Editors Note: This is the fifth in a weeklong series examining the facets of medical marijuana. With state laws shifting, medical marijuana dispensaries are faced with choices in determining how, or if, they are going to continue to do business.

The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits. But since a handful of potential pot purveyors have already obtained business licenses with the town, the moratorium doesnt mean dispensaries wont appear in Telluride in the next half-year.

The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits. But since a handful of potential pot purveyors have already obtained business licenses with the town, the moratorium doesnt mean dispensaries wont appear in Telluride in the next half-year.

The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits. But since a handful of potential pot purveyors have already obtained business licenses with the town, the moratorium doesnt mean dispensaries wont appear in Telluride in the next half-year.

The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits. But since a handful of potential pot purveyors have already obtained business licenses with the town, the moratorium doesnt mean dispensaries wont appear in Telluride in the next half-year.