• Thornton’s marijuana sales regulations permit one stand-alone recreational store or one dual recreational-medical dispensary per “quadrant” of the city.
• Colorado’s sixth-largest city says yes to pot sales
• Others said pot shops would send a bad message to kids and lead to more marijuana use in schools.
• When asked during the meeting that supporters of the marijuana sales in the city stand up, 48 people stood up.
• The Thornton City Council voted 5–4 to allow retail marijuana shops — capped at a total of four citywide — to open in this northern suburb of 135,000.

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