The Colorado City That Legalized And Banned Cannabis At The Same Time
Recreational cannabis for adults has been legal in Colorado since 2012 though not every city opted to allow cannabis vendors to open up shop. Many towns are still not on board.
As a result, voters in Colorado Springs – population 491,441 – have unwittingly created a scenario wherein cannabis is both banned and legal.
What Happened: In a head-scratching twist, the city’s residents approved two opposing ballot measures in last week’s elections. One allows the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana and the other amends the city charter to explicitly ban those very sales.
A Decade-Long Tug Of War
Colorado Springs – known for being the base of the North American Aerospace …