Potential rec marijuana ban in Colorado county could create havoc for state’s MJ industry

By Bart Schaneman

Residents of Pueblo County, Colorado, will vote next month on whether to ban the county’s existing recreational marijuana industry, a decision that could have economic ramifications for the entire state.

The state would lose a major marijuana supply source for rec cannabis if Ballot Question 200 passes Nov. 8, industry officials say.

It could also eliminate more than a thousand jobs in Pueblo County, they warn, and cost the southern Colorado county millions of dollars in revenue.

According to Mark Slaugh, executive…