Boulder Reporting Lab

A call to ban the sale of high-potency THC products in Boulder, amid rising teen mental health concerns

Avani Dilger, a licensed counselor specializing in addiction, has worked with young people in Boulder County for decades. She runs a private practice and Natural Highs, a nonprofit she founded to help teens choose alternatives to drugs and alcohol. Recently, she noticed a change in how local young people are affected by THC products as the potency of those products has risen.   

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Boulder’s largest homeless shelter hit maximum capacity during winter storm

The Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, the city’s largest shelter in North Boulder, reached full capacity during Thursday night’s snowstorm. As a result, four people were turned away due to lack of capacity, a shelter official told Boulder Reporting Lab. 

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