Colorado recreational cannabis sales: Golden takes first rip

Ashley Close prepares for the upcoming opening of Verts Neighborhood Dispensary in Golden on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By John Aguilar | jaguilar@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: March 30, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: March 30, 2023 at 4:30 PM MDT

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Golden expects to collect $600,000 in marijuana excise tax revenue in 2024, the first year it will have all four shops open and selling.

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Nearly a decade after recreational cannabis sales began in Colorado, Golden takes its first rip

The city will have a maximum of four marijuana dispensaries

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