Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000, but a recent bill could force amateurs out of the business.
One of the odder experiments in the recent history of American capitalism is unfolding here in the Rockies: the countrys first attempt at fully regulating, licensing and taxing a for-profit marijuana trade.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/business/27pot.html
A day after telling a Denver news station of his profitable medical-marijuana operation, Chris Bartkowicz found himself under arrest by drug-enforcement agents who say they will continue to arrest growers despite a promise from the Obama administration to respect state laws allowing the growing and selling of marijuana for medicinal use.
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http://rawstory.com/2010/02/obama-admins-promise-dea-continues-raids-medical-marijuana-growers/
At MedGrow Cannabis College, Michigan students learn to grow medical marijuana in an effort to earn a living.
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http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/02/03/n_cmr_medgro_detroit.cnnmoney/?hpt=Sbin
81 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana for medical use and nearly half favor decriminalizing the drug more generally, both far higher than a decade ago.
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http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Politics/medical-marijuana-abc-news-poll-analysis/story?id=9586503
