Amendment 64
On November 7, 2000, 54% of Colorado voters approved Amendment 20, which amended the State Constitution to allow the use of marijuana in the state for approved patients with written medical consent. Conditions recognised for medical marijuana in Colorado include: cachexia; cancer; chronic pain; chronic nervous system disorders; epilepsy and other disorders characterized by seizures; glaucoma; HIV or AIDS; multiple sclerosis and other disorders characterized by muscle spasticity; and nausea.
Colorado Amendment 64 was a successful popular initiative ballot measure to amend the Constitution of the State of Colorado, outlining a statewide drug policy for cannabis. The measure passed on November 6, 2012, and along with a similar measure in Washington state, marked "an electoral first not only for America but for the world."
By April 2016, 62 of Colorado's 271 cities and towns and 22 of the state's 64 counties had adopted some form of recreational marijuana regulation. Notably absent from the list is the state's second most populous county and second most populous city: Colorado Springs in El Paso county.
By April 2016, 62 of Colorado's 271 cities and towns and 22 of the state's 64 counties had adopted some form of recreational marijuana regulation. Notably absent from the list is the state's second most populous county and second most populous city: Colorado Springs in El Paso county.
