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Friday, March 11, 2011  Ten candidates for mayor will appear on Denver's May 3 election ballot.

Friday, May 07, 2010  The measure approved Friday would allow the state to set up a "zipper" lane on weekends, using moveable concrete barriers to temporarily add an extra eastbound lane.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  It was inspired by a study done by a Harvard economist in which children earned $2 for each book they read, with the average student earning $14.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  The bill sponsor, Sen. Chris Romer, wants to ban people under 21 going inside dispensaries and wants to bar people from out-of-state from opening dispensaries.

Monday, April 26, 2010  A proposal to license dispensaries and require shops to grow most of the marijuana is set to get its first hearing in the Senate Tuesday.

Monday, March 08, 2010  The lawmakers say the raids are discouraging dispensary operators and medical marijuana patients and growers from working with them on the proposed regulations.

Monday, March 01, 2010  Sens. Chris Romer of Denver and Dan Gibbs of Silverthorne, both Democrats, want to use moveable barriers to temporarily add an eastbound lane on weekend afternoons when the highway is jammed with people returning to the Front Range from the mountains.

Monday, February 15, 2010  Lawmakers trying to regulate Colorado's growing medical marijuana industry say the recent raid of a marijuana growing operation highlights the need for clarification on what operations are legal and which are not.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010  Colorado lawmakers are proposing licensing medical marijuana centers for people who have more than five patients.

Friday, January 29, 2010  A bill aimed at preventing people from gaming the medical marijuana law won initial backing in the Senate on Friday.

Friday, January 29, 2010  The Senate is set to vote on a bill to prevent recreational pot smokers from getting permission to become legal users of the drug.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  The first attempt to regulate Colorado's medical marijuana industry has passed its first test at the Capitol.

Thursday, January 07, 2010  Democratic Sen. Chris Romer has been working on a bill that would require medical marijuana dispensaries and growers to be licensed and submit to criminal background checks. Now he says he wants the individuals who supply the marijuana to also be licensed.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009  Sen. Chris Romer says about half of Colorado's dispensaries could be driven out of business by the legislation he's drafting. The bill would allow dispensaries and growers to be licensed by both the state and local jurisdictions. The Denver Democrat says they should have to show they won't be harmful to the surrounding community.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009  It's the fourth time this decade that Colorado's Legislature has taken up the issue, which crosses party lines.