The bill is designed to overhaul Colorado's marijuana delivery and social equity programs, and the recreational pot industry isn't happy.
have tried to make up for lost time and past injustices over the last three years, entrepreneurs who've attained delivery licenses under the social equity program have struggled to stay afloat.
"if this doesn't change, people are going go out of business," says HB 1020 bill proponent and social equity marijuana business owner Sarah Woodson.and works as a consultant for social equity business owners, says that the vast majority of Denver dispensaries abstain from delivery because of a local law requiring marijuana stores to partner with social equity delivery services.
"This bill had major process flaws," VS Strategies associate Bia Campbell told the committee."We do not believe that this is the way to make public policy in this state."
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