12/24/2011 March 2 - Proposed medical marijuana zoning regulations were approved by Chaffee County Commissioners March 1. Zoning adopted prohibits distribution centers in all zones of unincorporated Chaffee County and restricts cultivation and infused product manufacturing to industrial zones only.

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John Stroud 12/6/2011 GLENWOOD SPRINGS - Garfield County commissioners determined Monday that three medical marijuana growing facilities operating in unincorporated parts of the county were indeed in existence before a county moratorium on such businesses went into effect in June 2010.

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7/7/2011 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held July 26 before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering the adoption of an ordinance which would amend Chapter 18 (Zoning Districts) of the Carbondale Municipal Code.

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Pam Boyd 6/29/2011 Eagle County has loosened up the regulations governing medical marijuana operations doing business outside of municipal boundaries. The county commissioners approved the new rules Tuesday, which effectively increased the total area where such operations are legal to 148 acres in unincorporated Eagle County.

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PETER ROPER 6/22/2011 Mike Stetler is one of the better-known medical marijuana growers in Southern Colorado and he brought at least a dozen supporters Tuesday to a Pueblo County public hearing by commissioners on a new zoning code to spell out where those businesses could operate.

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John Stroud 6/20/2011 GLENWOOD SPRINGS - While some area jurisdictions have gotten cold feet in their efforts to establish local regulations for medical marijuana businesses, the city of Glenwood Springs is moving forward with its final set of rules to control the industry within city limits.

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6/9/2011 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held (June 30) before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering the adoption of an ordinance which would amend Chapter 18 (Zoning Districts) of the Carbondale Municipal Code.

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Janet Urquhart 6/9/2011 ASPEN - Acting on advice from their attorney, who said adopting medical marijuana regulations would put county employees in the position of abetting the violation of federal drug laws, Pitkin County commissioners voted 4-0 Wednesday to reject the proposed rules.

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Terray Sylvester 5/26/2011 Members of Carbondale's Planning and Zoning Commission have asked the board of town trustees to reconsider an ordinance that threatens to push medical pot businesses toward some of the most visible spots in town, namely, the east end of Main St. and the intersection of Main St. and Highway 133.

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John Stroud 5/17/2011 Garfield County commissioners on Monday denied a zoning amendment in the Elk Springs subdivision south of Glenwood Springs that would allow a “sober house” for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts to continue to exist.

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