After panicked crowds swarm Denver liquor stores and dispensaries, mayor reverses order to close both
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock changed course drastically Monday evening after announcing earlier in the day that liquor stores and recreational marijuana dispensaries would close across the city in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus.
His office made a new announcement around 5 p.m. via Twitter, saying that liquor and marijuana stores “with extreme physical distancing in place” will be exempt from the mandated citywide closure of non-essential businesses starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday and continuing through April 10.
The definition of extreme is six feet, or the normal amount of social distancing that’s now recommended, the city clarified.
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