Lawmakers: Dispensaries stay, but as non-profits - The Denver Post

Lawmakers: Dispensaries stay, but as non-profits - The Denver Post
State lawmakers today unveiled a bill that would make major changes to Colorado's medical-marijuana industry, allowing retail-style dispensaries to remain open, but forcing them to re-organize as licensed, non-profit "health centers."

The bill would also place an 18-month moratorium on new commercial dispensaries. The bill also would require dispensaries to grow the majority of the marijuana they sell, thus eliminating freelance growers.

Perhaps most significantly, the bill would draw a crucial distinction between small-scale and large-scale medical-marijuana providers.

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