The Gazette, 10 Oct 2012 – The Colorado Springs City Council and the El Paso County Commissioners on Tuesday gave a thumbs down to Amendment 64, the statewide measure that would regulate marijuana like alcohol. But for council, it wasn’t without controversy.

The Gazette, 09 Oct 2012 – A statewide ballot measure asking voters to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Colorado will be center stage Tuesday in Colorado Springs. The City Council plans to consider a resolution opposing Amendment 64 on the November ballot. "We need to hear from you and know where our city leadership stands on this issue," Jo McGuire, drug and alcohol compliance manager for a Springs-based drug-testing company, told council members last week in an email requesting the resolution.