Months after Colorado Springs voted to pass Ballot Question 300, allowing recreational marijuana sales in the city for the first time, city council members are considering putting the contentious issue back on the ballot in April.

Today, the Colorado Springs City Council will be holding a first vote on some less-restrictive zoning rules for recreational marijuana in the city. Voters passed Ballot Question 300 back in November,

Dozens of Colorado Springs' medical marijuana business owners and citizens spoke against a City Council attempt to repeal the retail marijuana ballot question that passed in November. A repeal ballot measure was not voted on Tuesday but is poised to return for a vote later this month.

The proposed ordinance includes a one-mile zoning restriction for where recreational marijuana stores can open in Colorado Springs and outlines a path for the city to revert to a sales ban in the April election.

There’s a high level of dissonance between the Council and what the voters really want in this city.” By Alexander Lekhtman, Filter The Colorado Springs City Council has passed an ordinance to allow the city’s marijuana legalization measure to move forward as intended,

On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Colorado Springs City Council ironed out details for the sale of retail marijuana in the city, after voters approved Ballot Question 300 in November. The approval of Ballot Question 300 means that current medical marijuana dispensaries could apply for a license to sell recreational marijuana.