Second attempt at proposal to give marijuana users concealed-carry gun rights fails to make ballot

By Thomas Mitchell | Westword

A proposed initiative that would have given concealed-carry rights to marijuana users won’t appear on the November ballot, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

Organizers for the campaign had until August 5 to turn in the 124,238 signatures needed for the initiative to qualify for the election. Although three other campaigns submitted signatures right before the deadline, Initiative 147: Criteria for Obtaining Concealed Handgun Permit wasn’t one of them.

The initiative, pushed by Colorado-based Guns for Everyone, would have removed marijuana from the “unlawful use” category on concealed handgun permit applications. Guns for Everyone attempted a similar ballot push in 2016 but failed to gather enough signatures that time, as well.

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