BOULDER — Medical-marijuana dispensaries in Boulder are one step closer to having a new set of rules.
The Boulder Planning Board unanimously agreed Thursday night to move forward long-term regulations for medical-marijuana dispensaries and growing operations to the City Council.
The board approved language that would create a licensing system for marijuana-related businesses and set certain operating requirements.
Among them: anyone with at least a 10 percent stake in a marijuana business would have to undergo a criminal background check; owners and managers would have to provide fingerprints and personal histories; owners would have to provide a plan that shows how they will be a “good neighbor;” and businesses would be barred from operating within 500 feet of schools or day-care centers, or within 500 feet of three or more dispensaries.
The rules would also require dispensaries to do more than just sell marijuana, such as provide physical therapy, yoga, massage or homeopathy. Dispensaries also would be forced to keep records of patients who designate them as “primary caregivers” and would only be allowed to keep enough medication on site for the number of patients that they have.
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