Chris Osher

1 week ago | gazette.com | Evan Wyloge |Chris Osher

A Denver district court judge ruled against a cannabis cultivator’s request to force Colorado to immediately overhaul the state’s cannabis testing rules and seemed ready to rule for a complete dismissal of the case, after a full day in court Wednesday arguing over whether the state is living up to its obligation to protect marijuana consumers.

1 month ago | gazette.com | Chris Osher |Natasha Lynn

A jury convicted a Manitou Springs man of multiple child sexual assault counts in a case that has drawn criticism from the father of the victims who contends child-protective service workers ignored his pleas that the children were at risk and should have been returned to his care. James Walter, 57, was arrested Feb. 2, 2022, and booked into El Paso County jail. He was later released from custody, pending his trial. He was found guilty Wednesday after a two-year investigation.

2 months ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Wyloge |Chris Osher

A Colorado cannabis cultivator has filed a lawsuit against the state’s marijuana regulators, with a spotlight on what it describes as massive oversights in the state’s testing regime that the cultivator claims endanger public health and allows for the illegal diversion of cannabis into black markets.

Feb 8, 2025 | coloradopolitics.com | Evan Wyloge |Chris Osher

Elizabeth and Luke Mason, scientists who met during graduate studies at Colorado State University, saw cannabis legalization in 2012 as an opportunity. With backgrounds in biochemistry, microbiology, and analytical chemistry, they launched Aurum Labs in Durango in 2014, believing they could build a successful business, while setting a standard for scientific rigor.

Feb 7, 2025 | denvergazette.com | Evan Wyloge |Chris Osher

Elizabeth and Luke Mason, scientists who met during graduate studies at Colorado State University, saw cannabis legalization in 2012 as an opportunity. With backgrounds in biochemistry, microbiology, and analytical chemistry, they launched Aurum Labs in Durango in 2014, believing they could build a successful business while setting a standard for scientific rigor.