5Nov/090
Toking and smoking in Colorado, one toke over the line

A joint getting rolled... just not too tightly now. ;)Image: iStockPhoto
Recent policy changes are making medical marijuana a very hot commodity. But as the industry multiplies seemingly overnight, questions about abuse, profits, and taxation are clouding expansion.
But this growth is raising questions about how the substance should be regulated, whether there should be reasonable constraints on businesses that sell it, and if businesses and local governments should profit from the sales.