RACHEL ALEXANDER 1/31/2012 Charges were filed in a third case against a Cañon City man who claims ties to the Sureños gang. Francisco Salazar, 29, was charged Monday with one count each of possession of two grams or less of methamphetamines, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of two ounces or less of marijuana.

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Rachel Alexander 1/19/2012 Charges were filed today against a Cañon City man who claims ties to the Sureños gang. Francisco Salazar, 29, was charged in two separate felony cases.

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RACHEL ALEXANDER 1/6/2012 A man with admitted gang affiliations was arrested late Wednesday after a Cañon City Police Sergeant stopped to assist with a broken down vehicle. Francisco Salazar, 29, of Cañon City, was arrested on suspicion of misuse of license plates, possession of a schedule II controlled substance and possession of an illegal weapon.

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Rachel Alexander 1/2/2011 Editor’s Note: The Daily Record’s No. 1 story of 2010 is Medical Marijuana. It’s the issue that has divided communities around the state, sparked an industry and forced the government to take notice and develop new regulations.

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10/27/2010 Rachel Alexander The Fremont County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution placing a temporary moratorium on the construction, alteration or use of any building or property for the commercial dispensing or sale of medical marijuana until the effective date of the rules adopted by the Colorado Department of Revenue for licensing.

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Rachel Alexander 10/19/2010 Prior to Monday’s meeting, the council held a workshop on regulating medical marijuana dispensaries. Currently, Florence has a moratorium in place until June 30, 2011. City attorney Bryan Fredrickson said the council needs to give direction to staff on what sort of ordinance to draft so it can be worked on and passed before the moratorium expires.

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Rachel Alexander 8/30/2010 Martial arts students from four Cañon City schools Saturday performed in a Masters of Martial Arts to support local drug education. “The DARE program is very important to all of us,” said Mike Brecht, head instructor of USA Tang Soo Do.

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Klingbeil prefers using marijuana to dull the pain Rachel Alexander 7/3/2010 Editor’s Note: This is the final part in a weeklong series examining the facets of medical marijuana. There are 21,625 registered medical marijuana patients in the state as of Oct. 31, 2009, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which is tasked by statute with issuing medical marijuana licenses. Katy Klingbeil, 36, of Buena Vista, is one of those patients.

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Marijuana treatment comes with pros, cons for patients Rachel Alexander 7/1/2010 Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a weeklong series examining the facets of medical marijuana. In 2000, Colorado voters approved marijuana use for medical purposes and provided protection for patients and caregivers who grow a limited number of plants.

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Florence extends medical marijuana moratorium to 2011 Rachel Alexander 6/22/2010 The Florence City Council voted Monday to extend the city’s temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries until July 1, 2011. The council originally passed a 90-day moratorium in October 2009 and voted to extend it to June 30 in December. According to the council’s ordinance passed Monday, legal challenges are expected against House Bill 1284, which the state Legislature passed this session.

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