Pubdate: Sat, 28 Dec 2013
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
Copyright: 2013 Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.philly.com/inquirer/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/340

FIRST PERMITS TO SELL RECREATIONAL POT OKD

Denver (AP) - The first Denver businesses approved to sell 
recreational marijuana got their licenses Friday, the owners mugging 
for pictures and saying they never thought they'd see the day when 
they'd get a permit to sell pot.

Applause erupted and cameras whirred when the first license was 
issued from the Department of Excise and Licenses. The city awarded 
10 licenses for retail shops, 12 for growers, and 2 for makers of 
cannabis-infused products such as brownies.

Recreational pot for people over 21 has been legal in Colorado for 
more than a year, but retail sales aren't allowed until 8 a.m. on Jan. 1.
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