COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – After a hectic election cycle where it looked as if voters would pass both a recreational marijuana ban and legalize the sale of recreational marijuana– the smoke has cleared. Voters passed Ballot Measure 300 and thus legalized recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs.
But where would the shops be able to sell recreational marijuana?
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The map above illustrates the one-mile zoning ordinance passed by the Colorado Springs City Council before the vote in September. The ordinance bans recreational marijuana sales within one mile of any school, daycare facility, or rehab center.
Colorado Springs City Council member Dave Donelson told KRDO13 Investigates over the weekend he thinks passing the zoning ordinance contributed to 2D’s failure at the ballot box, “Sort of strategically, it’s a mistake because I think voters like to make their own decision. They don’t want it to look like [the] city council or anyone else is trying to interfere in their voting.”