An expansion of a Denver law from the late nineties will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city and remove ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

City councilwoman Amanda Sawyer, who opposed the bill, said a needle exchange in her district has been a ‘terrible neighbor.’ ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston still needs to sign off on the changes after they were approved by city council Monday night.