Littleton Retail Marijuana Petition Submitted

LITTLETON, CO — More than 7,000 signatures were submitted to the Littleton city clerk's office in a petition that seeks to include a retail marijuana question on the Nov. 3 ballot:

Shall existing medical marijuana center licensees in the City of Littleton be permitted to sell retail marijuana on and after January 1, 2021?

As required by code, the city clerk's office has until mid August to confirm that there are at least 4,419 valid signatures on the petition.

The city code currently allows four medical marijuana licenses.

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The city clerk approved the petition form on June 5, and the group began collecting signatures. Petitioners are allowed 180 days to gather signatures; however, the group moved quickly to ensure that they could correct their petition in time for Nov. 3 if some signatures are deemed invalid.

If the petition is deemed sufficient, the question will go to city council on Aug. 18 as a resolution to place it on the ballot.

If the petition is deemed insufficient, the question will not appear on the Nov. 3 ballot; however, petitioners could opt to use the remainder of the 180 days to collect additional signatures, and, if successful, a special election would be required.