Have you considered Montana?
They love guns & god and they're a med state too.
Not as heavily regulated as CO is getting.
Land is cheaper too.

If heart is set on CO, check out the western slope.
Really depends on what type of place you're looking for.
I think you said you're in Dallas or close to it - so do you prefer more urban areas or do you want something rural?
Mountains or plains?
What kind of work will you be looking for? This is probably going to be the number one deciding factor. For me and my profession - my only choice is the Denver Metro area for the most part. Any where else in the state, and I would be working part-time. Had the laws this past summer not changed the way things were here with MMJ, part-time wouldn't of been a problem as I could of just sold my extra meds to dispensaries. Now there's too much oversight for me and I had to scale back my grow & reduce the number of patients I was helping.