![A man smokes licenced medicinal marijuana prior to participating in the annual Hemp Parade, or "Hanfparade", in support of the legalization of marijuana in Germany on August 7, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/dd/9c/pot_4.jpg?itok=csn05qD5 "A man smokes licenced medicinal marijuana prior to participating in the annual Hemp Parade, or "Hanfparade", in support of the legalization of marijuana in Germany on August 7, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.")
Tuesday night's vote on a confusingly worded question on the ballot in Broomfield has affirmed the Broomfield City Council's decision to ban medical marijuana dispensaries.
In July 2010, the Broomfield City Council voted 8-2 to ban medical marijuana dispensaries within the city, following a trend in suburban metro Denver.
Weeks later, a petition drive was held to put the issue on the ballot and let voters decide. Led by Pamela Gianola, the drive fell just short (39 verified signatures) of the total needed, but the Council decided to put the matter to the voters in November to prevent the expense of a special election.
Question 1A was worded strangely, however, so that a vote FOR the question was a vote AGAINST dispensaries. Essentially, voters decided if they were against prohibition of dispensaries or not. Many lay voters reported difficulty determining the intent of the question. Broomfield resident Gianola told the Daily Camera, "It's confusingly worded intentionally," although the drafters of the question deny this. Gianola insisted that many voters who wished to oppose the dispensary ban called her, unsure whether a yes or no vote accomplished what they intended.
The ban does not prevent medicinal marijuana within the city; it will, however, force medical marijuana users to travel to dispensaries in other cities.
For a breakdown of Broomfield's votes in Tuesday's election, click here.
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Hmmmmm
After their last mdical dispensary was closed down by the feds, aided by the local sheriff, and the Federal legal system jailed the owner, the residents of the town of Morro Bay, California just voted down a ban on future dispensaries.
More tax revenue for Denver- thanks! :)
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