TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: COUNTY REVISES MARIJUANA REGS

After an 18-month moratorium on grow licenses, dozens of complaints, over 10 workshops, hundreds of pages of public comments, a lawsuit and nearly two hours of rambling by a British robot, Ouray County officials inked new rules governing marijuana grow facilities in September. By the time the smoke cleared and the county adopted the new ordinance, hardly anybody was happy.

Some residents opposed the ordinance right up until the end, saying it ...