Title: An ordinance adopting regulations governing the operation of retail marijuana stores and retail marijuana cultivation facilities in the City of Lakewood and making corresponding amendments to certain sections of Lakewood Municipal Code, Chapter 5.51 concerning medical marijuana businesses.
Submission Clause: Shall the City of Lakewood adopt an ordinance adopting regulations governing the operation of retail marijuana stores and retail marijuana cultivation facilities in the City of Lakewood and making corresponding amendments to certain sections of Lakewood Municipal Code, Chapter 5.51 concerning medical marijuana businesses?
Summary: The City of Lakewood has adopted regulations governing the operation of medical marijuana centers and medical marijuana cultivation operations within the City, but does not allow any retail marijuana businesses. The intent of this ordinance is to adopt regulations governing the operation of retail marijuana stores and retail marijuana cultivation facilities, consistent with the provisions of the Colorado Marijuana Code (Article 10 of Title 44 of the Colorado Revised Statutes) and the implementing regulations issued by the Colorado Department of Revenue, as amended from time to time. The ordinance would allow only the owners of those medical marijuana businesses that were licensed and operating in good standing in Lakewood as of April 1, 2020 to apply for a license to operate a retail marijuana store or retail marijuana cultivation facility. The ordinance would also make corresponding amendments to certain sections of Lakewood Municipal Code, Chapter 5.51 concerning size, location and relocation limitations, and hours of operation of medical marijuana businesses.