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Where To Experience National Monuments This Memorial Day

Visiting monuments this Memorial Day is a refreshing way of fostering a child’s education outside of the classroom, paying tribute to those who died in war and remembering America’s leaders.

2013/05/13

Legal Pot Draws Snoop Dogg, Tourists To Colorado For 4/20

Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend, including out-of staters and even packaged tours.

2013/04/15

An image from the propaganda video (credit: CBS)

North Korea Targets Colorado Springs In Propaganda Video

Colorado is one of North Korea’s targets, according to a propaganda video released Friday.

2013/04/13

Attorney General Eric Holder (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

U.S. Attorney General Holder Says Marijuana Review Nearing Conclusion

Attorney General Eric Holder says he is in the last stages of reviewing new state laws legalizing recreational use of marijuana in Washington and Colorado.

2013/02/26

CBS4's Stan Bush talks to Tim Blake at his marijuana farm in Mendocino County, Calif., (credit: CBS)

How Feds Handle Pot Growing In California Could Impact Colorado

Colorado voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of marijuana and now state lawmakers are tasked with implementing a regulatory framework for what is still considered an illegal drug.

2013/02/12

Gov. John Hickenlooper in Washington on Tuesday (credit: CBS)

Hickenlooper Promotes Gas Drilling, Tells Senators He Drank Fracking Fluid

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says natural gas drilling is helping the economic recovery and reducing pollution but requires strong regulation now that wells are coming closer to populated areas.

2013/02/12

Stockbroker From Aspen Gets Prison For Wire Fraud

A former Washington state stockbroker who now lives in Aspen has been sentenced to prison for stealing from a client.

2012/12/29

Marijuana Legalization Low-Key By Design In Colorado

Colorado gave a lonely reception to marijuana when it became the second state to legalize the drug. Just as state leaders planned.

2012/12/11

Governor Signs Executive Order, Pot Now Legal In Colorado

Gov. John Hickenlooper is holding a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss the voter-approved marijuana legalization amendment, which makes it legal to possess and grow marijuana for adults.

2012/12/10

Colorado Looks To Washington For Pot Protocol

Gov. John Hickenlooper got the formal certification of the election results from the secretary of state on Friday. That means Colorado’s Amendment 64 legalizing marijuana could take effect by early next month.

2012/12/08