Cannabis
CBD Oil is Kansas City’s Next Big Food and Drink Trend
Cream? Sugar? CBD oil? The Roasterie made a splash last month when it introduced cold brew coffee with CBD oil in cans through a partnership with American Shaman, a chain of local CBD shops. Hogshead, a new American restaurant on the Country Club Plaza, is set to unveil a CBD-infused cocktail menu this Friday. The…
Here’s What Trump Missed About Violent Crime in Kansas City
It was a week of political intrigue in Kansas City. President Donald Trump arrived Friday, flanked by an entourage of Republican favorites. Kellyanne Conway took a bow at Trump’s insistence. Jared Kushner stood in the wings behind newly elected U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, as Trump rightly claimed credit for helping the Missouri attorney general unseat…
Federal Prosecutors in KCK Under Fire For Power Plays in Pursuit of Justice
Two recent cases involving prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Kansas City, Kansas, point to a problem that some criminal defense lawyers say has been building for a long time: For years, they say, a small group of federal prosecutors in KCK has run roughshod over the rights of criminal defendants. A joint investigation…
Denver Postcard: Cost of Millennial Utopia, Downtown Apartments Cost Over 50 Percent Above KC
By Kevin Collison During a recent visit to old friends in Denver, I got a kick out of their 20-something son’s T-shirt. On it was an image of the retro-wooden, highway sign you see crossing the border: “Welcome to Colorful Colorado.” Beneath it read “No Vacancy.” It was telling of the huge growth boom going…
The Weekend Starts Today
For a certain segment of society, Thursday has a special meaning. 4/20 is a holiday of sorts, a day devoted to all things marijuana. We can’t recommend smoking (or vaping), of course. The stuff is still illegal in these parts. With Kansas City recently reducing penalties for cannabis possession, though, plenty of folks around…