[RedBeardy5]

I was curious how pot friendly boulder is, I have a feeling boulder is more on the conservative side. Was going back and forth between boulder, Colorado springs, and Denver. I considered boulder bc my wife can make a lot of money out there.

[funkfingers]

Boulder is super liberal, Denver is pretty liberal as well, but the springs my friend is on the super conservative side of things... Boulder= hippies and college kids, Colorado springs= retired/active military and older folks for the most part.

[BOMBAYCAT]

Boulder is very pot friendly next to Denver. It is very expensive for everything there, is why they pay more for a job. It is a college town and very laid back and liberal. Almost too liberal. Back in the day you could draw a line around Boulder and say you were in a different country. They called it "the independent kingdom of Boulder".
Colorado Springs is ultra right wing conservative and ultra religious. They are very anti tax there and wouldn't raise the taxes for city services. The city turned off streetlights, didn't water the grass in the medians, didn't open swimming pools for the kids and etc. The Air Force accademy is there along with assorted air bases, NORAD, and army bases.
Denver is very pot friendly and has some funky neighborhoods that went downhill back in the day and are being gentrified now. There is employment there for some types of work. I think you would be happy in Denver or Boulder. Remember that Boulder has a very high cost of living and rentals are impossible during the college session.

[Eighths-n-Aces]

boulder has changed A WHOLE LOT since the 70's but i would not call it conservative.

it's as homogenized as anywhere you mentioned and driving in or out of there sucks ass on any given day.

welcome to colorado

[RedBeardy5]

Wow thanks guys. I like how boulder is easy access to the outdoors. I don't like that its a college town.

[monsoon]

All of the Front Range towns have the same 2 hour bumper-to-bumper traffic jam access to the mountains that Boulder does...except if you are in Boulder or FoCo you get to drive an extra hour just to get to the traffic jam heading up I-70 to the west! Bonus drive time! Woohooo!

[Avinash.miles]

boulder is hip & overpriced, everything from hotels, gas, food, all more expensive than just up the road in longmont or lafayette.
as far as herb friendliness... lots of dispensaries, but I would WATCH THE HELL OUT FOR BOULDER POLICE they deal with crazy stupid college kids most of the year and have seen it all, they don't let as much slide in boulder as in denver, i know people have gotten publilc usage tickets in boulder, and CSprings, probably in denver also,
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denver is much more open about cannabis use, it's a REAL city with REAL problems and the police have BETTER things to do.

that being said, anywhere in the state if a cop sees you smoking in a moving car you can be pulled and ticketed possibly with a DWAI (driving while ability impaired.)

as for traffic goes... if you are heading into the mountains, dont go on friday after noon or the traffic will suck, if u start heading that way early friday or a week day you should be ok, if you are coming BACK from the mountains, DO NOT return on sunday.... traffic leaving the mtns is a HELL RIDE on sunday mornings...
one perk of not holding a "real" job is i can plan around everyone elses schedule so i an enjoy mtn roads without bad traffic.

fort collins is sweet, more low key, no big college, still a great scene lots of good food and some of the BEST breweries in colorado are in Fort COllins, it is one of my favorite places on the front range....
but denver is really "the place", lots of ganja themed events, ganja friendly businesses (pm me for a list), you've got red rocks to explore or party at, morrisson is a sweet lil town and the farther u go toward the mountains from denver... evergreen, conifer, bailey, pine... all great outdoorsy areas...

[Jhhnn]

Avinash is right about the brutal traffic on major mountain highways out of Denver. Both I-70 & US 285 can turn into parking lots for no apparent reason other than sheer volume. My employer runs a 24/7/365 operation, and some of my senior outdoorsy coworkers choose friday-saturday or even weekdays off to avoid it.

I just stay home on major summer holidays, maybe travel south to my hometown of Pueblo to spend the 4th of July with family. I-25 isn't nearly so stupid.

[RedBeardy5]

It looks like Denver is the best place for me. I have always liked Denver but I liked how boulder is very "go green".

[paper thorn]

Denver's cool. I have regretted for a very long time leaving. Now, there's a good chance I might go back someday. Thornton was a nice place to live. I had a decent ride into Denver to work.
Any reason to go the MMJ route, if it's legal anyway?