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Colorado oil tank blast kills worker, spurs safety questions
DENVER (AP) — An oil tank explosion in northern Colorado killed a worker and burned three others, shooting up flames just miles away from an unrelated gas blast last month and prompting fresh questions about safety in one of Colorado's largest i...
Colorado considers statewide gas-well map after deadly blast
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are considering the nation's first statewide gas well map requirement in response to a deadly home explosion traced to an inactive line. The proposal would force energy drillers to provide state regulators the l...
Poll: Marijuana safer than opioids, but moms shouldn't use
DENVER (AP) — Americans think it's safer to use marijuana than opioids to relieve pain, but they were less comfortable with children and pregnant women using pot to treat medical conditions, according to a new Yahoo/Marist poll released Monday. T...
Colorado ends plans for pot clubs over Trump uncertainty
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers on Thursday backed off plans to become the first U.S. state to regulate marijuana clubs, saying approval of Amsterdam-style pot clubs could invite a federal crackdown. It was perhaps the starkest display yet of l...
Teen sexting crime back before Colorado Legislature
DENVER (AP) — Teen sexting is giving Colorado lawmakers an uncomfortable dilemma — when is a naughty photo between teens a modern form of flirting, and when is it child pornography? The Democratic House started work Tuesday on two bills aimed at dis...
Weed 101: Colorado agriculture agency shares pot know-how
DENVER (AP) — North Carolina wants to know if marijuana could one day replace tobacco as a cash crop. Louisiana is wondering how pot holds up in high humidity. And Washington state has questions about water supplies for weed. Colorado agriculture o...
Colorado internet-tax case could change online shopping
DENVER (AP) — Buying things online could get pricier after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a case Monday that could ultimately lead to states collecting billions of dollars in sales taxes lost to increasingly popular internet retailers. The court w...