Tag: Retail Marijuana Sales
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Colorado Springs voters split on recreational marijuana, early returns show
Colorado Springs voters appear to be split between approving or banning recreational marijuana sales in city limits, early returns show Tuesday night. As of 7:58 p.m., when first unofficial results were announced by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, two competing ballot questions that will either authorize or more permanently prevent retail cannabis…
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Recreational marijuana ban likely in Colorado Springs amid split vote
A charter ban on recreational marijuana establishments in Colorado Springs was likely to take precedence over a competing ballot question that would have approved retail cannabis sales in city limits, unofficial returns show Tuesday night. When updated results were posted at 10:49 p.m. by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, two competing ballot…
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Colorado Springs City Council votes to preemptively limit recreational marijuana sales locations
If recreational marijuana sales are permitted in Colorado Springs this fall or in the future, a new ordinance probably will prevent them from operating throughout much of the city. The City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2 to approve an ordinance that will modify city code to prevent marijuana facilities that sell recreational cannabis from operating…
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Colorado Springs retail marijuana ordinance could ‘go against the will of the people,’ commissioners caution
A proposed Colorado Springs ordinance that would preemptively limit where facilities selling recreational marijuana may operate in the city could possibly subvert the will of local voters, planning commissioners said during a special meeting Wednesday. Colorado Springs currently does not permit recreational marijuana sales, but a citizen-backed question on the November ballot proposes authorizing the…
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Colorado Springs council sends citizen-backed recreational marijuana sales question to voters
Colorado Springs residents in November will decide between two competing marijuana questions that will either permit or ban recreational cannabis sales in city limits. The City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2 to send a citizen-backed question to the fall ballot that proposes legalizing recreational marijuana sales locally. Councilmen Mike O’Malley and Brian Risley were opposed.…
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Competing retail marijuana sales questions possibly headed for Colorado Springs’ fall ballot
Two competing questions that would either legalize recreational marijuana sales within Colorado Springs boundaries or outlaw them by city charter could end up on the November ballot, leaving residents with the power to decide once again. Councilwoman Lynette Crow-Iverson on Monday introduced a proposed charter amendment seeking to prohibit retail marijuana establishments, such as stores…