Cannabis  March 18, 2020

Fort Collins pot shop voluntarily closes amid COVID-19 crisis

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FORT COLLINS — Cannabis consumers who shop at Organic Alternatives in Fort Collins must now find an alternative dispensary to frequent. 

The pot shot at 346 E. Mountain Ave. announced on its website, social-media accounts and on a recorded message on its voice-mail system that it would be closed indefinitely in an effort to keep clients and workers away from coronavirus exposure.

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“As a long standing business in this community, we feel it is our responsibility to do what we can to help stop the spread of this virus. We have made the difficult decision to close our doors, based on the diverse number of patrons that we see everyday from all over the world,” Organic Alternatives sales and marketing director Maka Kala’i wrote in a blog post on the dispensaries site.

While Gov. Polis has ordered bars, restaurants, theaters and other businesses to close, retail cannabis stores can remain open as of Wednesday afternoon.

Colorado’s Department of Revenue Marijuana Enforcement Division is still operating. However, office lobbies did close Wednesday. 

“We stand by taking the approach that the most socially responsible step is to shut our doors until our community has the ability to effectively test and either confirm or deny that it is safe for us to interact without the social distancing guidelines,” Organic Alternatives’ blog post said.

 

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Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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