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Lawmakers will hear testimony on proposed changes to state cannabis laws

The Bay State’s Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy has scheduled an informational hearing for Wednesday, October 30, over “reconsideration” of some parts of the law which created both the state’s bustling marijuana industry and the Cannabis Control Commission responsible for the day-to-day business of regulating Massachusetts’ largest cash crop.

Truckers in the mountains must now carry chains in more parts of Colorado

With the sun beating down and the temperature in the mid-70s, the Colorado State Patrol on Friday checked to see whether commercial truck drivers at a port of entry about 40 miles west of Denver had their snow chains handy.

Tech startups innovate to snuff out wildfires

Kodama has raised $6.6 million for a business that is driven by the reality that much of our forestland these days is stuffed with fuel just waiting to ignite.

Jeffco planning commission casts unanimous vote against proposed 250-acre Conifer bike park

The Jefferson County Planning Commission on Monday night recommended against the approval of a proposed chairlift-access mountain bike park in Conifer — taking a unanimous vote that was a bad sign for the first-of-its-kind attraction in Colorado.

Ousted Shannon O’Brien vows legal battle over pot board firing

Shannon O’Brien plans to appeal her firing as the chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission directly to the Supreme Judicial Court, her lawyer said Tuesday, and one of her former CCC colleagues will take over as acting chair in the meantime.

Keeler: CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders, CSU Rams’ Jay Norvell both need Rocky Mountain Showdown win. After Nebraska, though? Coach Prime needs it more

The Buffs haven’t lost to CSU and Nebraska in the same season since 2009, the beginning of the end for Dan Hawkins.