Denver receives first application for supply of cannabis

Denver recently legalized cannabis deliveries and smoking lounges after years of debate following Colorado’s early legalization. Now the city’s first company willing to deliver has officially submitted an application.

The company, Doobba LLC, applied for a license to move without premises and a delivery permit. Your hope is to become Denver’s first cannabis delivery company.

The small business is run by a married couple and is run by Karina Cohen and her husband Ari Cohen, who qualified for social justice status because their husband was previously arrested for cannabis.

Cohen attended some of the social justice sessions virtually across town before applying to learn about the process and eligibility. Her husband has a long history in the cannabis industry and together they look forward to taking on these new challenges.

“Because the Denver City Social Justice program is really trying to help those of us who have been negatively impacted by the war on drugs, this new program that Mayor Hancock and his team have created enables professionals like me to participate in an industry which I’m passionate about, “Cohen told High Times.

“My husband has been convicted of selling marijuana, but that was ages ago – and now that we’ve all witnessed the power of this plant and the social good that this industry can produce, I’m so glad to be in to be able to make a social change, create opportunities for others and pave the way for an end to the cannabis ban.

“We are thrilled to be the first women-run social justice company in Denver. This is a big step forward in achieving our goal of ending the cannabis ban. “

The city expects more applicants in the coming days based on the number of questions they have received about the procedure. The changes, appropriately, officially went into effect on April 20th, but it took until June 23rd for proposals to be accepted.

Denver licensing is picking up speed

“This is the first time since 2016 that Denver has accepted applications for new retail and cultivation licenses and for the first time ever for shipments,” said Eric Escudaro, marketing and communications manager and spokesman for the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses. “Denver is also waiving application fees and reducing overall license fees for social justice applicants.

“We haven’t received any new shop or cultivation license applications, but we are expecting them soon. We anticipate that Denver will begin accepting applications for our new hospitality, hospitality and sales and mobile hospitality licenses in November so that people in Mile High City have a place to be legally outside of theirs Can consume at home.

“Denver is proud to announce that the next era of legalized cannabis begins today in America’s first legalized sale market with our first application for marijuana delivery. Our community has been overwhelmingly in favor of maintaining protection to prevent juvenile access and marijuana-related crime, but also wants delivery and entertainment options for cannabis users in Mile High City. We are delighted that licenses for the delivery, entertainment, cultivation and manufacture of infused products are only being given to social justice applicants to provide fairer access to this nearly billion dollar industry in Denver. “

According to the city’s website, a licensing technician will review every state application and required documents to determine eligibility. This verification does not guarantee a license and the process can take about 10 business days or more. Once this initial verification process is complete, applicants will be asked to submit a municipal application for a marijuana business license.

So far, these licenses have only been granted to applicants for social justice in the state. To be eligible, applicants must have lived in the state for at least 15 years between 1980 and 2010, and lived in a “disproportionately affected area”, arrested for cannabis, or have a parent, guardian or sibling, spouse, child or minor under their guardianship arrested for cannabis or with a household income that did not exceed 50 percent of the median income in the state in the year prior to filing the application.

Later this year, the city expects to receive even more social justice licenses for delivery in Denver.