Tag: retail marijuana
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Colorado Springs’ Fire Training Academy returns thanks to $1.3 million in marijuana sales tax revenue
The return of the training academy for Colorado Springs firefighters this week is due to the tax revenue the city has generated from recreational marijuana sales. The Colorado Springs Fire Department kicked off the training academy on Tuesday with 36 recruits moving through the firefighting and medical training, city officials said. The city canceled the…
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City sales tax revenue collections sluggish in June; at least 2 factors likely to blame
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs sales tax collections are down for the second month in a row and the third of five months in 2025, according to a report released by the city’s finance department Monday. Revenues from the city’s tax on consumer and business purchases totaled $20.6…
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Another twist: Judge orders new version of marijuana repeal question be placed on Colorado Springs ballot
The city of Colorado Springs can go ahead with a question to repeal the recent recreational marijuana ballot measure, an El Paso County District Court judge ruled Wednesday afternoon. However, the city must change the wording of what’s on the ballot to avoid confusing voters. District Court Judge Hilary Gurney granted an emergency stay request…
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Colorado Springs releases ballot language to repeal retail marijuana, allow e-bikes in city parks
Colorado Springs has posted the planned language for two questions that may end up before voters in April. The biggest and most-discussed question would ask voters to undo the legalization of retail marijuana sales that was approved in the November election. The second question would ask voters if the city should allow electronic bikes to…
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Is Colorado paying enough attention to marijuana’s toll? | Vince Bzdek
Just before Javonte Hill got out of the Navy and settled in Denver, he was diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety and depression but had not sought treatment yet. His girlfriend, an occasional marijuana user, recommended he try pot as a way “to chill out.” “You know I’m not like a pot smoker. I just got out…
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Is Colorado paying enough attention to marijuana’s toll? | Vince Bzdek
Just before Javonte Hill got out of the Navy and settled in Denver, he was diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety and depression but had not sought treatment yet. His girlfriend, an occasional marijuana user, recommended he try pot as a way “to chill out.” “You know I’m not like a pot smoker. I just got out…
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Backers of approved Colorado Springs marijuana measure urge officials to enact it in good faith
It has been nearly two months since Colorado Springs residents voted to make recreational marijuana legal to sell in the city. A group of the ballot measure’s backers sent a letter to the city asking them to enact the approved measure in good faith in 2025. The letter to Mayor Yemi Mobolade on Tuesday criticizes…
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Is Colorado paying enough attention to marijuana’s toll? | Vince Bzdek
Just before Javonte Hill got out of the Navy and settled in Denver, he was diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety and depression but had not sought treatment yet. His girlfriend, an occasional marijuana user, recommended he try pot as a way “to chill out.” “You know I’m not like a pot smoker. I just got out…
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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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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…