Overview

• Sanders told CBS Sports Colorado the stadium regularly smells of marijuana during a second-quarter TV timeout, saying it "never fails" and likening it to a "light-up quarter."
• He said he has never been high, framing the recurring gameday haze as a surprising experience for him.
• Fans and students have long treated the second-quarter smoke-up as a tradition that predates Sanders’ tenure.
• Coverage points to Colorado’s 2012 legalization of recreational cannabis and 2014 dispensary openings as context for the local culture.
• University policy prohibits smoking on campus, yet reports describe the ritual continuing at Folsom Field with no official response cited in these pieces.