Residents of Ponderosa Village, a small neighborhood off U.S. Highway 550 between Ridgway and Ouray, are joining forces with Log Hill residents, long opposed to marijuana cultivation near their homes.

Over the course of the last three months of work sessions revisiting Ouray County’s marijuana ordinance, Ponderosa Village residents have commented they’re concerned about cultivation at the Bar C Ranch property located at 131 Citadel Drive. The 46-acre property sold last July for $1.6 milli...