Katie Couric and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on "Katie."

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to talk marijuana with Katie Couric

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will be on Katie Couric’s syndicated chat show Monday, to talk about the city and pot. “Katie” airs locally at 3 p.m. on KMGH Channel 7.

The pretaped segment — with the leading title, “Are We Becoming a Marijuana Nation?”– includes an interview with Hancock via satellite from Denver. The show features a tour of a Denver retail marijuana store, tips on talking to kids about drugs from Denver psychologist Sheryl Ziegler, and an update from CNN’s senior analyst Jeffrey Toobin.

The media fascination with all things pot/Colorado continues.

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