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Denver regulators have updated their proposed changes to the city’s marijuana code, and the rewrites include revisions to several suggested social equity license measures.
On March 2, a Denver City Council committee is expected to begin considering new forms of marijuana businesses, including delivery and hospitality services, as well as changes to pot advertising and licensing structure, according to the Department of Excise and Licenses. In December, after working through the year with an advisory board, the department released two draft proposals; among other things, it suggested that the city opt into marijuana delivery, hospitality and social equity measures that would reserve business licenses for entrepreneurs from low-income communities or who were impacted by the War on Drugs.
The latest drafts retain that focus, but some provisions have changed. According to the new draft, delivery fees have been reduced from $1,000 to $500, cash tips will be allowed for delivery drivers, and advertising on delivery vehicles will be prohibited.
A stipulation that all new marijuana business licenses in Denver be reserved until 2027 for owners who qualify for a new social equity designation…
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Denver regulators have updated their proposed changes to the city’s marijuana code, and the rewrites include revisions to several suggested social equity license measures.
On March 2, a Denver City Council committee is expected to begin considering new forms of marijuana businesses, including delivery and hospitality services, as well as changes to pot advertising and licensing structure, according to the Department of Excise and Licenses. In December, after working through the year with an advisory board, the department released two draft proposals; among other things, it suggested that the city opt into marijuana delivery, hospitality and social equity measures that would reserve business licenses for entrepreneurs from low-income communities or who were impacted by the War on Drugs.
The latest drafts retain that focus, but some provisions have changed. According to the new draft, delivery fees have been reduced from $1,000 to $500, cash tips will be allowed for delivery drivers, and advertising on delivery vehicles will be prohibited.
A stipulation that all new marijuana business licenses in Denver be reserved until 2027 for owners who qualify for a new social equity designation…
