NEWS OPINION SPORTS ASCSU CHANGES BUSINESS, LAW ATHLETES SHOULD BE ALLOWED IMPEACHMENT PROCEDURE AND CANNABIS TO USE MEDICAL MARIJUANA Vol. 127, No. 128 Thursday, April 19, 2018 PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 10 Blazing the way Fort Collins cannabis culture has expanded rapidly in Colorado since the legalization of cannabis in 2014. Choice Organics was the first dispensary in Fort Collins. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH EHRLICH COLLEGIAN Fort Collins’ first dispensary talks evolution of recreational weed By Sarah Ehrlich @sarahehrlich96 since the legalization of “We want regulation.” example of connecting the recreational cannabis in 2014. destigmatization, and it’s Employees take grower with the consumer. Choice Organics commits all about education in that compliance laws and safety Large windows let customers Seeing how much Fort themselves to creating safe, regard,” Choice Organics seriously, as there are always get a peek into one of the grow Collins has grown in the quality products and keeping employee Kyle Wilson negative stigmas surrounding rooms that the dispensary cannabis community would up with changing trends. said. “We want to give our cannabis and those who use has on site, showcasing rows leave you in a daze…or maybe A lot has changed in four customers knowledge before it. These budtenders have of female cannabis plants it’s what you’re smoking. short years, and, like their giving them a product so they seen all walks of life come nearly ready to be harvested Out of the dozens of counterparts, this dispensary can at least walk out with new through their operation. and made into different dispensaries in the area, the wants to keep enhancing the information. 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Erica LaFehr, students steadfastly fighting for the groups and organizations,” Brown TPUSA is their primary focus, founder, Charlie Kirk, to a member of SAWS, was filmed right to organize without undue wrote in a statement to The because they are concerned that campus. Now, some students responding to Owens and the video influence from the administration Collegian following CSUnite. “... the nationwide organization may are calling for the organization’s has since been shared on social or outside organizations,” Hooker Turning Point USA at CSU stands use members who are also student removal. media by Owens, who has about wrote. “All student clubs and for the two pillars of limited government representatives to A change.org petition created 275,000 followers on Facebook. organizations enjoy rights and government and free markets— decrease funding for progressive by Students Against White LaFehr wrote in an email to The privileges associated with official no more, no less—and we invite student organizations. Scott Supremacy, another student Collegian she has been inundated recognition by the University.” any student who may disagree described TPUSA as “auspiciously group new to campus, was posted with violent messages via social To LaFehr, TPUSA does not with our organization to engage insidious.” online Monday, April 9. As of media. fall in-line with the notion of in productive dialogue with our “We aren’t targeting the Wednesday, April 18, the petition “As a single mother, this ‘Rams take care of Rams.’ student leaders moving forward.” College Republicans, we aren’t had 103 signatures. has been incredibly nerve- “I personally don’t feel cared SAWS interrupted the targeting Young Americans for In February, CSU students wracking for myself and my for right now,” LaFehr wrote. CSUnite demonstration on March Liberty, and that’s for a very created a coalition, Students daughter, not to mention all my “I know countless others who 29 and said they do not support a specific reason,” Scott said. “They Against White Supremacy, to friends and family who love me,” didn’t feel safe after the multiple false sense of unity since incidents don’t have a track record of expose white supremacy on LaFehr wrote. “At the same time, instances of the ‘free speech wall’ of hate happen on campus. LaFehr recordings of their leaders saying campus, create a cultural shift it is unsurprising given the fact and the appearance of actual said she did not feel CSUnite could that ‘the reason we exist is to target away from white supremacy and that, prior to TPUSA, Owens Neo-Nazis on our campus. So, truly work to unite. campus elections.’” educate CSU students on how had constructed an entire site we started this petition to have “How do you unite with Scott explained the presence to work against subconsciously dedicated to doxxing people TPUSA removed because of the people with inherently violent of SAWS is designed to help change promoting white supremacy. The whose viewpoints differed from toxicity that it promotes.” ideas?” LaFehr said. “You’re the availability of knowledge coalition’s creation was largely hers called Social Autopsy.” According to TPUSA’s website, forcing the oppressed to side around white supremacy on the in response to incidents of hate TPUSA’s removal would have their purpose is to educate with the oppressor for the sake of CSU campus.