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

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

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.

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

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston had only vetoed one bill during his tenure leading the city, until Tuesday night when he said an ...

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 ...

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

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 ...