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🍄 Just how legal are ‘shrooms?
February 13, 2025 · — Peyton Garcia
Good morning! A friendly reminder: Don’t miss your chance for free tickets to HEYDAY! 🎟️ This week’s special giveaway closes tomorrow at 10 a.m. Here’s how to enter:
- Follow @citycastdenver and @5280scene on Instagram 📱
- Then, like this post and tag who you will bring with you! 👯
Easy peasy lemon squeezy 🍋
What's CITY Talking About?
🍄 Navigating the New Legal World of ‘Shrooms
Psychedelic-assisted therapy centers are set to open this spring in Colorado. But who will operate these spaces? Who could benefit from this kind of treatment? And how is any of it legal, anyway? One reporter who has been covering Colorado’s burgeoning psychedelics industry since its decriminalization explains it all. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
🇺🇸 Trump Taps Another Denverite for White House
President Donald Trump has tapped yet another Coloradan for the White House. Denver resident and head of the Western Energy Alliance, Kathleen Sgamma has been nominated to lead the Bureau of Land Management. She’s been a staunch advocate for the oil and natural gas industry, and was a vocal critic of Biden’s increased regulation of oil and gas leasing on public lands. [CPR]
- The other Denverite in the White House: Last week the Senate confirmed Trump’s pick for Secretary of Energy, Denver-based oil and gas executive Chris Wright. [AP via CPR]
💰 Mayor Proposes ‘Vibrant Denver’ Bond Package
Mayor Mike Johnston plans to ask Denver voters to approve a brand new bond package this November that would fund “shovel-ready” city projects for things like parks, roads, and rec centers. The package — of a yet-to-be-announced amount — would not increase taxes, the mayor emphasized in his announcement yesterday. [9News]
What To Do
Thursday, Feb. 13
- 🐞 Bugs and Brews (21+) | 6-8 p.m. | $45 | Butterfly Pavilion
- 💄 Drag Bingo Dinner | 6-8 p.m. | $25 | Osteria Marco
- ❄️ Sweater Weather Yoga and Winter Tunes | 6-7:30 p.m. | $27 | Denver Botanic Gardens
- 🍪 Galentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Class | 6:30-8 p.m. | $35+ | Sugar Bloom Cookie
- 🖌️ Paint Your Pet | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $70 | Spirit Hound Distillers
- 🍸 Cocktail Class + Truffle Pairing (21+) | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $65 | Deviation Distilling
- 🧪 Science Lounge: Love, Lust, and Stardust (21+) | 7 p.m. | $35 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- 🎤 Lonely Hearts Variety Show (18+) | 7-9 p.m. | $6.55 | MCA Holiday Theater
- 👠 Lust Island Burlesque Show | 8-9:45 p.m. | $15+ | Colorado Sake Co.
Friday, Feb. 14
- 🫖 Tea and Valentine’s Collaging | 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. | $40 | Center for Colorado Women’s History
- 🏺 Wheel Throwing Class | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | $80 | Stanley Marketplace
- 🕺 Valentine’s Day Silent Disco | 6-9 p.m. | Free | Stanley Marketplace
- 🚲 Winter Bike to Work Day | All day | Free (pledge to ride!) | Citywide
- 🎤 Mortified: Doomed Valentine’s (18+) | 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. | $25+ | The Oriental Theater
- 🥂 Bubbles, Bites & Bae | 7-8:30 p.m. | $55.20 | Denver Milk Market
- 🎵 Universal Love | 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. | $33.33 | Aztlan Theater
- 💘 Valentine’s Day Comedy Show | 7:30 p.m. & 9:45 p.m. | $20 | Denver Underground Comedy
💭 Some food for thought: Is it legal to own chickens in Denver? With local egg prices still sky high, I know a lot of folks are asking this question. The short answer? Yes — with some conditions. But it’s not a decision that should be made lightly. Hear why from the eggs-perts 🥚
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