KRISTEN WYATT 2/3/2012 DENVER - Colorado marijuana activists have about two weeks to collect an additional 2,500 signatures to get a proposal legalizing possession of the drug for recreational use on the ballot after the secretary of state said Friday that tens of thousands of signatures turned in were invalid.

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Grace Hood 2/2/2012 Six medical marijuana dispensary owners in Fort Collins are suing for the right to stay open. The businesses are seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the Feb. 14 ban, which was approved by voters last November.

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2/1/2012 WESTERN COLORADO - According to the Grand Junction Police Department, a drug ring involving 14 people has been busted. According to Police, this week, the Western Colorado Drug Task Force arrested 13 adults and one juvenile.

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Heath Urie 1/31/2012 The Boulder County Drug Task Force has made an arrest in connection with a U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigation into a suspected drug smuggling operation at the Boulder Municipal Airport, officials revealed Tuesday.

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David Leffler 1/30/2012 A recent U.S. government study has revealed a decrease in the use of marijuana and cocaine, in every generation since the 1960s, along with a large increase in the abuse of prescription medication by young people.

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Mitchell Byars 1/27/2012 Officials seized 147 pounds of dry marijuana and 2,749 plants during statewide drug raids of 25 houses Wednesday.

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Alan Gathright, Kim Nguyen, 1/25/2012 NORTHGLENN - Authorities arrested 16 people Wednesday morning during a sweeping metro area crackdown on marijuana traffickers where 25 homes were raided. North Metro Drug Task Force Cmdr. Jerry Peters said the raids were part of a year-long investigation that culminated in recent grand jury indictments.

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Kathy Browning 1/25/2012 There are plenty of successes to celebrate in the community's initiative against youth drug and alcohol use. But many challenges remain. Two of the men who are helping to lead the fight against illicit drug use and underage drinking in the community gave an update on local efforts Wednesday, Jan. 18, in Delta.

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Caddie Nath 1/25/2012 Local and Front Range authorities busted two illegal marijuana grow operations this week as a wave of drug raids swept Colorado. Scott Matthew Shumsky, 38, was arrested late Monday night after Summit County Sheriff's Office deputies found 16 ounces of marijuana and 120 plants at his residence.

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1/25/2012 Gabriel Farias-Chavez, 28, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in trafficking up to 50 pounds of methamphetamine per month into Denver and other parts of the state from March 1 to July 15, 2010.

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