(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Colorado Springs City Council ironed out details for the sale of retail marijuana in the city, after voters approved Ballot Question 300 in November.

The approval of Ballot Question 300 means that current medical marijuana dispensaries could apply for a license to sell recreational marijuana. The ballot question stated the new recreational dispensaries must be outside 1,000 feet of schools, treatment, or care facilities.

Before the election, City Council proposed a one-mile buffer zone, which several local medical marijuana dispensaries opposed, due to the extremely limited options that would remain should a one-mile buffer be implemented.

Ultimately, City Council decided to change the range of legal sales from one mile to 1,000 feet.

Also on Tuesday, City Council considered putting a measure on the April 2025 ballot, repealing Question 300. Some Councilmembers said the previous election with conflicting ballot measures was too confusing, and that voters should be given an option to ban retail marijuana once again.