Colorado Springs-area school board leaders campaign against local marijuana measures

Elected officials from across the Colorado Springs region are lending their voices to a campaign opposing recreational marijuana sales in the city.

On Sunday, an unknown number of El Paso County voters received a mass text message from Colorado Springs School District 11 Board President Parth Melpakam calling for their vote on a pair of recreational marijuana measures.

The message was accompanied by a video featuring Melpakam, Academy District 20 Board President Aaron Salt and School District 49 Board
President Lori Thompson. In both messages, the board leaders urged recipients to vote "yes" on ballot question 2D and "no" on ballot question 300.

2D would specifically amend the Colorado Springs charter to prohibit retail marijuana establishments within city limits. Ballot question 300 would authorize existing medical marijuana licensees to apply and become retail/recreational marijuana businesses.



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