Denver would eliminate its limit on the number of needle exchange programs that can operate in the city and remove ...

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

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoed an expanded needle exchange program just one day after the city council passed the ordinance.

The rules governing Denver's needle exchange programs could get a major overhaul. The big picture: The Denver City Council ...

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 ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by the Denver City Council one day prior expanding the city's ...

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 ...

However, he cited the need to emphasize connecting individuals from needle exchange programs to substance misuse services to help them break the addiction cycle. He said his administration will ...

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 ...