Medical Marijuana Colorado

Although medical marijuana in Colorado was legalized in 200, most dispensaries were overshadowed by the Bush administration’s rigid stance that federal laws took precedence over state laws. The new Obama administration, however, brings fresh hope with the announcement that federal agents must defer to state law enforcement when it comes to medical marijuana issues. In the last six months, Colorado medical marijuana registry has grown to nearly 10,000 and there are currently about 30 dispensaries in operation to accommodate patients. That number is estimated to double to 60 by the end of 2009. As laws open up new opportunities for dispensaries, entrepreneurs are finding more ways to cater to medical marijuana patients without the danger of harassment by federal law officials, and operations that were once forced to operate underground are now being raised to the taxable surface thanks to the new policy.