Pubdate: Fri, 29 Aug 2014
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2014 The Denver Post Corp
Contact:  http://www.denverpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122
Author: Carlos Illescas
Page: 4A

AURORA AWARDS LICENSES FOR 21 RETAIL POT STORES

Aurora announced Thursday it has awarded licenses to 21 businesses as 
the city's first recreational marijuana shops, which can open as soon 
as Oct. 1.

Each of the city's six wards are allowed up to four recreational pot 
shops. Therewill be four shops each in Wards 1 to 5, and Ward 6 will 
start with one shop.

The city received 58 applications by the July 31 deadline, and the 
applications were reviewed on a point system.

The Green Solution, which has four stores in Denver already, will 
have four stores in Aurora.

Aurora has not had any medical or recreational marijuana sales.

Mayor Steve Hogan said the city has handled the process well and has 
received several compliments from those engaged in the process with the staff.

"Certainly there are going to be winners and losers," Hogan said of 
the applicants.

"Those who got their licenses chosen, I'm sure they are good 
companies and will do a good job in opening and addressingwhatever 
need is in the market in Aurora."

According to the city, licenses will be issued to these applicants:

Ward 1: 3LP LLC, 1401 Peoria St.; The Green Solution, 1450 Havana 
St.; Starbuds, 1408 Del Mar Parkway, Unit B2; and Altitude Aurora, 
10455 E. Colfax Ave.

Ward 2: Terrapin Care Station, 11900 E. 33rd Ave.; 3LP LLC, 6403 N. 
Jackson Gap St.; The Green Solution, 14301 E. Colfax Ave.; Mountain 
States Group, LLC, 719 Billings St.

Ward 3: Terrapin Care Station, 11091 E. MississippiAve., Suite B; 
Lightshade, 503Havana St.; The Green Solution, 350 S. Potomac St.; 
Sweet Leaf, 15200 E. Sixth Ave., Unit 1.

Ward 4: The Green Solution, 3179 S. Peoria Court; Medicine Man 
Aurora, 1901 S. Havana St.; Rocky Road Aurora, 2224 S. Fraser St., 
Unit 6; Colorado Harvest Company, 11002 E. Yale Ave.

Ward 5: Lightshade, 5380 S. Parker Road; Good Chemistry, 16840 E. 
Iliff Ave.; Euflora, 4343 S. Buckley Road; Colorado Harvest Company, 
14655 E. Arapahoe Road.

Ward 6: Euflora, 6260 S. Gun Club Road.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom