Lawmakers Pass Historic Legal Weed Regulation, Tax Bills

May 8, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Lawmakers Pass Historic Legal Weed Regulation, Tax Bills On the final day of the legislative session, Colorado lawmakers finally passed two historic bills to implement recreational marijuana legalization in the state -- making Colorado the first state in the U.S. to take such steps toward the legal sale, regulation and tax of marijuana for recreational use. Continue reading... Mark Udall: Drones Need To Overcome 'Scary' Stigma Oil And Gas Fines Bill Dies In Impasse COACH OF THE YEAR Too Stoned To Drive Bill Advances, Appears Poised To Become Law Amendment 64 Repeal Effort Fails Boston Bombing Suspect Being Buried In Denver? Recreational Marijuana Is Officially Legal In Colorado Today Forget Wine Country, Come To Marijuana Country On Next Vacation Recreational Marijuana Is Officially Legal In Colorado Today Too Stoned To Drive Bill Advances, Appears Poised To Become Law Colorado Legalizes Marijuana For Recreational Use ELLIS RICHARD Defending America's Greatest Treasures Fracking and drilling operations are encroaching on national parks throughout the West, endangering both the parks and the economic and cultural role they play. Continue reading... ISIAH THOMAS Black Males, Athletes and Academic Achievement College athletics, as it intersects with the educational and life outcomes of black male athletes, is in crisis. This crisis is evident in many ways, including the prevalence of once-aspiring professional black male athletes who end up with no degree, few job prospects, and used-up eligibility. Continue reading... ANN BRENOFF 10 Time-Warps My Mother Told Me Teenagers don't listen anyway, right? Maybe it's a good thing because the advice we offer them is probably time-warped flawed. When I think back to all the things my mother used to say to me five decades ago, only one kernel still rings of the truth. It was when she said, 'You need to make your own mistakes. Just please try not to make the same ones I did.' Continue reading... GARY HART Weep for the Senate By the time we reach the 2014 election, almost one third of the current Senate will have resigned in the past three elections. Recent reports indicate that those formerly considered to be virtually automatic candidates are rejecting the opportunity to seek the vacated seats. Continue reading... PAUL BRANDEIS RAUSHENBUSH Sister Simone Campbell: What Makes This Nun on the Bus Roll? Many of the governors that are turning down Medicaid claim that they are pro-life and what I say is that they are only pro-birth. If you are pro-life in the richest nation on earth then folks who should have access to health care. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003