Election 2019: Loveland voters appeared opposed to marijuana measures

LOVELAND — Loveland voters were not in the mood to expand potential use of marijuana in the city. Results posted Tuesday night had both ballot issues failing.

Loveland voters faced two marijuana-related ballot items, one that would authorize the city council to permit retail sale of marijuana within city limits and the other that would permit the council to tax retail sales of marijuana at up to 15 percent, on top of the standard retail sales tax of 3 percent.

Issue 2C would set a maximum sales tax rate for marijuana sales, but the council would not need to impose all of it if it chose not to. Results posted by 11:20 p.m. had 2C failing — 10,540 against the tax to 9,925 for the tax.

Issue 2D would give community members the opportunity to tell the council whether it should permit retail sales of marijuana in the city. That was failing 11,261 against to 9,891 for.

Christopher Wood

Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.