Pubdate: Wed, 17 Mar 2010
Source: Summit Daily News (CO)
Copyright: 2010 Associated Press
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/587
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FORT COLLINS PASSES NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA RULES

FORT COLLINS (AP)- New medical marijuana dispensaries in Fort Collins 
will need operate in areas more than 1,000 feet from schools.

The Fort Collins City Council approved the requirement Tuesday night 
under a new ordinance governing dispensaries. The ordinance also 
creates a licensing process that includes criminal background checks.

The new rules restricting the locations where the dispensaries can 
operate means that all but one of the city's existing dispensaries 
would have to move or close. The City Council plans to discuss at 
another meeting whether to grandfather in existing locations.

Dispensary owners told city officials they would sue if they are not 
grandfathered in.

Information from: Fort Collins Coloradoan, http://www.coloradoan.com
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