It took nearly two years to chart the path, but recreational marijuana delivery is about to start in Colorado. The apps are ready to launch, cars are filled with gas, and permits are being issued at least five so far, according to the state Marijuana Enforcement Division.
Several dispensaries in Aurora, currently the only Colorado town that has recreational marijuana dispensaries and also allows recreational delivery, are racing to get their drivers on the road as soon as their permits are approved by the MED and the City of Aurora. The Green Solution, Medicine Man, Lightshade, Colorado Harvest Company and Rocky Road have all submitted applications, and a few have already been approved, according to the MED and Aurora regulators, with a couple of stores close to launching the service.
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Ontario will hold a series of city budget meetings this week, which will be Tuesday through Thursday at 6 p.m. each night. The meetings, to be held at Four Rivers Cultural Center, are for fiscal year 2021-22 and include fund allocations to city projects, a long-term financial plan summary and reports on revenue increases and decreases.
The cityâs priorities and strategies show a majority of money is being put toward desirability and lifestyle. Top ticket items in those two categories are the Tater Tot Trail along the Snake River near WalMart, and a downtown street lighting project. Each have a price tag of $300,000.
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Colorado got the ball rolling for legal cannabis across the country, but this state has lagged behind others in adopting social justice measures to repair harms done by the War on Drugs. As a Black man who helped usher in Amendment 64 and recreational marijuana, Art Way is feeling the pressure.
A former activist for police accountability in Denver, Way began advocating on behalf of cannabis reform in 2011, when he joined the Denver chapter of the Drug Policy Alliance; he wound up running that group until 2019, when the chapter closed. During that time, the Denver DPA helped push recreational legalization, then some of the laws that followed Amendment 64 s passage, including legislation that further decriminalized drug possession and created accelerated marijuana business licenses intended to spur more diversity in the pot industry. But Way, now a cannabis business consultant, still wants to see Colorado s cannabis space become a more equitable landscape, and continues to work toward