State regulators and local governments had to hit the ground running on the marijuana issue. After voters statewide passed Amendment 64 by a 55-45 percent majority, a series of meetings in Denver and throughout the state commenced that were aimed at getting a completely new industry up and running. No other state besides Washington was working on a similar effort. Out of those seemingly endless meetings came a regulatory framework that outlined exactly how the new industry would work, be taxed, be monitored, and how businesses would function. From the thousands of pages of ordinances, definitions and applications emerged a 144 page document that explains everything there is to know about business licenses, grow operations, surveillance and even waste disposal. - The Greeley Tribune - Jenn Villareal pictured
