Dispensary desert no more: Broomfield opens 1st pot shops

BROOMFIELD — Nearly a decade into Colorado’s legal cannabis journey, a notable dispensary desert has existed between the highly concentrated cannabis markets in Denver and Boulder counties. That will soon change as Broomfield is set to welcome its first cannabis businesses.
Voters statewide approved measures paving the way for recreational dispensaries in 2012 with the first weed stores coming online in 2014.
At that time Broomfield leaders opted out of the industry, which brought in more than $400 million in new tax revenue last year.
“Broomfield really cares about its community members and always has,” Dan Martin, Broomfield native and co-founder of the…
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