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Mail ballots will be arriving soon. The November 2 ballot for voters in Saguache County will have three statewide questions and two local initiatives.
Proposition 119 proposes an increase to recreational marijuana sales tax at a state level. The funds, if approved, would go toward supplemental after-school programming. The measure represents an increase of 5% by 2024 on the state’s current 15% sales tax on recreational marijuana. Proponents would raise an estimated $137 million annually for tutoring programs, mental health care, career training and more, for children.
Marijuana groups worried about effects
Marijuana Industry Group has issued a statement opposing the measure,...