WALKING THE WARY PATH

The People Have Spoken—but Local Government Remain Cautious
 

After nearly a year of debates, petitions and protests, only two of Colorado’s largest cities, Denver and Pueblo, will allow recreational cannabis retail stores in 2014.

Colorado’s passage of Amendment 64 last year, which regulates cannabis like alcohol and legalizes the herb for recreational use, came with a caveat: city governments can “opt-out” of retail sales, even if the majority of their