Denver Finalizes Social Use Regulations, First Cannabis Lounge Could Open by the End of the Year – News

City officials in Denver, Colorado finalized regulations for a voter approved measure to bring Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes to the Mile High City on Friday, and some cannabis advocates are hopeful that the city’s first stoner-friendly space will open within the next six months.

According to Denver’s local NBC News affiliate, the new rules include stipulations that ban recreational cannabis consumption lounges and cafes from setting up shop within 1000 feet of schools, day care centers or drug treatment facilities. Like the city’s bars and restaurants with liquor licenses, the cannabis cafes will be overseen and monitored by city officials.

For advocates of the social use measure, the finalized regulations mark yet another step in the normalization and success of the state’s thriving legal cannabis industry.

“I really am excited to think about coffee shops and art venues, places where I can go with my friends to use cannabis responsibly,” said Emmett Reistroffer, campaign director for Initiative 300, the social use measure that Denver voters passed in 2016. “Our goal from the beginning was to protect the rights of both cannabis consumers and non-consumers so…

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