The Longmont City Council Tuesday night extended its moratorium on accepting applications for business licenses from medical-marijuana dispensaries through June 30, 2011 to give city officials more time to decide how to proceed.
Longmont city planner Ben Ortiz said the old moratorium was set to expire June 30 of this year. He said the city council has the authority to lift the new moratorium early if it wants to. He added that a council member expressed interest in letting Longmont voters decide whether or not to allow medical-marijuana dispensaries within city limits by putting the issue on the November ballot.
House Bill 10-1284, which state legislators passed earlier this month, overrides any decisions made by municipalities. It placed a one-year moratorium starting July 1 on the state's accepting of applications for licenses for new medical-marijuana dispensaries. It also requires dispensaries in Colorado to grow at least 70 percent of the marijuana they sell, in essence, putting some marijuana growers out of business.
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Source: Boulder County Business Report
Author: Ryan Dionne
Contact: Boulder County Business Report
Copyright: 2010 Boulder County Business Report
Website: Longmont extends pot moratorium
Longmont city planner Ben Ortiz said the old moratorium was set to expire June 30 of this year. He said the city council has the authority to lift the new moratorium early if it wants to. He added that a council member expressed interest in letting Longmont voters decide whether or not to allow medical-marijuana dispensaries within city limits by putting the issue on the November ballot.
House Bill 10-1284, which state legislators passed earlier this month, overrides any decisions made by municipalities. It placed a one-year moratorium starting July 1 on the state's accepting of applications for licenses for new medical-marijuana dispensaries. It also requires dispensaries in Colorado to grow at least 70 percent of the marijuana they sell, in essence, putting some marijuana growers out of business.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Boulder County Business Report
Author: Ryan Dionne
Contact: Boulder County Business Report
Copyright: 2010 Boulder County Business Report
Website: Longmont extends pot moratorium
