Marijuana - The Durango Herald

Remembering the ‘4/20 Parachute Stoner Dash’

Nine years ago, Fort Lewis went viral

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado lawmakers target edible pot in fruit, animal shapes

Hickenlooper, chief medical adviser support ban

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado pot report: More adults toking

Kids not smoking more since legalization

DATE: Apr 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Marijuana-in-schools bill advances in Legislature

Panel advances bill to require districts to allow medication

DATE: Apr 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Unknowns remain about marijuana’s impact on public health

Colorado is more than two years into its social experiment allowing the sale and use of marijuana for recreational purposes, yet much remains unknown about the drug’s effect on public health...

DATE: Apr 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legal challenges to Colorado pot law shrill and, so far, largely unsuccessful

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a proposed lawsuit by which Nebraska and Oklahoma had hoped to challenge Colorado’s legalization of marijuana. The vote was 6-2, with Justi...

DATE: Mar 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear marijuana case against Colorado

Gives no reason for dismissing Wyoming, Nebraska’s challenge against Colorado

DATE: Mar 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Study: Tourist pot complaints up at Colorado emergency rooms

DENVER – Colorado’s tourists aren’t just buying weed now that it’s legal – they’re ending up in emergency rooms at rates far higher than residents, according to a new study. Docto...

DATE: Feb 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wyo. Senate wrestles with outlawing marijuana edibles

Judge ruled that law prohibiting pot included drug in plant form only

DATE: Feb 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 years of data on marijuana DUIs now available

Colorado State Patrol tracking citations to identify trends

DATE: Feb 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pot taking big bite out of Americans’ snack budget

Spending on legal marijuana tops $5.4B

DATE: Feb 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drug traffickers seek safe haven in Colorado

DENVER – Seeking a safe haven in Colorado’s legal marijuana marketplace, illegal drug traffickers are growing weed among the state’s sanctioned pot warehouses and farms, then covertly shippi...

DATE: Jan 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday