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What Does it Take to Open a Dispensary in Colorado? THE Dispensar Experts: http://www.thedispensaryexperts.com /

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Page 1: What Does it Take to Open a Dispensary in Colorado?

What Does it Take to Open a Dispensary in

Colorado?THE Dispensar Experts:

http://www.thedispensaryexperts.com/

Page 2: What Does it Take to Open a Dispensary in Colorado?

Introduction

• With the amendment 20 approved in Colorado, opening a dispensary in Colorado is somewhat easier than in other states.

• As long as you have the capital to find a good shop location, set up your goods and services, and process your business permits, you will be able to open your dispensary business.

• Thankfully, Colorado state law has opened its doors to medical marijuana.

• In other states, the use of medical marijuana is still illegal, under federal and state laws.

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Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado

• The legalization of marijuana in Denver, Colorado, started in 2000.

• As of today, two more laws are passed which allowed the use of cannabis for medical purposes only.

• With those amendments, clinics and dispensaries are increasing in number, which is great, because the number of patients who are being allowed to use medical marijuana is increasing as well.

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What are the uses of marijuana medically?

• Reports have shown that medical marijuana can be a cure to

severe and chronic illnesses such as glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and others.

• It has proven as well that marijuana can be used as a pain

reliever, especially to those who are suffering from neurogenic and even spastic pains.

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• The bad side of using marijuana though, is that it can result to hallucinations and depression.

• This is one of the reasons why the use of medical marijuana is controlled for medical purposes only so that it won’t be abused by several users.

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The Legalization Process

• The most basic step in opening a medical cannabis dispensary is the legalization process.

• Before you can legally sell your products and services, you need to get a business license.

• Even your future customers, they also need to get a permit in order to be allowed to use medical marijuana.

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• That being said, once you started operating your business, you cannot sell medical marijuana to anybody.

• You need to ask for an identification card and authorization documents from the patients as well.

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The Business Permit

• Getting a business permit should be your main goal before opening a dispensary in Colorado.

• A licensed business has more integrity than those that don’t have a license.

• …. And, customers can trust you easily.

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• To prove that your business has indeed integrity, do your best to provide the best products and services.

• If the government sees that you are actually following all the rules and regulations, they will allow you to keep your business and will stay away from threatening your dispensary to close down.

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What other business can you include with your dispensary?

• A consultation clinic goes along well with a medical marijuana dispensary.

• So, anytime you want to open a dispensary, you should give it a though to include a consultation clinic as well.