As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts daily life and commerce in Colorado, many in the state\u2019s marijuana industry believe it makes the case for allowing dispensaries to begin delivering to customers\u2019 homes now.<\/p>\n
Legislators legalized cannabis delivery<\/a> with the passage of House Bill 1234<\/a> in 2019. The law permits medical marijuana deliveries to start in 2020 followed by recreational cannabis deliveries in 2021, but left it to municipalities to individually decide if they will allow the services.<\/p>\n So far just one dispensary in Colorado, The Dandelion in Boulder, has obtained a license<\/a> to deliver products to patients. Shannon Gray, communications specialist for the Marijuana Enforcement Division, declined to comment on whether the timeline for recreational delivery is being reconsidered in light of the pandemic.<\/p>\n Advocates believe delivery should be adopted more quickly and rolled out more widely, especially during a crisis. Colorado considers marijuana dispensaries \u201ccritical\u201d retail businesses<\/a>, meaning they\u2019re allowed to stay open, with some restrictions, under the state\u2019s stay-at-home order.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether it be a pandemic, whether it be a natural disaster, there\u2019s always people who can\u2019t get to the store,\u201d said Ben Prater, manager of Cannabis Station by Rocky Mountain High dispensary in Denver. \u201cNow that (Gov.) Jared Polis is in office, he should definitely make moves to make delivery a thing sooner than later.\u201d<\/p>\n