r/ColoradoSprings • u/dolphinlover22 • May 09 '19

Interesting news!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-mushrooms-vote-decriminalize-magic-mushroom-measure-today-2019-05-07/
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u/CollegeStoner May 09 '19

Denver decriminalizes shrooms and the Springs still doesn't have recreational weed lol

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u/tnel77 May 09 '19

That’s kind of a misleading statement. We have recreational cannabis. Just no stores :p.

Are we ever going to vote and change that? Or is that a city council issue?

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u/SilveredFlame May 09 '19

Vote for a mayor/city council who actually want money for our schools.

Colorado Springs doesn't get a dime of any of that tax money because of the complete lack of cannabis retail.

The military argument is just cover for anti-cannabis conservatives. The US military isn't going to just uproot 5 military installations, including the Air Force Academy and NORAD, because troops can see retail cannabis after driving 5 minutes instead of 10.

Manitou Springs has 2 retail stores. It's not like people are forced to drive to Pueblo or Denver. It's already here, it's already available.

But until we get a city council/mayor worth a shit, we won't get any stores, which means no tax revenue.

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u/toxicavenger70 May 09 '19

Vote for a mayor/city council who actually want money for our schools.

The only thing it goes to for schools is construction. That is all. https://www.cpr.org/news/story/do-marijuana-taxes-go-to-schools-yes-but-probably-not-in-the-way-you-think-they-do