Denver Mayor Mike Johnston described the ordinance as “the wrong solution at the wrong time” in a letter to the City Council released by his office Tuesday night.

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,

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