The committee Natural Medicine Colorado, which is behind Initiative #58, has so far raised $2.766 million, almost all of it from the New Approach PAC of Washington, D.C., a pro-marijuana
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Denver business leader and former National Western Stock Show chairman Ron Williams was named Citizen of the West, although Williams will not receive the award this year due to the Stock’s Shows postponement. (Provided by National Western Stock Show)
The National Western Stock Show’s 2021 postponement has been disappointing for countless participants and attendees, even as it’s allowed the complex’s $1 billion construction project to push forward.
But its highest honor, the Citizen of the West, could not skip a year.
“I wasn’t expecting it,” said Ron Williams, the 74-year-old
business leader, philanthropist and former National Western Stock Show chairman who received the award this week. “But I knew I’d be terribly appreciative if I did. There are a lot of great candidates for it here, but I’m honored I ended up being the one for this coming year.”