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Denver’s new marijuana licensing system has received its first delivery application.
After Denver City Council approved an overhaul of the city’s marijuana business rules in April, Denver was finally ready to accept marijuana delivery applications on June 23. A little over two weeks later, Dooba LLC owners Air and Karina Cohen believe they’re ready to hit the road.
The husband-wife duo submitted their delivery application on July 8, according to the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, with hopes of becoming a third-party delivery service for dispensaries in Denver and beyond. Ari, who was arrested for marijuana possession with intent to distribute while in his twenties, qualifies for the city’s social equity provision.
“This really allows for people like myself to participate in this industry. It hung over me all these years, and has negatively impacted me during job opportunities,” Ari says. “We want to show that adversity can lead to opportunity.”
When Denver City Council opted into marijuana delivery earlier this year under a state law approved in 2019, it decided to require that all new marijuana business licenses (except testing laboratory licenses) issued until 2027 be reserved for applicants who qualify under a new social equity designation meant to repair harms to…
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Denver’s new marijuana licensing system has received its first delivery application.
After Denver City Council approved an overhaul of the city’s marijuana business rules in April, Denver was finally ready to accept marijuana delivery applications on June 23. A little over two weeks later, Dooba LLC owners Air and Karina Cohen believe they’re ready to hit the road.
The husband-wife duo submitted their delivery application on July 8, according to the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, with hopes of becoming a third-party delivery service for dispensaries in Denver and beyond. Ari, who was arrested for marijuana possession with intent to distribute while in his twenties, qualifies for the city’s social equity provision.
“This really allows for people like myself to participate in this industry. It hung over me all these years, and has negatively impacted me during job opportunities,” Ari says. “We want to show that adversity can lead to opportunity.”
When Denver City Council opted into marijuana delivery earlier this year under a state law approved in 2019, it decided to require that all new marijuana business licenses (except testing laboratory licenses) issued until 2027 be reserved for applicants who qualify under a new social equity designation meant to repair harms to…
