MARIJUANA RULES TO BE DEBATED ACROSS COLORADO

DENVER - Medical marijuana continues to spark debate in towns across
Colorado. This week, several cities will consider moratoriums on new
marijuana dispensaries.

Grand Junction officials plan to debate a moratorium tonight. Similar
proposals are up for debate this week in Fort Collins, Pueblo and
Loveland. And in Denver, city officials are planning a review of the
status of marijuana dispensaries.

Municipal governments across the state have scrambled to respond to
the growth of marijuana dispensaries. Colorado voters approved medical
marijuana in 2000, but the number of dispensaries took off earlier
this year after the Obama administration signaled it would defer to
state laws on marijuana. Colorado now has more than 100
dispensaries.