More needle exchange programs could soon be allowed in Denver after the City Council on Monday approved a new ordinance ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston described the ordinance as “the wrong solution at the wrong time” in a letter to the City Council ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoes council bill removing needle exchange program cap and distance requirements.

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 ...

The measure was intended to provide more needle exchange sites in the city, as only three have been allowed in Denver since 1997. The measure allowed for an unlimited number of needle exchanges in ...

DENVER, Colorado — Denver City Council passed an ordinance Monday that may increase accessibility to needle exchange services in the future. If signed by Mayor Mike Johnston, it would drop the ...

First, he worried it would allow for an unlimited number of needle exchange programs. Second, he said there was no reason to move the distance requirement. Johnston called the measure "the wrong ...

A needle exchange with a congregation of illicit drug users next to my school,” said one speaker. Another person said the city council had an important decision to make. “Who is it for?

A substance use disorder recovery resource center in downtown Rockford is seeking a special use permit to distribute what it calls "safer use supplies," including clean syringes used for injecting ...