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News Briefs

Skier David Lesh banned from National Forests after posting photos pooping in Maroon Bells Lake, standing on Hanging Lake log

Drugs

Winning the War on Drugs: Oregon decriminalizes ALL drugs, as cannabis legalization passes in four other states

Booze

Coping with COVID: Scientists fear that America is developing a serious drinking problem, because of pandemic hardships

Weed

2020’s election will decide fate of cannabis in America: Will pot remain Schedule 1? Or is everything about to change?

Art

Pandemic Portraits: A snapshot of Denver’s colorful characters, captured in the light of these strange times

Viral Videos

Daily Viral: Azerbijan drops action-packed military music video, moments before launching military attack on Armenia

News Briefs

NASA and CU Boulder both publish separate studies, announcing water has been discovered on the moon!

Culture

Rooster Exclusive: Q&A with porno star Jonny the Monkey — “#1 most popular celebrity in all Kazakhstan,” and close friend of Borat

Weed

Cannabis reduces symptoms of OCD by as much as 50%, new research finds — offering natural antidepressant alternative

Drugs

Colorado Springs City Council president, stands up for psychedelic mushrooms’ during decriminalization presentation

News Briefs

Snowboarders get Colorado’s first-ever criminal charges for triggering avalanche, adding yet another threat to the backcountry

Videos

“Unconventionally Sheltered” a CU-student documentary introduces Sheba: One of The Hill’s best-known homeless residents

Weed

Mexico is poised to become largest legal cannabis market in the world, but cannabis activists fear only corporations will benefit

Celebrities

Tom Cruise is officially going to space, with help from Elon Musk and NASA to film his latest movie project

Viral Videos

Daily Viral: 11-year-old kid goes full GTA, steals school bus and starts massive police chase across Baton Rouge

Weed

Federal legalization of weed could generate $73.7 billion, create millions of jobs and save $38 billion in prohibition costs

Nation

There’s 1,218 candidates actually running for US president this election — here’s 4 you probably haven’t heard of

News Briefs

Doc Antle joins Joe Exotic: The “Tiger Bhagavan” goes to prison for trafficking and conspiracy, leaving handful of wives behind

Music

Number 38: Denver’s newest live music venue is part music festival, part tasting event, part craft tap house

News Briefs

Curse of the COVID Mariners: Over 300,000 seamen stranded at sea because of COVID-19 and no one knows what to do with them

Nation

In wake of Trump’s COVID diagnosis, Betfair suspends all bets on US election — all odds are out the window

Weed

Jared Polis just pardoned over 2,700 cannabis convictions throughout Colorado, in sweeping executive order

Viral Videos

Daily Viral: Chris Wallace to Donald Trump at debate, “Everyone in this room is dumber” for having listened to that

Art

Sotheby’s hopes that Banksy piece about the “excesses of consumerism” will sell for at least $3 million at auction