VOTERS LARGELY REJECT MEDICAL MARIJUANA INITIATIVES

Medical marijuana issues generally did not fare well in Tuesday's
election, with voters in cities and towns statewide deciding to ban
dispensaries and growing operations.

Loveland and Windsor voted to ban retail medical marijuana outlets.
Existing businesses eventually will have to shut down.

Retail operations also were banned by voters in Akron, Aurora,
Broomfield, Castle Pines North, De Beque, Dinosaur, Eliza-beth,
Federal Heights, Fountain, Granby, Hillrose, Hot Sulphur Springs,
Jamestown, La Junta, Lake City, Lone Tree, Olathe, Otis, Ouray,
Paonia, Ramah and Sugar City.

Only Fraser and Minturn approved retail marijuana outlets. Paonia
voters also banned medical marijuana grow operations in town.

Medical marijuana tax measures were approved in De Beque, Fraser,
Fruita, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Mountain View, Paonia, Pueblo and
Sugar City.

In 2000, voters approved an amendment to the state Constitution
allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.