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The Pueblo Chieftain: Prudent approach to marijuana licensing

By 12/22/2017 | updated 8 years ago
Budtender Miles Claybourne sorts strains of marijuana for sale into glass containers at The Station, a retail and medical cannabis dispensary, in Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. The DEA announced Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 that the Obama administration will keep marijuana on the list of the most dangerous drugs, despite growing popular support for legalization, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Pueblo officials have taken a prudent approach to the licensing of marijuana retail businesses and the tax revenue derived from them.

This week, a status report on city licensing showed that only five of the eight authorized recreational marijuana stores have actually opened so far. This shows that the City Council was prudent in limiting the first set of retail stores to four shops south and four shops north of the Arkansas River.

The North Side stores that opened this year are NuVue Pharma, 4740 Dillon Dr., and The 404, at 404 N. Greenwood Ave. Open on the South Side are Earth Solutions, 2630 W. Pueblo Blvd.; Seven-One-Nine, 2927 Farabaugh Lane; and Ripe Dispensary, 1237 Southgate Place.

Read more at The Pueblo Chieftain.

Budtender Miles Claybourne sorts strains of marijuana for sale into glass containers at The Station, a retail and medical cannabis dispensary, in Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. The DEA announced Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 that the Obama administration will keep marijuana on the list of the most dangerous drugs, despite growing popular support for legalization, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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