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Council refers repeal of 2024 recreational‑marijuana measure to April ballot after heated hearings
Summary
Colorado Springs City Council voted 7-2 to refer a repeal question on ballot question 300 to the April 1 municipal election, setting up a new public campaign weeks after voters approved the original measure in November. Supporters of 300 called the move a second‑guessing of the electorate; opponents urged a second vote to c
Colorado Springs City Council on Feb. 11 voted 7-2 to place a repeal question on the April 1 municipal ballot asking whether voters want to rescind the voter‑approved ordinance that authorized retail recreational marijuana sales in the city.
The repeal question asks voters whether to repeal the ordinance that appeared as ballot question 300 on the Nov. 5, 2024 election, the measure that — among other provisions — limited new recreational sales licenses to existing medical‑marijuana licensees, set a limit on new licenses and earmarked a 5% retail tax for public safety, mental‑health services and PTSD treatment for veterans.
Council debate followed an unusually large turnout of public comment over the sales and legal framing. Supporters of keeping question 300 in effect argued that voters had clearly approved the measure in November and that rescinding it now would redirect tax revenue away from veteran and mental‑health services. Opponents and some council members said sufficient numbers of voters had told them the 300…
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