Colorado Springs may not place a measure on the April municipal election ballot asking voters to overturn a recent citywide vote to allow recreational marijuana sales in the state’s

Under the Colorado Constitution, ballot measures to prohibit recreational marijuana business may appear only on a general election ballot

District Court Judge Hilary Gurney ruled that because the repeal would effectively prohibit retail marijuana stores from operating in the city, the Colorado Constitution did not allow the vote

An amendment in the Colorado Constitution requires local ballot measures banning recreational marijuana to be during a general election in an even-numbered year.

In November, 54 percent of Colorado Springs voters supported Ballot Question 300, which would allow existing medical dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana.

The will-they, won't-they recreational marijuana saga in Colorado Springs entered new territory this week. The big picture: A district court judge ruled Monday that the city's recent attempt to ask voters to repeal recreational marijuana sales is unconstitutional,

According to the ruling, the Colorado Constitution says that municipal marijuana-related ballot items must appear on general election ballots in even-numbered years. The upcoming April municipal election does not meet those requirements.

An El Paso County Judge has issued a ruling on whether or not to allow a ballot issue regarding recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs.