DENVER – Proponents of a proposed Colorado ballot initiative that would allow users of marijuana to obtain a concealed-handgun permit say the effort has gone up in smoke, for now.

A lackluster signature-gathering process caused proponents to rethink the effort, perhaps regrouping for a later drive. Proponents have until July 29 to collect the 98,492 valid signatures needed to place the initiative on the Colorado ballot. Edgar Antillon, co-founder of Guns for Everyone and a lead proponent, said Wednesday that his group won’t collect the necessary signatures.

“It didn’t happen for us this time,” Antillon said. “This time, we’re just going to have to call it what it is – we failed.”

The ballot initiative would amend statute to state that a sheriff must issue a permit to an applicant who “is not an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.” It would then state “lawful use of marijuana shall not be cause for denying a permit to carry a concealed handgun.”
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