jamessr
01-06-2010, 04:23 AM
New regulations for medical-marijuana dispensaries got an initial go-ahead by the full Denver City Council on Monday, putting the city one step closer to adopting thorough oversight for what one council member calls Denver's fastest-growing industry.
The proposed regulations require dispensaries to apply for special licenses with the city and limit how close new dispensaries can open to schools, child-care facilities or existing dispensaries, among other rules. The regulations still need final approval by the council at a meeting Monday that also will include a public hearing on the rules.
"Tonight we have an opportunity to seize the moment and move forward with what I really believe is a moderate regulatory scheme for what is still the fastest-growing industry in Denver," Councilman Charlie Brown, who is pushing the regulations, told fellow council members.
Denver officials have now received applications for sales-tax licenses from 390 dispensaries.
Read more here. Denver City Council gives initial OK to rules on medical-pot dispensaries - The Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14123732)
The proposed regulations require dispensaries to apply for special licenses with the city and limit how close new dispensaries can open to schools, child-care facilities or existing dispensaries, among other rules. The regulations still need final approval by the council at a meeting Monday that also will include a public hearing on the rules.
"Tonight we have an opportunity to seize the moment and move forward with what I really believe is a moderate regulatory scheme for what is still the fastest-growing industry in Denver," Councilman Charlie Brown, who is pushing the regulations, told fellow council members.
Denver officials have now received applications for sales-tax licenses from 390 dispensaries.
Read more here. Denver City Council gives initial OK to rules on medical-pot dispensaries - The Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14123732)