DENVER COUNCIL MULLING LIMITS ON POT SHOPS

DENVER - Denver officials are starting work on limiting medical
marijuana dispensaries.

The city council planned a first reading of the ordinance Monday
night. Denver has seen an explosion of pot shops in recent months -
with the number now more than 300 and growing every day.

The Denver Post reports that Denver now has more marijuana
dispensaries than Starbucks coffee shops - and twice as many
dispensaries as public schools.

The ordinance up for its first reading Monday would bar dispensaries
near schools and forbid the consumption of marijuana on-site. A
public hearing on the ordinance is scheduled Jan. 11.