The ordinance passed as five council members and Mayor Johnston expressed hesitancy in moving the proposal forward.

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Denver City Council votes to increase accessibility to needle exchange sites

Denver would eliminate its limit on the number of needle exchange programs that can operate in the city and remove restrictions on their location under a new ordinance set for a final vote Monday. The city allows only three programs currently, but if the City Council adopts the new rules, an unlimited number of sites could open in areas zoned for medical offices. The change would also remove existing buffers, allowing needle exchange sites to op…

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Should Denver allow more needle exchange programs? Some council members — and the mayor — aren’t sure.

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DENVER (KDVR) — Denver City Council voted 8-5 on Monday night to approve a new ordinance to remove a cap on the amount of needle exchanges in the city limits and change where they can be located. Since 1997, only three needle exchanges have been allowed in the city. Now if the mayor gives the final approval, there could be an unlimited amount in the areas zoned for medical offices, something people in public comment took issue with. 
	
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Denver City Council vote removes buffer between needle exchanges, schools

In an 8-5 vote, the Denver City Council on Monday removed certain restrictions for syringe exchange sites in an effort to expand such services.

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Denver City Council votes 8-5 to lift distance restrictions on needle exchange sites

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has vetoed a council bill that removed the cap and distance requirements on the city's needle exchange program. The city council may still override his veto if they can secure a supermajority voting in favor of…

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Denver mayor vetoes bill expanding Denver's needle exchange program

More needle exchange programs could soon be allowed in Denver after the City Council on Monday approved a new ordinance paving the way for them. Only three needle exchanges have been permitted to operate in the city under a 1997 law, but if the mayor gives his stamp of approval to the new policy, an unlimited number would be allowed in areas zoned for medical offices. The ordinance also would remove a 1,000-foot buffer between the sites and any …

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Denver City Council approves expansion of needle exchange law, allowing more sites

The mayor said the ordinance was the "wrong solution at the wrong time" just a day after Denver City Council voted to pass it.

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Mayor Mike Johnston vetoes bill to make needle exchange sites easier to open

On Monday night, the Denver city council voted to allow needle exchanges, which could distribute drug paraphernalia, next to Denver schools and day care centers. Specifically, the Denver council voted 8-5 in favor of a bill that removes the existing three-site cap on the number of needle exchanges allowed in the city. The bill also strikes language from the municipal code that prohibits operating needle exchanges within 1,000 feet of elementary …

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Denver City Council Approves Needle Exchanges Next to Schools, Daycares

On January 13, the City Council of Denver, Colorado, voted to repeal an ordinance that severely restricts the number of syringe service programs (SSP) operating in the city, as well as their location. The final decision on the measure now lies with Mayor Mike Johnston (D). An ordinance passed in 1997 caps the number of SSP at just three, in a city where the population has grown to well over 700,000. They’re also barred from operating within 1,00…

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Denver Lawmakers Vote to Lift Restrictions on Syringe Programs

An expansion of a Denver law from the late nineties will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city.						 							Denver Post via Getty Images						 
An expansion of a Denver law from the late ’90s will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city and remove a previously required restraint on proximity to schools and daycares. The Denver City Council approved the new ordinance which removes the previous three-site cap…

Denver City Council votes to increase accessibility to needle exchange sites

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