John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
John Wright Hickenlooper, Jr.is a member of the Democratic Party and the 42nd and current Governor of Colorado. Hickenlooper has served as governor since 2011. He serves as a member of the Western Governors' Association, and was the chairman of the National Governors Association, from 2014-2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 February 1952
CountryUnited States of America
John Hickenlooper quotes about
confronted negatively react recognize serious situation
Oftentimes, when constituencies or sectors of opinion are distinct, when they are confronted with a situation where they're going to have to make a serious compromise, they react very negatively publicly, but they also recognize when they step back that this is right.
defined hope past
I hope there's some cowtown left, because as much as we are going to be defined by the future, the past is also part of who we are.
area cowboys heritage importance metro mountains rocky talk time western
I talk all the time about the importance to the metro area of the Rocky Mountains and the Western heritage of cowboys and ranching.
compared deaths died highway number people
If you look at the number of people who died from terrorism, compared to the number of highway deaths or deaths from smoking, what is safe?
mayor people talented
The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.
rapid rate
We will see the increasingly rapid rate of growth we've already been seeing in Colorado continue.
subjectivity honeymoon position
From my subjective position, there was no honeymoon.
marijuana different packaging
"On unanticipated problems: There's been "a dramatic increase in edibles." And "no one had ever worried about dosage sizes. The original edibles that came out, once you took the packaging off there was nothing to show it was any different than candy."
new-orleans looks devastation
There could have been more planning in New Orleans, but you look at all the devastation that happened there - have we gotten to 3,000 deaths yet? For that magnitude of a disaster, that's not all that bad.
marijuana thinking people
"One of the best things about marijuana legalization: "I think the black market has been damaged. I think people are willing to pay taxes and to go through pretty rigorous regulation."
marijuana thinking anxiety
"Some of the anxiety has been laid to rest. We don't see a spike in adult use. We don't think we see a spike in youth consumption although there are some things that are disconcerting."
marijuana brain concern
"One of the governor's concerns: "This high-THC marijuana, what can it do to a brain that is still developing?"
marijuana addiction way
"We have tax revenue that's going to allow us to look in a much more comprehensive way at intervening in addiction."