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Colorado man fell from 4th-floor window during unsupervised psilocybin therapy session, lawsuit alleges

鈥淚 think it clearly lends itself to somebody who is not used to taking these types of medications being left alone and freaking out,鈥� attorney Jared Mazzei said of Jacob Ramirez's fall.

Home-grown psilocybin mushrooms are pictured in August 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Under decriminalization, Colorado residents can cultivate, possess, use and share psychedelics such as psilocybin mushrooms without fear of criminal consequences. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Psychedelic crisis training coming to first responders across Colorado

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Students inspect a NARCAN, or Naloxone, training device during a drug education and prevention training from Engaging Youth Expertise (EYE) for Prevention from the Public Health Institute at Denver Health on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Environmental Learning for Kids in Denver. The training provided knowledge and resources about harm reduction and overdose response including how to properly use NARCAN. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

5 tips for how to talk to kids about drugs

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Delta High School student Vivian Sprouse stands for a picture next to a mural painted on a wall inside the Delta Public Library in downtown Delta, Colorado on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Photo by William Woody/Special to The Denver Post)

How Colorado teens are teaching each other about drugs

By Tiney Ricciardi

May 3, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

Community-based organizations play a critical role in filling the gaps of Colorado's school drug education,...

Students Aesha Masand, 15, left, and Giada Omlter, 17, participate in a NARCAN demonstration during a drug education and prevention training from Engaging Youth Expertise (EYE) for Prevention from the Public Health Institute at Denver Health Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Environmental Learning for Kids in Denver. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

From 鈥楯ust Say No鈥� to Narcan: How drug education is changing in a modern world

By Tiney Ricciardi

May 4, 2026 at 11:58 a.m.

Discussions about naloxone are becoming more commonplace in Colorado classrooms, as teachers seek to educate...

A student fidgets with paper while participating in a drug education and prevention training from Engaging Youth Expertise (EYE) for Prevention from the Public Health Institute at Denver Health on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Environmental Learning for Kids in Denver. The training provided knowledge and resources about harm reduction and overdose response including how to properly use NARCAN, or Naloxone. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

Beyond sobriety: How teens are getting educated on drugs in Colorado

By Tiney Ricciardi

May 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

As drugs like cannabis and psychedelics have become culturally acceptable and legally accessible, schools have...

Owen Richardson, 17, celebrates a recovery milestone with Keith Hayes, director of recovery, at 5280 High School in Denver on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. 5280 High School is billed as the nation's largest recovery high school, enrolling kids who experience substance abuse and addiction. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado schools don’t have any standardized drug education, relying on patchwork programs

By Tiney Ricciardi

May 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Instead of relying exclusively on abstinence-only models, many schools these days try to help students...

Vivid Minds Cafe owner Jeff Parton stands outside the cafe he owns with his wife Manon Parton in Denver on March 10, 2026. The coffee shop and cafe also has a licensed psychedelic healing center on the lower level.(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Denver’s first microdosing cafe now offering psilocybin-assisted yoga, art and more

By Tiney Ricciardi

March 18, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

Vivid Minds Cafe is a public coffee shop by day with special 鈥渕agic mushroom鈥� experiences...

Gov. Jared Polis gives an opening keynote speech at the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver on June 18, 2025. Polis shared enthusiasm about the state's newly launched psilocybin-assisted therapy program and pardoned four people with psilocybin possession convictions. (Photo by Tiney Ricciardi/The Denver Post)

Colorado wants drivers on psychedelics to ‘plan your trip before you trip’

By Bruce Finley

March 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Colorado social media postings warn that psilocybin users' perceptions, reaction time, and decision-making can be...

Gambling and sports betting: Are we calling a public health risk ‘entertainment’? (Letters)

By DP 抖阴ap

March 5, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"Now consider modern gambling. It is available 24 hours a day, in every pocket. It...

Denver officials have found PolkaDot chocolate bars made with 鈥渕agic mushrooms鈥� for sale, illegally, at local gas stations, convenience stores, and vape shops. They recommend consumers not buy them and instead report them to local authorities. (Provided by City and County of Denver)

Denver warns of illegal psilocybin chocolates for sale at gas stations, stores

By Tiney Ricciardi

January 20, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Denver officials are warning consumers that they have found edible products made with psilocybin mushrooms...

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