The Colorado Springs April ballot will not include a measure on the validity of the decision to legalize recreational marijuana, as the Colorado Supreme Court declined to weigh in on the issue. El Paso County District Judge Hilary Gurney had ruled that the city violated the state constitution by attempting to pose the question in an odd-year election, as only even-year general elections are allowed for such measures according to Amendment 64.
The ruling prompted the City Council to refer a new prohibition measure to the April 1 ballot, which has now been scrapped following the Supreme Court’s decision. The battle over what would appear on the municipal election ballot began when a majority on the council adopted a measure challenging voters’ decision in November to allow recreational pot sales, claiming confusion among voters.
Question 300, which was supported by nearly 55% of voters in November, allows existing medical marijuana shops in Colorado Springs to convert to recreational sales. The first sales are expected to begin in April. Despite the legal wrangling, the city is moving forward with the implementation of recreational marijuana sales. Stay updated on Colorado politics by signing up for the weekly newsletter, The Spot.
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