El Paso County commissioners to take up ban on marijuana sales

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The Gazettedenverpost.comPosted: 12/17/2012 02:22:38 PM MSTDecember 17, 2012 10:18 PM GMTUpdated: 12/17/2012 03:18:12 PM MST
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COLORADO SPRINGS — El Paso County commissioners on Tuesday will consider two proposals that would outlaw marijuana in certain circumstances.

One county proposal would prohibit the display, possession and use of recreational marijuana on county property. The second would prohibit the cultivation and retail sale of recreational marijuana in unincorporated El Paso County.

The measures have been crafted in response to the passage of Amendment 64 in November, which legalized the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and six marijuana plants for adults over 21. It also legalized retail sales of recreational marijuana, beginning in January 2014.

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