YOUR AD HERE »

Breckenridge and Summit County voters pass retail marijuana taxes in big way

Joe Moylan
jmoylan@summitdaily.com
A Summit County voter makes her way Tuesday into the Old Courthouse in Breckenridge to drop off her mail-in ballot. Breckenridge, Frisco and Silverthorne voters all passed by wide margins questions to impose a 5 percent excise tax on retail marijuana sales in their communities.
jmoylan@summitdaily.com | Summit Daily News

Summit County retail marijuana excise tax results…

Town of Breckenridge

Referred Issue 2C: To impose a 5 percent excise tax on retail marijuana sales

Yes: 811 (72%)

No: 305 (27%)

Town of Frisco

Referred Issue 2A: To impose a 5 percent excise tax on retail marijuana sales

Yes: 717 (77%)

No: 206 (22%)

Town of Silverthorne

Referred Issue 2F: To impose a 5 percent excise tax on retail marijuana sales

Yes: 666 (72%)

No: 258 (27%)

Some folks say, “Go big or go home.”

In regards to whether or not to impose a 5 percent excise tax on retail marijuana sales, voters in the towns of Breckenridge, Frisco and Silverthorne all voted in favor of their respective initiatives; and in a big way.

In Breckenridge, Referred Issue 2C passed 72 percent to 27 percent, or 811 votes to 305. The initiative in expected to generate an estimated $750,000 in revenue for the town.



Referred Issue 2F also was passed by Silverthorne voters by a wide margin of 72 percent to 27 percent, or 666 votes to 258. It is expected to generate an estimated $100,000 in additional revenues for the town.

Lastly, Frisco voters passed Referred Issue 2A 77 percent to 22 percent, or 717 votes to 206. The measure is anticipated to generate an estimated $275,000 in additional revenue.



The towns of Breckenridge and Silverthorne plan to use the additional funds for police training and enforcement and increased mental health service needs, as well as to cover administration costs for processing retail marijuana business licenses, according to ballot language.

Frisco’s ballot question does not specifically say how town officials plan to spend its excise tax dollars.


Support Local Journalism

Support Local Journalism

As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible.

Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the public in partnership with the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. The full project is expected to cost about $165,000. All donations made in 2023 will go directly toward this project.

Every contribution, no matter the size, will make a difference.