(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. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: New rules for retail marijuana sales Ultimately, City Council voted 6-3 to change the range of legal sales from one mile to 1,000 feet. Councilmembers Yolanda Avila, Nancy Henjum, and Mike O'Malley voting against the change. "Have a ballot initiative in April, and our attorneys had some potential language for that... which would give the voters a final opportunity to make it clear what they want," said Councilmember Dave Donelson. "Because my concern is that with having two ballot initiatives on the ballot in November, there was confusion." 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. "It's ridiculous," said Councilmember Avila. "I just want to say, again, that it would be a travesty to subvert, because that's what it is, subvert the will of the people, a majority of the people."