In response to citizen complaints that the city of Denver is beginning to smell too much like marijuana, the city has revamped city regulations regarding "odor management."
Last week, the Denver City Council approved a hotly-debated bill to ban new marijuana shops and growers, as well as implement a limit on the current number of weed stores in the city. The new ordinances come in response to over 100 complaints submitted by Denver residents to the State Department of Environmental Health since pot sales were legalized in Colorado in 2014.
Under the new ordinances, business owners and their employees would be added to the list of of people who are permitted to submit formal complaints against pot growers and “other manufacturers that release offensive odors.”
According to the pro-marijuana magazine “High Times” the ordinance would require commercial pot growers to submit “odor management strategies” that would help city officials combat the risks stemming from the powerful smell of marijuana smoke.
Despite this new effort to reduce the pungent smells that now permeate the streets of Denver, city officials say that there is no feasible way to completely eliminate the problem.
"I would caution people to be realistic," said Department of Environmental Health spokesman Gregg Thomas. “It doesn't mean that there will be zero odors."
Once finalized, the new plan will go before the Colorado Department of Health and Environment board and will likely go into effect by the end of the year.
Hat Tip: Fark