Inside Colorado's Marijuana Industry

Doctor-Patient
The original 2000 law that opened the door to medical marijuana stated that the drug could be dispensed to patients suffering from "debilitating medical conditions": cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS and multiple sclerosis, along with more nebulous symptoms like "severe nausea" and "severe pain." In this photo, Dr. Alan Shackleford, a Harvard-educated doctor and a proponent of medical marijuana, meets with a patient who complains of carpal tunnel syndrome.

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