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The numbers are in for Nevada's first month of legal retail marijuana sales. In July, legal marijuana dispensaries in Nevada made $27.1 million selling the marijuana plant's leaves (or "flowers" as they're called by consumers), products to smoke or vaporize the plant, and edible food products infused with THC (the psychoactive chemical in marijuana that produces the characteristic "high" for which marijuana is so highly valued). That figure is nearly double what dispensaries in Colorado and Or

Although marijuana became legal in the state of Colorado, marijuana trafficking is not legal. Recently, more than 60 people were charged with illegally growing and distributing more than 4,000 pounds of marijuana within the state of Colorado and across state lines. The Denver Police Department responded to a complaint that eventually led them to uncover one of the biggest drug busts in Colorado by leading them to unlicensed marijuana growers in warehouses and residences throughout the Denver M

“Too much of a good thing” isn’t usually an argument applied to education. But a recent Gallup survey found a sharp partisan divide in how Americans view higher ed, with just a third of Republicans confidant in U.S. colleges. The reason why? Politics. Those Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who make up the other two-thirds “are most likely to cite their belief that colleges and universities are too liberal and political." The survey also found that these respondents believe coll

Dr. Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, and a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, recently had some sobering words for the two major political parties in the United States. On a Washington Post podcast, Dean said, "The most reliable demographic of our voters are the young people across the board, across racial and ethnic lines," but added that this is a major problem for the DNC, because: "These people are not Democrats." Dean went on to explain: "Th

“Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” It's not news for those of us who live here, San Diego is expensive. From meals, to electricity, to water, America's Finest City residents pay through the nose for common services. San Diego has some of the most expensive water in the country. According to California-Nevada Water and Wastewater study, only 5 counties in California bill their residents more a month for water, and none of the 5 come close to the population count of San Die

Much of the talk about medical and recreational marijuana involves forms of TetraHydroCannabinol, more commonly known as THC. THC is the psychoactive constituent of the cannabis plant, meaning that the “high” associated with marijuana use is due to THC. However, there’s another component to the cannabis plant that has gotten much less press, but its range of uses far exceeds those of THC: Cannabidiol, or CBD. CBD produces none of the high associated with THC; however, it’s medicinal effects are

Last week, two of Colorado’s presidential electors, the people who cast Colorado’s votes in the electoral college, filed a lawsuit against their Secretary of State, Wayne Williams, alleging that he “threatened and intimidated” them into voting for Secretary Hillary Clinton in December 2016. Colorado, like many states, has a law that requires its electors to vote for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who received the most votes in the state during the general election. However, t

COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE SUED In a story on IVN.us, two of Colorado’s presidential electors, the people who cast Colorado’s votes in the electoral college, filed a lawsuit last week against Secretary of State, Wayne Williams. The suit alleges that Williams “threatened and intimidated” them into voting for Secretary Hillary Clinton in December 2016. Colorado has a law that requires its electors to vote for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who received the most votes in the

Alabama Election Results It's going to be about another month before we know who will represent the GOP in the Alabama Senate race to go head-to-head with Democrat Doug Jones. The race is for Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former US Senate seat. Two Republicans advanced to a runoff on September 26. Roy Moore, a former state Supreme Court Justice and Senator Luther Strange, who is serving as Sessions' replacement, will square off. Moore received 39.8% of the vote compared with Strange, who r

Voter registration on Colorado reportedly hit a record high recently, and it is independent voters who are driving the surge. Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams reported Monday that over 25,000 new or returning voters have registered since June 28. The boost in voter registration was mostly provided by unaffiliated voters, who made up nearly 14,000 new or returning voters. Sources: Colorado Politics, Colorado Secretary of State According to the Colorado secretary of state, total voter