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Police ID Suspected Accomplice in Colo. 4/20 Shooting

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:00:59 +0000

A man Denver police identified from a YouTube video as a suspected accomplice in a Denver marijuana festival shooting, has been interviewed and no arrests have been made.

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Denver Police Release Photo of 4/20 Shooting Suspect [VIDEO]

Trevor T. Trujillo — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:21:09 +0000

Denver Police have identified a possible suspect in Saturday's shooting at a marijuana celebration in Denver's Civic Center Park.

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Shooting at Denver Pot Holiday Gathering Injures 2

Trevor T. Trujillo — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:21:25 +0000

Gunfire erupted at a Denver pot celebration Saturday, injuring two people and scattering a crowd of thousands who had gathered for the first 4/20 counterculture holiday since the state legalized marijuana.

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Future of Marijuana Uncertain in Colorado, Washington

Trevor T. Trujillo — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:46:01 +0000

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder isn't giving any clues about whether the D.O.J. will try and prevent Washington and Colorado from creating legal marijuana markets.

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Wyo. Highway Patrol K-9 Scores a Hit

Trevor T. Trujillo — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:20:42 +0000

A Wyoming Highway Patrol K-9 assisted in the seizure of just under three pounds of marijuana Sunday.

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Nation's First Marijuana Club Closes After One Day

Trevor T. Trujillo — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:09:53 +0000

A landlord dispute has led to the closure of the United States first known legal pot club in Colorado.

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Wyoming Braced for Impacts of CO Pot Law

Associated Press — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:17:24 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming is bracing for increased marijuana crimes because of Colorado's new constitutional amendment allowing anyone over 21 to use the drug.

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Pot Regulation Work begins in Colorado

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:53:47 +0000

Marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but regulation of the drug is just beginning.

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Traffic Stop Turns Up 60 lbs of Marijuana

Associated Press — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:40:21 +0000

A 42-year-old North Carolina man is facing a felony charge after Wyoming authorities say they found 60 pounds of marijuana in his car during a routine traffic stop.

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Wyo. Ed Chief Hill To Guest on The Morning Zone Today

Dave Chaffin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:06:31 +0000

Today at 9:07AM MDT, Wyoming State Superintendent of Education, Cindy Hill will be back with us on The Morning Zone. We will talk with Cindy about the proposed new K-12 standards for math, language arts, health, foreign language and more, plus, more on the newly legislated state law that requires school districts to implement the 16:1 student teacher ratio, and about how the Department will consider district requests for temporary waivers to that law in the next few years while they plan and build new schools to bring them into compliance

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On The Morning Zone, Mexican cops storm drug cartel ranch killing 11

Dave Chaffin — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:43:03 +0000

Jim Kouri will be our guest at 7:07AM MDT this morning on The Morning Zone
By Jim Kouri
Mexican police officers reported Saturday that they've killed at least 11 La Familia drug cartel members after an intense shoot-out at the crime gang's western Mexico ranch, a U.S. DEA agent told the Law Enforcement Examiner

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Rep. Issa Threatens Obama's ATF with Contempt

kgabradio — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:06:36 +0000

By Jim Kouri
"If you do not comply with the subpoena, the Committee will be forced to commence contempt proceedings."
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in a biting letter to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Acting Director Kenneth E. Melson, criticized the Director for failing to produce any documents in response to a subpoena issued more almost a month ago on March 31.

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Legislature: No Recognition of Marijuana Prescriptions from Other States

Amy Richards — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:05:34 +0000

Students from the Cody organization "Youth for Justice" lobby lawmakers to make "spice" a schedule one drug. A bill, sponsored by House Speaker Ed Buchanan, proposes Wyoming will not recognize marijuana prescriptions from other states. Click past the jump to listen to the Legislative Report.

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Supreme Court: Colorado Medical Marijuana Illegal in Wyoming

Jon Green — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:00:27 +0000

The Associated Press reports the Wyoming Supreme Court has rejected a Colorado man's assertion that he should be allowed to possess marijuana in Wyoming.

Daniel Burns appeal to the high court turned on whether his use of medical marijuana was a legal pr

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