CU Independent » Amendment 64 http://cuindependent.com University of Colorado Daily Student News Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:38:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Colorado to decide marijuana taxes http://cuindependent.com/2013/11/05/colorado-decide-marijuana-taxes/ http://cuindependent.com/2013/11/05/colorado-decide-marijuana-taxes/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:12:49 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=48465 DENVER (AP) — Marijuana’s journey in legalization takes another step in Colorado when voters decide Tuesday whether to tax it more for the sake of schools and enforcement. Proposition AA asks voters whether to approve a 15 percent pot excise tax to pay for school construction, plus an extra sales tax of 10 percent to …

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Amendment 64 is passed. Marijuana is legal. Why is 4/20 even still on the radar for CU or its students? There's nothing more to be done.

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Professors give their take on what they think of 4/20.

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The state of Colorado is a shining example of progressive response to disaster and public opinion

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2013/04/15/colorado-politics-set-example-of-progress/feed/ 1 Amendment 64’s effect on CU http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/11/amendment-64s-affect-on-cu/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/11/amendment-64s-affect-on-cu/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:21:08 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=40643 The legalization of marijuana has created conflicting views for how CU will handle repercussions of the new state law; Congressman Polis and CU President Benson clash on how CU will be affected

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21-year-old Thomas Ricardo Cunningham and 19-year-old Mary Elizabeth Essa face felony charges; instructor and classmates hospitalized for symptoms related to marijuana-laced brownies

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/09/two-cu-students-arrested-for-giving-pot-brownies-to-unsuspecting-classmates-and-instructor/feed/ 0 Amendment 64 will not affect university’s policy on drugs or 4/20 http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/13/amendment-64-will-not-affect-universitys-policy-on-drugs-or-420/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/13/amendment-64-will-not-affect-universitys-policy-on-drugs-or-420/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:48:27 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=39650 By Annie Melton
The amendment has yet to receive state government approval, but when marijuana does become legal, nothing will change on campus

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/05/cu-students-and-faculty-express-support-and-concern-for-amendment-64/feed/ 1 “The House I Live In” tells an important story without being obnoxious http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/01/the-house-i-live-in-tells-an-important-story-without-being-obnoxious/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/01/the-house-i-live-in-tells-an-important-story-without-being-obnoxious/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:18:30 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=38701 "The House I Live In" is a documentary that shows the many sides of the war on drugs without forcing an opinion on the audience.

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