{"id":7164,"date":"2017-01-19T16:41:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T16:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com?p=2370499&amp;preview_id=2370499"},"modified":"2017-01-19T16:41:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T16:41:22","slug":"curious-about-denvers-public-pot-use-law-here-are-some-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/curious-about-denvers-public-pot-use-law-here-are-some-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Curious about Denver\u2019s public pot use law? Here are some answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/curious-about-denvers-public-pot-use-law-here-are-some-answers\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"row\" id=\"sticky-outer\">\n<div class=\"large-11 small-12 columns\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-date\">Published: Jan 19, 2017, 7:00 am \u2022 Updated: Jan 19, 2017, 7:00 am<span class=\"single-comments-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2017\/01\/19\/denver-public-pot-use-law-answered\/71736\/#disqus_thread\" class=\"commentsNameLink\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"byline\">By <strong>Kristen Wyatt<\/strong>, <em> The Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n<p>DENVER \u2014 Denver has started work on the nation\u2019s first law allowing marijuana clubs and use in public places such as coffee shops or art galleries. But the details about what those pot clubs would look like are very much in the air. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we know, and don\u2019t know, about the looming pot clubs headed to Denver:<br \/>___<br \/><strong>WHEN WILL THE POT CLUBS OPEN?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Applications are available Friday, but the city has no deadline for issuing the licenses, which will cost $2,000 a year. An informal workgroup made up of police, restaurants, state health authorities and marijuana activists is meeting to suggest regulations for the city licensing authority, but the final call will be made by city regulators.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/><strong>HOW WILL THE CLUBS WORK?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s an open question. A measure approved by voters last year says that clubs couldn\u2019t allow anyone under 21, can\u2019t sell the marijuana and can\u2019t allow it to be smoked inside. That means any clubs or venues allowing marijuana use will be bring-your-own establishments. Critics point out that the businesses will then have no control over what people are consuming, or how much.<br \/>___<br \/><strong>WHERE CAN I FIND A POT CLUB?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The city hasn\u2019t issued zoning regulations yet. Regulators are debating whether it\u2019s better to lump the pot shops together in a common area, giving police an easier time patrolling the clubs, or whether it\u2019s better to require clubs to be dispersed, giving more neighborhoods a place where adults can consume pot legally. The eventual pot clubs will be limited in terms of how they advertise, so tourists will likely have to ask locals<br \/>___<br \/><strong>CAN I GET A DRINK WITH MY JOINT?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nope. Marijuana activists envisioned a system where marijuana could be consumed alongside wine and cocktails at participating bars, but the Colorado Liquor Control Board blocked any pot bars. After the Denver vote, the state liquor regulators approved a rule saying that businesses with a liquor license could not allow marijuana consumption.<br \/>___<br \/><strong>DOESN\u2019T COLORADO ALREADY HAVE POT CLUBS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It does. Colorado\u2019s 2012 law legalizing recreational pot actually didn\u2019t ban clubs, leaving the state with a patchwork system of local regulations regarding public marijuana use. A few towns tolerate private \u201cmembers-only\u201d clubs, but Denver bans them and has sporadically raided those that popped up. The new Denver ordinance is the first to specifically permit and regulate public marijuana use.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .row --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mile High City has started work on the nation&#8217;s first public pot use law. 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