State Vote

In this Sept. 26, 2012 photo Tom Privitere, left, and his partner Brian Edwards pose at the federal courthouse in Denver with the engagement photo that was altered and used in a political campaign. The New York skyline was replaced with a winter scene. The couple and the photographer who took the photo, have filed a lawsuit over the misuse of the photograph. Attorneys for the gay couple are urging a federal court to let their lawsuit proceed despite claims that the use of the picture is protected free speech. The Southern Poverty Law Center says in a court filing in Denver federal court Monday that Edwards and Privitere are "innocent bystanders" whose copyrighted picture was stolen and misused.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, file) Dec 12, 2012

Gay couple in attack mailer urges suit to advance

"Whether one agrees with Public Advocate's position or even finds it hurtful, repulsive and beyond the bounds of decency is utterly beside the point," attorneys for the group argue in a November filing.

Dec 6, 2012

Colorado election results certified — Legal pot still a month away

DENVER | Election Day was a month ago, but the results aren’t official until Colorado’s secretary of state certifies them. The certifications are expected Thursday, …

Nov 28, 2012

Hickenlooper to convene marijuana task force

DENVER | Colorado’s governor is planning a marijuana task force while the state awaits federal response to a vote earlier this month to allow recreation …

Marijuana is packaged and weighed in a medical marijuana shop. CIty officials are trying to decide whether to impose a moratorium on pot sales while it determines the benefits of legal sales. Nov 15, 2012

With pot legal, police worry about road safety

"We're going to have more impaired drivers," warned John Jackson, police chief in the Denver suburb of Greenwood Village.

Nov 14, 2012

Mexico prez: US lacks moral authority for drug war

MEXICO CITY | Mexican President Felipe Calderon says the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in two U.S. states limits that country’s “moral authority” to …

Medical marijuana is packaged for sale in 1-gram packages at the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Seattle. After voters weighed in on election day, Colorado and Washington became the first states to allow possession of up to 1 oz. of legal pot for recreational use, but they are likely to face resistance from federal regulations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Nov 13, 2012

Washington Gov. Gregoire meeting with feds over marijuana law

"Our goal is to respect the will of the voters, but give us some clarity," Wash. Gov. Chris Gregoire said.

Youth activists from Estrellas joined teen members of the Campaign for the American Dream in protest Monday evening, June 4 across the street from the Global Expertise in Outsourcing (GEO) immigration detention facility in Aurora. Teen members of the Campaign for the American Dream are marching from California to Washington, D.C. supporting the DREAM Act. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel) Nov 12, 2012

Colo. Dems seek tuition aid for illegal immigrants

Given the new balance of power at the Capitol, however, Democrats aim to fashion a bill that goes further than what they were trying to sell Republicans as the minority party

Rep. Mark Ferrandino of Denver address the crowd during the Colorado House of Representatives Democratic Caucus at the state Capitol in Denver, Thursday Nov. 8, 2012. Democrats nominated Ferrandino as speaker of the House, the first time in Colorado history a gay lawmaker has presided over the chamber. Democrats took back the majority in the House after Tuesday's election, and will have a 37-28 majority when the session opens in January. (AP Photo/The Denver Post,Craig F. Walker ) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT Nov 9, 2012

Colorado Dem. lawmakers pick first gay House speaker

The cheers from Democrats in a committee room in the basement of the Capitol where they elected Ferrandino could be heard periodically across the hall in the room where Republicans held their own leadership elections

John Davis, chairman of the Coalition for Cannabis Standards and Ethics self-regulating trade organization, and co-owner of the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, poses for a photo next to the CCSE certification logo, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at his dispensary in Seattle. After voters weighed in on election day, Colorado and Washington became the first states to allow pot for recreational use, but they are likely to face resistance from federal drug warriors. Davis, who says it would make sense for his business to evolve from serving medical patients to the general public, says that the CCSE has offered to work with Washington state regulators to help them develop policy and legal guidelines relating to the legal use of marijuana. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Nov 8, 2012

Mexico’s new gov to review pot fight after US vote

MEXICO CITY | The legalization of recreational marijuana in the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado will force Mexico to rethink its efforts to halt …

Betty Aldworth, center, a director of the Yes on 64 campaign responds to questions about the legalization of marijuana at a news conference at Civic Center Park in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Co-directors Brian Vicente, left, and Mason Tvert, right, listen. Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 on Tuesday legalizing marijuana in Colorado for recreational use. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) Nov 8, 2012

Pot votes in Colorado, Wash. challenge US drug war

While the measures earned support from broad swaths of the electorate in both states Tuesday, they are likely to face resistance from federal drug warriors. As of Wednesday, authorities did not say whether they would challenge the new laws