Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 4-16-21
Requesting Agency: Excise and Licenses
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name:
Name:
Molly Duplechian
Abbey Borchers
Email:
Molly.Duplechian@denvergov.org
Abbey.Borchers@denvergov.org
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
title
A bill for an ordinance repealing the cannabis consumption pilot program ordinance.
Repeals Chapter 6 Article VI of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to end the cannabis consumption pilot program. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-8-21.
body
Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
This ordinance repeals the cannabis consumption pilot program ordinance, which was a citizen-initiated ordinance enacted in 2016 that adopted the cannabis consumption license. The marijuana hospitality ordinance (21-0217) was passed by City Council on Monday, April 19, adopting the state's framework for marijuana social consumption. The ordinance authorizes the marijuana hospitality business license, which is very similar to the cannabis consumption license, and the retail marijuana hospitality and sales license, which allows for small sales of marijuana for consumption on the premises. Because Denver has adopted a more robust marijuana social consumption framework, the cannabis consumption pilot program is no longer nece...
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