Committee opposed to local marijuana ballot issue forms in Brighton

BRIGHTON — A group of residents has formed a committee with the goal of convincing voters in the city to vote “no” on a recreational marijuana store proposal up for consideration in November.

Voters in the city will decide at the polls Nov. 8 whether to allow at least two adult-use recreational marijuana stores and repeal the city’s ban on marijuana businesses. If approved by voters, a proposed city ordinance that would allow would-be marijuana store operators to apply to open a store would go into effect Dec. 1.

The residents formed a local ballot question committee, Protect Brighton Youth & Community, to oppose the proposal.

“Protect Brighton Youth & Community was formed in response to a ballot proposal coordinated by a group of out-of-town marijuana professionals, to allow commercial marijuana businesses in Brighton,” committee members said in a release. 

“This initiative is fundamentally opposed to Brighton’s family-friendly, small-town character and would increase youth access to dangerous high-THC marijuana products,” the release continues. “Our grassroots locally based group is committed to defending our city from these outside interests and maintaining the values that have made Brighton a place where ‘Quality is a Way of Life.'”

A group with ties to the marijuana industry, Say Yes to Brighton Committee, promoted the ballot initiative. The group collected 746 petition signatures, surpassing the 204 required valid signatures, from residents to place the issue on the ballot. However, city officials rejected the petitions on technical grounds.

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