COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A proposed ballot measure on recreational marijuana sales in Colorado’s second-largest city has been defeated by the Colorado Springs City Council.
The council voted 6-3 Tuesday against putting the question on November ballots. Colorado Springs allows medical pot dispensaries for not recreational pot sales.
The vote came after City Council President Keith King withdrew support because supporters didn’t have an accompanying tax projection. He said he could not approve the vote without knowing how much a possible city sales tax would raise, and the city’s chief financial officer said that projection would take some time.
The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1pPb3VK ) that the vote could mean an impending citizen initiative. A citizen initiative would require at least 19,861 voter signatures to make ballots.
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Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazette.com
