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Local business owner urges commissioners to let unincorporated El Paso County voters decide recreational marijuana
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners · April 22, 2026
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Summary
Jeff Fenson, who said he opened El Paso County's first medical marijuana facility, asked commissioners to allow a ballot question on recreational cannabis, arguing lost sales-tax revenue funds public safety and services in neighboring Colorado Springs.
Jeff Fenson addressed the board during public comment on April 21, urging commissioners to "get out of the way" and place a ballot question letting unincorporated El Paso County voters decide whether to permit recreational cannabis.
Fenson, who said he opened the county’s first…
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