'I got the governor and mayor here. It's the dopest party, and we can't even smoke.'
have all battled it out with the city in court over what was considered private and what was considered public pot use. Most of these businesses have since shut down or quit operating in Denver, but Tetra hung in there — and now its persistence has paid off.
Instead of vocally pushing back against the city, owner Dewayne Benjamin recognized something that the Denver City Attorney's Office had publicly alluded to: The, usually in the hundreds of dollars, that came out of the actions. Benjamin and the Department of Excise and Licenses cultivated a more collegial, cooperative relationship as time went on, and he was able to keep his business open as other enterprises closed.
The door toward full licensure began opening in 2019, when the Colorado Legislature passed a law creating a statewide marijuana hospitality licensing program. Local governments had to opt into it first, however, and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Benjamin was forced to close his club during long stretches of 2020 and 2021 under public-health orders; meanwhile, the push for a new marijuana hospitality program stalled.
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