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.

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 established by the 1997 law and allows an unlimited number of sites to exist in areas zoned for medical offices,

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by the Denver City Council one day prior expanding the city's needle exchange programs, per to a statement from his office. The big picture: The measure would have eliminated a cap on the number of syringe access programs in the city and removed a 1,