Tag: recreational marijuana sales
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Gazette readers split on legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gazette readers are split in their support of a movement to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs, according to feedback the newspaper received on its social media over the weekend. The Gazette asked readers in two separate posts Friday on Facebook to share their…
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Gazette readers split on legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs
Gazette readers are split in their support of a movement to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs, according to feedback the newspaper received on its social media over the weekend. The Gazette asked readers in two separate posts Friday on Facebook to share their thoughts on two competing ballot questions that proposed authorizing the…
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Colorado Springs retail marijuana ban fails, according to final unofficial election results
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct an erroneous statement by The Gazette regarding possible legal challenges to a Colorado Springs zoning ordinance regulating retail marijuana shops. Graf’s latest statement from Nov. 19 is now included. Colorado Springs residents appear to have rejected a ballot question that sought to more permanently ban recreational marijuana…
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Colorado Springs voters narrowly rejecting recreational marijuana ban with last batch of votes still to be counted
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the deadline for automatic recounts in Colorado. The Colorado Springs community has inched closer to a definitive answer about whether recreational marijuana sales will be permitted in city limits, but elections officials in El Paso County were holding off on issuing a final answer as additional…
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Could retail marijuana in Colorado Springs be decided once and for all? Here’s what is next.
As Colorado Springs voters were approving ballot questions that propose both banning recreational marijuana establishments and authorizing retail cannabis sales locally, pro-campaign representatives and city officials seemed to offer competing interpretations of which new law, if unofficial results hold, could take effect. Non-certified returns updated by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office at…
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Ballot questions 2D and 300: Are recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs’ future? | Voter Guide
Voters in Colorado Springs are poised on Nov. 5 to decide once and for all if recreational marijuana sales will be permitted locally — though possibly only in limited areas — or banned by charter. The resident-backed Citizens for Responsible Marijuana campaign proposes authorizing the sale of retail cannabis in municipal boundaries, allowing only the…
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Reading the retail marijuana leaves: How Colorado Springs’ 1-mile setback rule could impact marijuana shops
Stan Zislis has a vision for Nov. 6. He’s banking on Colorado Springs voters to authorize the sale of recreational marijuana in city limits during the general election on Nov. 5 — two years after the community last rejected the question 54% to 46%. If that happens, Zislis, co-chief executive officer and chief of business development at Silver…
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Colorado Springs recreational marijuana sales locations limited after final council vote
A final vote from the Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday strongly limits where marijuana shops that want to sell recreational marijuana can operate, a move a resident-backed marijuana campaign described as a “backdoor ban” on retail cannabis sales locally. The council voted 7-2 a second time to preemptively prohibit facilities that sell recreational marijuana…
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Colorado Springs council to cast 2nd vote on recreational marijuana ordinance Tuesday
The Colorado Springs City Council is scheduled Tuesday to cast its second vote on a proposed ordinance that will likely prevent recreational cannabis sales throughout much of the city, a move some officials worry could circumvent residents’ wishes. On Sept. 10, the council voted 7-2 in favor of an ordinance that will modify city code…