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July 9, 2025: Contamination and bad labeling on cannabis, flooding risk, Ute exhibit, heat advisory

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FILE, Marijuana buds in a container at LivWell Dispensary on Bellevue Avenue in the Denver Tech Center, Friday, August 11, 2023.

You expect product labels to tell you the truth about what’s inside, but regulators and consumers do not actually have a good grip on what’s in the cannabis on dispensary shelves. Then, local disaster experts say the tragedy unfolding in Texas can be a wake up call, particularly about the risks of flash flooding here. And, a  new exhibition promises to celebrate Ute tribes’ past, present and future. Plus, it’s going to be very hot today.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Haylee May. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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