Colorado Springs may not place a measure on the April municipal election ballot asking voters to overturn a recent citywide vote to allow recreational marijuana sales in the state’s

Under the Colorado Constitution, ballot measures to prohibit recreational marijuana business may appear only on a general election ballot

According to the ruling, the Colorado Constitution says that municipal marijuana-related ballot items must appear on general election ballots in even-numbered years. The upcoming April municipal election does not meet those requirements.

An amendment in the Colorado Constitution requires local ballot measures banning recreational marijuana to be during a general election in an even-numbered year.

An El Paso County Judge has issued a ruling on whether or not to allow a ballot issue regarding recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs.

After Colorado Springs City Council voted in January to place a question on the April 2025 municipal ballot repealing Ballot Question 300, a district court judge has ruled the move violates Colorado’s constitution.

District Court Judge Hilary Gurney ruled that because the repeal would effectively prohibit retail marijuana stores from operating in the city, the Colorado Constitution did not allow the vote