Longmont receives $567K state grant for cities that don’t allow retail marijuana

Longmont has been awarded more than half a million dollars by the state government through a grant specifically for cities that don’t allow retail marijuana sales.

The Longmont City Council in April gave Children, Youth and Families division manager Christina Pacheco Sims the go-ahead to apply for the Local Government Marijuana Impact grant program, offered through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.

Longmont requested $567,540 for prevention, intervention and suppression of teen…