Tagged: Marijuana

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• Oxbow and Aspen SkiCo team up to create green energy
• Anti-civil unions state legislators voted out
• Telluride’s medical marijuana dispensaries prepare for Amendment 64
• Colorado National Monument starts public input process
• Small business may qualify for state tax credit
  

Headlines:

• Pinon Ridge Uranium Mill Hearings Continue Through Tuesday
• BLM Reduces State Acreage Available For Oil/Shale Development
• Montrose Likely To Prohibit Sale Of Marijuana
• Amendment 64 Votes Closely Followed Presidential Votes
• Colorado Voter Turnout Likely To Surpass Historic 2008 Turnout
• What To Expect From New Healthcare Law Now
• Western Senators Support Pro-Timber Industry Policies

On the heels of a victory for marijuana legalization advocates, Colorado officials say the federal government could still crack down on the drugs use - since marijuana is still illegal under federal law. Bente Birkeland has more.

It’s now legal in Colorado for people over the age of 21 to smoke marijuana recreationally. Voters passed amendment 64 making Colorado the first state in the country, along with Washington State, to legalize pot. Bente Birkeland has more from Denver.

100,000 Coloradans have medical marijuana licenses now. Still, even though more patients can legally buy pot, arrests are UP by seven per cent. And data shows that minorities are arrested at higher rates than whites, even though they use the drug less. With an amendment to legalize marijuana on the ballot this fall, Colorado Public News’ Carol McKinley takes a look at the controversial issue.