Denver Limits Pot Shops, Giving Dispensaries Permanent Lock

DENVER (AP) — Denver’s 421 marijuana businesses now have a permanent lock on the industry.
The Denver Post reports that the City Council voted Monday to make permanent an ordinance grandfathering existing retail shops and grow sites.
The vote means that pot shops in Colorado’s largest city must have been licensed before recreational pot was legalized in 2012. Denver’s marijuana industry joined with parents’ groups and neighborhood groups to push for a permanent exte