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Saying they didn’t want their small, family-friendly town to become the Amsterdam of El Paso County, the Palmer Lake Town Council joined neighboring communities and banned retail marijuana sales.
In a 4-1 vote Thursday, the council approved an ordinance that bans the sale of marijuana for recreational use.
Restaurant owner Mike Elliott said by banning retail marijuana sales, the town was missing out on sales tax revenue that it desperately needed.
But council member Mike Patrizi said he would rather the town go broke than take a dime for pot sales.
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