People with chronic pain who aren't getting enough relief from medications may be able to ease their pain by smoking small amounts of marijuana, a new study suggests.

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HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulation law signed by Governor Bill Ritter, includes the right for municipalities to ban dispensaries, and numerous cities, including Aurora and Broomfield, are taking advantage of it. But while MMJ attorneys have talked about issuing lawsuits to challenge this and other HB 1284 provisions, none have appeared -- until now. And the just-filed complaint involving Westminster's Herbal Remedies could be a game-changer.

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This past weekend, more than 2,000 businesses in Colorado’s medical marijuana industry submitted applications for licenses to operate. The applications were due Sunday and they required applicants to include payments for state fees. Those payments amounted to more than $7 million.

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Chris Romer on medical marijuana residency rules, blocking felons and keeping prices down.

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  Everyone has questions about the new medical marijuana laws.

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 Medical Marijuana Caregivers Trading Lawn Mowers, iPhones For Pot

Christin Ayers, 7NEWS Reporter

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 Westword recently sat down with Cook for a chat. Here's what came out:

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 DENVER - 9Wants to Know has learned lawmakers have approved an extra $2 million for the state to hire 56 temporary workers to process a backlog of 63,000 medical marijuana applications that grows by the day, according to budget records.

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 DENVER - Hundreds of medical conditions are approved for marijuana use under state law, but post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not one of them.

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DENVER — A push to regulate the state's medical marijuana dispensaries appears to be nearing the finish line. The Colorado Senate passed the...

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The shops must close before a long-debated city ordinance takes effect June 7, or face criminal and civil penalties. About 130 dispensaries that regis...

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Gazing across the bustling convention floor last Saturday afternoon, Matt Brown pointed out the variety of businesses that occupied exhibit booths: security systems, psychedelic artists, attorneys, glass-pipe blowers, publications, clothing purveyors, grow-light manufacturers, a company that helps produce compost using worms — and, yes, medical marijuana dispensaries galore.

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Detailed commentary from Matt Brown on the proposed regulations ... Visit and dontate to www.ustream.tv/channel/cmmr-dispensary-bill-q-a-session ...

In an effort to regulate the growing industry of medical marijuana dispensaries, the city of Boulder is asking the public for feedback about where and how such businesses should be allowed to operate.

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SAN FRANCISCO - A unanimous California Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that sought to impose limits on the amount of marijuana a medical patient can legally possess.

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