{"id":4079,"date":"2021-04-28T04:20:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2021-04-28T08:47:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T15:47:45","slug":"marijuana-delivery-in-denver-given-ok-by-mayor-city-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/marijuana-delivery-in-denver-given-ok-by-mayor-city-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana Delivery in Denver Given OK By Mayor, City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denver and the state of Colorado have led the way on marijuana legalization from the beginning, providing a blueprint for other states to follow. Now, new laws have established customer-friendly changes &#8211; including marijuana delivery in Denver &#8211; and a social equity focus to cannabis legalization that other places may follow.<\/p>\n<p>The city mayor and council approved laws that allow marijuana delivery in Denver, something that the city previously banned. Deliveries should begin sometime in the summer of 2021. The new laws also give the greenlight to \u201cconsumption clubs,\u201d an idea that has been kicked around in Colorado and other parts of the country for years.<\/p>\n<p>The clubs will allow patrons to buy and consume small amounts of cannabis on the premises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is potentially the most massive changes to marijuana rules and regulations since initial legalized sales began,\u201d Eric Escudero, spokesman for the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, <a href=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2021\/04\/19\/denver-pot-delivery-marijuana-clubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> CBS 4 Denver.<\/p>\n<h2>Marijuana Delivery in Denver<\/h2>\n<p>One of the changes approved by city leaders will allow dispensaries to hire third-party vendors for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/deliveries\">marijuana delivery<\/a> in Denver. The new licenses will only be available for those who meet the city\u2019s new social equity criteria.<\/p>\n<p>The change also removes the 220-store cap on the number of dispensaries in the city of Denver, allowing new businesses in the city to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the city is legalizing consumption clubs. Owners must apply for one of two hospitality licenses. The first would allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises. The second would allow the business to also sell small quantities of cannabis.<\/p>\n<p>These new businesses will only be available for the next half dozen years to owners who meet the city\u2019s social equity guidelines.<\/p>\n<h3>New Denver Law Promotes Social Equity<\/h3>\n<p>The new law also establishes temporary rules on who can apply for a marijuana dispensary, marijuana delivery in Denver and hospitality licenses. The changes are designed to help minority business people and those from communities most impacted by the War on Drugs.<\/p>\n<p>For the next six years, according to Escudero, anyone applying for a dispensary, delivery or hospitality license in Denver must meet the following criteria.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The applicant must have been a resident for at least 15 years between 1980 and 2010 in a census tract designated by the state as a \u201cDisproportionate Impacted Area\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The applicant or the applicant\u2019s parent, legal guardian, sibling, spouse, child or minor in their guardianship must have been arrested for a marijuana offense, convicted of a marijuana offense, or subject to civil asset forfeiture related to a marijuana investigation or:<\/li>\n<li>The applicant\u2019s household income in the year before application did not exceed 50% of state median income, measured by the number of people who reside in the Applicant\u2019s household.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Escudero told CBS about the new rules, \u201cWhen you think about who\u2019s benefiting, you\u2019ve also got to think about who\u2019s not, and the people who suffered disproportionately during marijuana prohibition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver provides an example the rest of the country may eventually follow by allowing delivery, consumption clubs &#038; 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