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Vetoed Autism Bill Returns
A bill – similar to the one vetoed last year by then-Gov. John Hickenlooper – that would allow Coloradans with autism to use medical marijuana cleared its first legislative hurdle last week.
A Cannabis Oasis
The only two adult-use cannabis shops in El Paso County are a financial boon to Manitou Springs. Mayor Ken Jaray said a recent project to bury cable lines previously suspended on telephone poles would not have been possible without the taxes the city brings in from the two shops. The fund the city uses for these types of projects, its Urban Renewal Authority, climbed from an average of $34,000 a year before recreational marijuana, to $1.2 million in 2016.