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Pueblo City Council approves needle exchange ban on first reading | #citycouncil

Syringe exchange programs have been a hot-button topic in Pueblo politics for over a year, and a newly elected city councilor is pushing to ban them within city limits. An ordinance prohibiting needle exchange and distribution services passed an initial hurdle at the Pueblo City Council meeting Monday evening after Councilor Sarah Martinez unsuccessfully attempted […]

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Pueblo needle exchanges defend mission as city council considers ban | #citycouncil

As Pueblo City Council debates whether to ban syringe access programs in the city, the agencies that operate them in Pueblo are coming forward to defend them. The Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association (SCHRA) and Access Point Pueblo say syringe access programs — also known as syringe service or needle exchange programs — play a […]

Mayor

Marijuana decriminalization’s future hazy after North York mayor promises veto

An attempt to decriminalize marijuana possession in North York faces an uncertain future after the borough’s mayor promised to veto a council-approved ordinance. North York Mayor Nancy Brunk announced her intent 15 seconds after the roll-call vote broke 3-2 with one person absent. The council has six members — or one less than a full […]

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City Council denies petition to allow pot cultivation in highway zone | #citycouncil

TAUNTON – Despite pleas by Kyra Fernandez to amend the zoning ordinance to allow combined marijuana retail and cultivation businesses in highway districts, the City Council ultimately rejected the petition. Fernandez is constructing a recreational marijuana retail shop at 354 Winthrop St., and would like to add a marijuana cultivation growth facility on the same […]

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Why Pueblo City Council may slash marijuana excise taxes | #citycouncil

Marijuana excise tax revenue collected by the city of Pueblo peaked in 2021 and has fallen sharply ever since. Nearly $800,000 was collected in 2021 but that number fell below $200,000 in 2022 and likely in 2023 as well. The city of Pueblo collects an 8% excise tax on retail marijuana, but city council is […]

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Newark City Council puts six-month moratorium on marijuana applications | #citycouncil

NEWARK − City Council approved a six-month moratorium on new locations dispensing recreational marijuana but exempted the three current medical marijuana dispensaries from the legislation. Council approved the moratorium after a spirited discussion and considerable confusion at the Dec. 4 meeting but then amended the legislation Monday night to exempt the three current medical marijuana […]

Alabama

Vivek Ramaswamy takes on fentanyl overdoses in Alabama primary debate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

During the Republican presidential primary debate in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday evening, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy faced a question about how he plans to combat the opioid epidemic throughout the United States, including in Alabama. “Over the past year, fentanyl has killed more than 75,000 Americans, 1,000 of them right here in Alabama,” moderator Elizabeth Vargas […]