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COLORADO SPRINGS - Medical Marijuana users in Colorado may see some changes to the law if a Denver Senator has anything to say about it.

According to a story in the Boulder Daily Camera, Senator Chris Romer (D) Denver, indicated he plans to introduce new legislation in January that would apply greater control over the state's medical marijuana dispensaries.

In the story, Senator Romer is quoted as saying he expects half the state's dispensaries would go out of business if the ideas in his legislation were to pass.

Calls made to Romer's Denver office by NEWSCHANNEL 13 were greeted with a voicemail message that indicated his voicemail box was full.

According to the story, Romer is proposing legislation that would require all caregivers with more than two patients to obtain a license with the state. The story also indicates the legislation would require caregivers offer healthcare plans to their patients, as well as other services.

In an email sent to NEWSCHANNEL 13, the Cannabis Therapy Institute wrote: "While we have not seen Sen. Romer's bill in writing, we are disturbed by his quoted intentions to put half of all medical cannabis caregivers in Colorado out of business. We need more care giving facilities in Colorado to keep up with demand for this safe, effective medicine, not fewer."

Locally, in Colorado Springs, city council members have been updated by Colorado Springs Police and the El Paso County District Attorney's Office regarding issues surrounding the city and county's medical marijuana dispensaries.

Under Colorado State law, there is little control over how a dispensary is run and where it can be located. In Colorado Springs, a known dispensary operates near a local high school.

NEWSCHANNEL 13 caught up with Colorado Springs city council members Tom Gallagher and Sean Paige on Monday night as they were working to put together a task force to address the issue. The two say the task force will be made up of police officers, sheriff's deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and members of the community. The council members say the goal is to find a way for self-regulation and provide a leading standard for the state.

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