DENVER--Colorado's largest city is on the brink of licensing some of the nation's first legal marijuana clubs.
But Denver's elaborate hurdles for potential cannabis-friendly coffee shops and gathering places may mean the city gets few takers for the new licenses.
STATE BY STATE: Colorado Cannabis News
Denver voters approved bring-your-own-marijuana clubs in a ballot measure last year after city officials' dragged their feet on calls to give legal cannabis smokers a place to use the drug. The city plans to start accepting applications by the end of the month.
"There are plenty of places where you can consume alcohol. Let's give people a place to go to consume marijuana," said Jordan Person, head of Denver NORML, which advocates for marijuana-friendly public policy.
But Denver's would-be "social use" clubs have faced one delay after another.
