Andrew Travers 12/13/2011 Pitkin County elected officials have scheduled a closed-door meeting with their attorney this afternoon to discuss Colorado’s medical marijuana regulations. County officials have been silent on the issue since June, when the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners decided not to write any rules governing medical marijuana locally.

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Hilary Martin 12/8/2011 A local Colorado State Patrol trooper is out of a job after an investigation revealed he'd not been "entirely truthful" in reports. An internal investigation by the CSP concluded that Trooper Don Moseman was biased during DUI investigations.

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By John Ingold 6/15/2011 The state Board of Health today adopted major new rules for Colorado's small-scale medical-marijuana providers, over the objections of cannabis advocates who said the rules are too harsh.

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Don Coleman 6/3/2011 GRAND JUNCTION - The war on drugs rages on as synthetic alternatives continue to flood the market. On Thursday, Governor John Hickenlooper took a stand against marijuana alternatives by banning drugs like K2, Spice, and Blaze. That law is effective on July 1, 2011.

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Mike Wiggins 5/18/2011 The Fruita City Council voted Tuesday night to direct staff to draw up a ballot measure that will ask voters whether they want to ban medical marijuana centers in the city.

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Kevin Duggan 5/18/2011 Medical marijuana dispensaries and grow operations would be banned from Fort Collins under an ordinance proposed by a group of city residents that includes Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith.

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Mike Wiggins 5/17/2011 The Fruita City Council is expected to decide tonight whether to ask voters if they want to ban medical marijuana centers or prohibit the businesses itself. Public testimony will be taken. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center, 325 E. Aspen Ave.

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Tami Brehse 4/27/2011 PALISADE - A petition to ban Palisade's only medical marijuana dispensary has gotten the initial go-ahead. It was given legal approval by the town clerk Tuesday night. The group behind the petition is Safe and Healthy Mesa County. Their next step will be to print petitions and start gathering signatures.

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Mike Wiggins 4/13/2011 A citizens’ group plans to circulate a petition seeking to ban medical marijuana centers in Palisade, hoping to follow in the footsteps of Mesa County and the city of Grand Junction.

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Tim Ciesco 4/8/2011 GRAND JUNCTION - Now that a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries has officially taken effect, the City of Grand Junction says any remaining businesses had to shut down their operations by the end of Thursday. City Attorney John Shaver wrote a letter to dispensary owners that was distributed to them, explaining how the city will implement the ban.

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