What? Pot is legal?! Crazy, right? Last night voters in both Colorado and Washington voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana while Massachusetts OK’d medical use joining 17 other states and Washington DC . (Oregon, Montana and Arkansas had it up for vote as well and decided nay). The recreational thing is huge though. It’s like our peace-lovin’, granola eating, hippy yogi living-in-a-commune foremothers and fathers’ dream come true!
Colorado
Twenty-eight-year-old Vaughn Barnett from Colorado got lucky (enlightened?) yesterday when a judge handed him a sentencing break: just 30 more days in jail. His crime? Possessing 11 pounds of marijuana and attempting to mail it to a post office in Snowmass in 2010. His good behavior? Yoga.
Your latest in Odd and Beastly News: Apparently yoga teachers in Boulder don’t get lessons on doggie dharma. Or at least this one in particular missed the session on Chihuahua-himsa – as in you don’t “walk” a dog outside your car while you drive it! Acupuncturist and yoga teacher Joan Renee Zalk was dogsitting the [...]
Justice! The Colorado potty-peeper has been nabbed! We can all breathe a big fresh-air sigh of relief. Phew. Er…pew? Police arrested Luke Chrisco, 30, the most-wanted suspect in the potty peeper caper at Hanuman Fest in Boulder, CO last week. Turns out, he’s a ‘porn star’! Or a wannabe one according to The Smoking Gun, where they reveal his multiple [...]
Stop the monkey presses! This is some bizarre shit. If you were at the Hanuman Fest this past weekend in Boulder, CO you were privy to lots of yoga, hooping, bhakti chai-ing, MC yogi-ing, vendor villaging etc. (f you missed it, elephant journal has a fun recap) What you didn’t miss was a porta-potty peeing [...]
From the YD Crime Blotter Yikes, and now your requisite update on the Graspin’ Aspen case: Colorado yoga teacher, Steven Jon Roger, was sentenced to 2 months of jail time, a $5,000 fine (the max) and 120 hours of community service. He must also write apology letters to the two students involved. Roger maintains his [...]
Convicted: Aspen Yoga Teacher Found Guilty of Unlawful Sexual Contact, Must Register as Sex Offender
Huge news yoga fans. If you’ve been following the story, Steven Jon Roger, of Aspen CO has been found guilty on two counts of unlawful sexual contact and must register as a sex offender. Via Aspen Daily News: A jury of four men and two women convicted former yoga instructor Steven Roger on Tuesday night [...]
More lawsuits! Improper adjustments! This time not as naughty as you’re thinking. Can we just be happy for a moment this is not about sexual assault? OK…moving on. It’s suddenly a rocky road for Boulder, CO studio Yoga Workshop, Richard Freeman‘s joint (he and his wife relinquished ownership and management earlier this year update: they [...]
