COLORADO ASKS US TO HALT MEDICAL MARIJUANA RAIDS

DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers trying to regulate marijuana
dispensaries are asking the U.S. attorney general to stop raids of
medical marijuana operations.

The group e-mailed the request to Eric Holder on Monday, following up
on a letter sent last week.

The lawmakers say the raids are discouraging dispensary operators and
medical marijuana patients and growers from working with them on the
proposed regulations.

The letter was sent by Sens. Chris Romer and Nancy Spence and Reps.
Tom Massey and Beth McCann.

A suburban Denver man has been charged with possession in federal
court after agents raided his home and found 224 pot plants. Agents
have also raided two laboratories that test medical marijuana after
their owners applied for drug licenses.