Gazette editorial board: ‘Sam’s Story’ is a tragic testimony to Colorado’s marijuana crisis
The Gazette editorial board | Commentary, Denver Gazette
It’s both embarrassing and galling that an elected University of Colorado regent — who also happens to be the state’s most politically connected marijuana dealer — tried to squelch a public health campaign alerting parents to the perils her products pose to our youth.
Denver pot shop owner and first-term CU Regent Wanda James at first claimed, preposterously, the campaign was racist. Then, she denounced it as “recycled junk science” even if — oops — its author was no less an authority than the Colorado School of Public Health. Outrageously, she even tried to use her clout to crush the campaign.
It all backfired on James last week. The Board of Regents voted to censure her for her misuse of her public office in a shameless bi...