Boulder extends ban on new pot dispensaries

By The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

BOULDER — No new marijuana dispensaries will be allowed in Boulder until at least November while the city reviews laws and policies on the sale of the drug over cost concerns.

City Attorney Tom Carr says it cost the city about $135,000 for nearly 2,000 hours of work on medical marijuana issues over the past few years. He says fees from dispensaries may not be covering the city’s expenses.

According to the Boulder Daily Camera, the Boulder City Council decided Tuesday it will extend a moratorium imposed last month and the city won’t accept applications for medical marijuana business licenses until Nov. 9.