Judge rules that Colorado town can't close dispensary

An Arapaho County judge ruled that the town of Centennial can not cite federal law as the reason to ban medical marijuana dispensaries.

The dispensary in question, named CannaMart, cannot be closed due to a ban on this type of business. The ruling left open the possibility that zoning could be used to close the store.

The Dispensary would be classified as a pharmacy for zoning purposes, and the area that it is in is not zoned for pharmacies.

Even though marijuana is illegal under federal law, local towns cannot enforce federal laws. Local towns must abide by the state constitution which protects medical marijuana as a right for citizens.