesday to legalize the sale, distribution and production of marijuana, in a move aimed at curbing violence from the illicit drug market. “Today there is a market dominated by drug traffickers. … Continue reading →

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Colorado Legislator Brings Chicken To Poverty Hearing After Colleague’s Racist Chicken Comments

Posted on September 11, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Josh Israel Two weeks after Colorado State Senator Vicki Marble (R) came under fire for racially charged comments suggesting that the reason for poverty among certain minority groups was that they eat too much chicken and barbecue, a second … Continue reading →

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Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect

Posted on August 29, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Ryan J. Reilly & Ryan Grimm The United States government took an historic step back from its long-running drug war on Thursday, when Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado that the Department of Justice would … Continue reading →

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Colorado Legislator: Poverty Higher Among Black Race Because They Eat Too Much Chicken

Posted on August 22, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Josh Israel In a meeting of the state’s Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force Wednesday, Colorado State Sen. Vicki Marble (R) delivered a long monologue suggesting that the reason for poverty among certain minority groups was that they eat … Continue reading →

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Undercover Denver TV reporter buys several semiautomatic guns from private sellers in just hours, no questions asked

Posted on May 1, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Sasha Goldstein An undercover reporter went to a Babies “R” Us parking lot to buy a very adult toy: an Uzi. “I mean the beauty of this gun is it’s pretty well-balanced when you’re holding it with two hands,” … Continue reading →

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