John Schroyer

A critical memoir of billionaire Philip Anschutz's tenure as owner of The Colorado Springs Gazette, and what that history could portend for newspaper journalism.

This video got me my 15 minutes of fame; I wrecked my Subaru by driving (accidentally) into a flash flood on Highway 24, west of Manitou Springs, and got it all on video.

A post-election analysis of Amendment 64, the ballot measure that legalized marijuana in Colorado.

A look back at the colorful history of Douglas Bruce, a politician who has had perhaps the most significant impact on Colorado than any other figure. Bruce was convicted in 2011 of several tax-related crimes, including tax evasion, and spent 103 days in jail.

A feature story about how U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, was in favor of earmarks before he was against them.

An exhaustively researched feature on the tax records of a controversial nonprofit run by political bomb-thrower Douglas Bruce.

A lawsuit from a California cannabis company against the state revealed what many in the industry have known as an open secret: That legal distributors were being used to divert marijuana to the illicit market.

A four-part investigative series based on a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the IRS, regarding their intense multi-decade scrutiny of marijuana businesses.

A breakdown of a grand jury subpoena submitted to cannabis advertising giant Weedmaps by federal prosecutors, which sought records related to dozens of companies and individuals in the marijuana industry.

A feature look at HdL Companies, which quietly became a major force in choosing who wins and who loses local cannabis business permits across California.

I broke the story when MedMen's former CFO filed suit against the company, and made a raft of salacious allegations.

A feature about how the Hershey Company has been taking cannabis edibles makers to court for years over trademark violations for knock-off products that try to capitalize on popular candy names.

An investigative look at the downward spiral of Women Grow, from its height of popularity in early 2016 to having dozens of chapters close within a year.

A feature story about how cannabis stores with no roads connecting them to the mainland get inventory without running afoul of federal oversight from the Coast Guard or the Transportation Security Administration.

A video report from the first day of adult-use cannabis sales in Colorado on New Year's Day 2014.