Colorado
Southern Colorado city reintroduces marijuana tax
PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) – After being suspended for a couple of months, the marijuana excise tax is back in Pueblo. The tax has also gone up from what it was previously.
From January 1st of this year until this past Monday, marijuana was taxed 0%. Before this, marijuana was taxed at 8%, but now it has increased to 10%.
Money from the marijuana excise tax goes toward the general fund, which pays for things like improvements in schools and for the police and fire department. Pueblo City Council members say the reason for reintroducing this tax was because the city lost $200,000 from its budget by not having the tax.
City Council member, Regina Maestri says since the legalization of marijuana, Pueblo has seen more mental health issues. She also says the reason the tax was 0% for a couple of months this year was because a dispensary requested it of the City Council.
We’ve also reached out to multiple dispensaries in the city to ask how this tax will effect business, we’re still waiting to hear back.
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Authorities have issued an evacuation warning for homes near a wildfire that broke out in southwest Boulder on Saturday afternoon.
Just before 1 p.m., Boulder Fire Rescue said a wildfire sparked in the southwest part of Boulder’s Chautauqua neighborhood. The Bluebell Fire is currently estimated to be approximately five acres in size, and more than 50 firefighters are working to bring it under control. Mountain View Fire Rescue is assisting Boulder firefighters with the operation.
Around 1:30, emergency officials issued an evacuation warning to the residents in the area of Chatauqua Cottages. Residents in the area should be prepared in case they need to evacuate suddenly.
Officials have ordered the DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) and Type 1 helicopter to assist in firefighting efforts. Boulder Fire Rescue said the fire has a moderate rate of spread and no containment update is available at this time.
Red Flag warnings remain in place for much of the Front Range as windy and dry conditions persist.
A two-alarm fire damaged a hotel in Estes Park on Friday night. It happened at Expedition Lodge Estes Park just north of Lake Estes.
The lodge, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on the east side of the Colorado mountain town, was evacuated after 8:30 p.m. and the fire chief said by 10 p.m. the fire was under control.
One person was hurt and taken to a hospital.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. So far it’s not clear how much damage it caused.
A total of 25 firefighters fought the blaze.
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