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Why is Medical Marijuana Being Discussed?
In 2000, Colorado voters approved a constitutional amendment that legalized medical marijuana. As State Health Department regulations and Federal policy about enforcement have changed this year, local and state officials have been forced to grapple with the rapid growth in the number of dispensaries and registered users. New court rulings have also complicated the scene. State health officials estimated that they would receive 23,000 applications for medical-marijuana cards in 2009, up from 4,720 in 2008.
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Denver City Council Adopts Regulations for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
After a couple of months of extensive debate, the Denver City Council debated and approved an ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) within city limits on January 11th. At City Council’s urging, the City began taxing medical marijuana as of December 1st. Our proposed ordinance further requires that MMDs:
  • Locate no less than a 1000 feet from schools, child care centers and other dispensaries (as of December 15);
  • Limit certain felons from operating dispensaries;
  • Bar onsite consumption of marijuana;
  • Set hours of operation to between 7 am and 9 pm; and
  • Provide a security plan, including on-site cameras
 
Read a summary by the City Attorney.
 
View the City Council courtesy public hearing and debate of the ordinance.
 
Working with the bill sponsor, Councilman Charlie Brown, my goal was to get regulations in place as soon as possible.  The state legislature in its work this session needs to better define what a medical marijuana caregiver is, assure that people who obtain medical marijuana cards from the State Health Department have needs that legitimately necessitate marijuana use, and address where the caregivers obtain the marijuana.  Senator Chris Romer, who is also a District 10 resident, has been working closely with Council. He’s open to your input and needs our support to get a bill passed.
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Denver Dept. of Excise & Licenses to Begin Accepting Applications For Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses Monday, Feb. 8
The licensing process developed by Excise & Licenses follows Denver City Council’s approval earlier this month of regulations governing medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance adopted by City Council requires license applicants to submit a lease or deed, description of products and services to be provided, floor plan, security plan, area map, zoning permit, City sales tax license and a burglar alarm permit with their license application.
 
Full details of the new licensing process, including a medical marijuana dispensary license application, are available at www.denvergov.org/Excise_and_Licenses.  View the Fact Sheet that Excise and License is using to communicate with the public.
 
The Denver Department of Excise and Licenses is open from 7:30 am to 4 pm, Monday – Friday and is located in the Wellington Webb Municipal Building at 201 West Colfax, on the second floor.
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Dispensaries in District 10
Currently, there are almost 500 medical marijuana dispensaries that have obtained sales tax licenses with the City. 
 
View a list (as of 1/6/10) of the known medical marijuana dispensaries in District 10.  Contact my office to learn more about medical marijuana dispensaries citywide.
 
Please note that this is not a legal document and represents the best information available. This is not an exhaustive list or free from error.  When viewing the list please note that any sales tax license with a date after 12/15/09 (in either of the date columns) must be 1000 feet from any other dispensary or from a school or child care center after March 1.  With the original list of around 400 dispensaries that City Council had at the time the ordinance was adopted, only around 200 would meet the spacing requirements.  
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