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Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Colorado now has a set of laws to regulate and tax recreational marijuana.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Getting inked is getting more popular, and more accepted in society. But, as the industry itself expands, artists argue the regulations aren't expanding enough with it.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Colorado lawmakers have put off marijuana legalization until the last possible minute -- and now they're facing some big deadlines to finish pot regulation debates.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Marijuana regulation is proving one of the thorniest problems facing Colorado lawmakers in their final three days of work.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Marijuana tax rates and regulation are up for debate Friday in the Colorado House.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Marijuana regulations including purchasing limits are up for review Wednesday in the House.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Colorado farmers who want to grow newly legal industrial hemp are closer to being allowed to do it. A state Senate vote Friday puts a hemp regulation measure halfway to the governor's desk.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Democratic efforts to put new limits on oil and gas drillers are continuing.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  When Colorado voters legalized marijuana last year, they also legalized its industrial cousin, hemp. Since then, Colorado lawmakers have spent a lot of time reviewing marijuana, but they're just starting work on regulating hemp.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Colorado House Democrats have passed new restrictions on the state's powerful oil and gas regulators.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Colorado's marijuana regulation debate could be nearing an important milestone. A panel of lawmakers hoped to complete work Friday on a series of proposals for how the drug should be grown, sold and taxed.

Monday, April 01, 2013  A House-Senate committee looking at marijuana regulation is scheduled to meet again.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Marijuana is up for a big round of votes Thursday in the Colorado Legislature. Votes are expected on everything from how the newly legal drug should be grown and sold to whether out-of-state visitors should be allowed to buy it.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Colorado's troubled medical marijuana regulation agency is up for a second day of scrutiny Wednesday in the Colorado Legislature.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Three gun control bills are currently sitting on Governor John Hickenlooper's desk waiting for his signature. They are house bills 1224, 1228 and 1229.