- Photo: Moms and kids deliver postcards to Boulder County Commissioners asking for an extension of a moratorium on drilling. [CPR/BMarkus] Opponents of fracking are licking their wounds after a bruising legislative session. One by one, attempts to reign in the oil and gas industry were either watered down or died on the Senate floor.
- Civil unions passed the state House of Representatives this morning. The bill already made its way through the Senate and now awaits Governor John Hickenlooper’s signature. When he signs it later this month, Colorado will be the 18th state to have legalized civil unions or gay marriage. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus has more.
- The Governor’s task force on recreational marijuana wrapped up it’s work last night. We now have a better idea of what the industry will look like, who can buy marijuana, and how to protect kids. That is: if the recommendations are adopted by the State legislature. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus reports.
- In about 10 months, Colorado’s first recreational marijuana retail businesses will open their doors. What exactly that new industry will look like is still a mystery. The cities and the state are scrambling to put regulations in place before that happens. Colorado has had lots of experience regulating marijuana for medical use.
- As the state transitions to legalized marijuana, many of the laws successfully governing the medical system will simply be transferred to recreational pot. But one policy is sharply dividing Colorado’s marijuana industry. Its requires all retail medical marijuana shops to grow their own product. CPR’s Ben Markus reports.
- On Tuesday, Boulder County will likely have new oil and gas regulations on the books. County Commissioners are poised to pass some of the strictest possible rules they can on drilling. It’s part of a growing movement by cities and counties attempting to control an industry spreading across the Front Range.