The state's two largest cities will each consider separate marijuana initiatives, and a dispensary owner is running for office.
, is successful, though, retail marijuana won't need city council or mayoral approval. The group's initiative would allow currently operating medical marijuana dispensaries to transition to recreational sales. According to Your Choice, the local dispensary cap of 120 locations would remain, and new dispensaries could only open through acquisitions. No additional licenses would be issued, and licenses lost due to dormancy or revocation would not be replaced.
If approved, recreational pot sales would carry a 5 percent special sales tax to fund mental-health and public-safety programs, according to organizers. Your Choice Colorado Springs campaign organizer Anthony Carlson estimates that a local marijuana sales tax would raise about $15 million annually in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs voters approved recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado by just over 2 percent in 2012, while done by local news outlet KOAA in 2021 showed that a majority continues to support recreational dispensaries in Colorado Springs.While the University of Colorado Board of Regents race doesn't directly impact Colorado's marijuana landscape, it does play a part in how marijuana business owners are viewed in Colorado — and how the University of Colorado views marijuana. After
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