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The chronic: Is your pain real enough for dope, young man?

Medically diagnosed chronic pain has led an increasing number of men under 30 to visit Colorado's expanding number of medical marijuana facilities. State health...

Ritter requests stockpiled drugs to prepare for swine flu in Colorado

Gov. Bill Ritter asked for Colorado's share of antiviral drugs from a federal stockpile on Sunday as reports of swine flu cases mounted across the country. The request is a precaution, Ritter said, emphasizing that no cases of the deadly strain of influenza have been reported in Colorado. It's just a matter of time, even though cases in the United States have so far been "relatively mild," the state's chief medical officer said in a statement.