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Friday, March 15, 2013  Marijuana legalization has prompted an enormous amount of debate in the four months since it was approved in Colorado, but the drug is just now coming before state lawmakers who will decide how it should be grown, sold and taxed.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Colorado's marijuana task force that has been debating how the drug should be grown, sold and taxed has finished its work. The group is making its recommendations final Wednesday in a report to be released to lawmakers.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  While marijuana use is about to become legal in Washington and Colorado, that won't mean pot will be welcome at the states' colleges and universities.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  District attorneys in Colorado are weighing their options after Boulder County became the first in the state to drop pending marijuana possession cases in the wake of a public vote to legalize the drug.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  The U.S. Attorney for Colorado has issued a brief statement saying the Justice Department is reviewing an initiative approved by voters to legalize and regulate the use of marijuana.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was openly against the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes leading up to the General Election Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  It's been the most widely debated amendment - Amendment 64.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Colorado Springs city councilmembers passed a resolution Tuesday opposing the legalization of marijuana in Colorado.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Marijuana legalization backers in Colorado are trying to get the word out that support for legal pot isn't all on the left.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Marijuana legalization debates in Colorado are picking up as the state considers legalizing the drug for recreational use.