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A report from Broomfieldenterprise.com details Broomfield's attempt to run the only medical marijuana dispensary out of town. The dispensary is operating from the owner's mobile home. According to officials it is operating illegally because it does not possess a sales tax license.
City Council on Tuesday took the first step toward instituting a six-month moratorium on the operation of marijuana dispensaries and growers in Broomfield.
The moratorium was proposed by City and County Attorney Bill Tuthill as a way to allow the city to get some breathing room as Colorado comes to grips with an industry that has seen 600 dispensaries open in the past year.
Medical Marijuana Near Saturation Point in Boulder
How much room is there for medical marijuana dispensaries in Boulder? Not much according to the a city memo.
"It appears that most areas in the city's three major activity centers (University Hill, Boulder Valley Regional Center and downtown Boulder) are approaching saturation," a city memo reads. "North Boulder and industrial areas in the eastern portion of the city have also seen an increase in the number of applications and are nearing saturation."
The city has enacted interim rules, stating that dispensaries cannot be closer than 500 feet from each other. At this distance, it appears there is little to no room left for new dispensaries.
The city of Boulder has placed a survey asking residents what they think of the rules on medical marijuana dispensaries. It is available here
