MEDICAL MARIJUANA STORE SET TO OPEN IN FORT COLLINS

FORT COLLINS (AP) - A Fort Collins couple is opening a store to sell
medical marijuana.

Store owners James and Pat Fleming say they plan to serve the needs
of people who suffer from chronic pain and other illnesses and that
they're "not out to be legal drug dealers."

The EnerChi Healing Center store would be the first of its kind in
Fort Collins.

Other services they will offer include yoga, hypnosis, nutrition and
meditation.

Fort Collins Police spokeswoman Rita Davis says what the Flemings are
doing is legal as long as they are certified to grow marijuana and
they sell it to users with a doctor's prescription and a state-issued
registration card.

Marijuana use for medical purposes became legal in Colorado when
voters approved Amendment 20 in 2000.

The store opens Monday.