There's been lots of news about all the medical marijuana dispensaries opening around town, but some of the existing operations have been closing, too.
While there's no easy way to compile a complete list of which dispensaries have crashed and burned, a good point of reference is Westword's dispensary directory. While in the process of updating the directory in preparation for our upcoming edition of the Chronic-le, Westword's quarterly medical marijuana guide due out next week, Amber Taufen, our invaluable assistant editor, discovered that 23 of the businesses (listed below) tallied in the February 26 edition of the Chronic-le no longer seem to have working numbers.
That doesn't mean that all these businesses are necessarily closed, but probably a good number of them are. Still, less than two dozen closures isn't bad between February and now, especially since, in the meantime, Denver required all dispensary owners to pass a criminal background check and pay the city several thousand dollars in licensing fees.
What's more, dispensary openings are still considerably outpacing shut-downs. The February Chronic-le listed 229 dispensaries; next week's edition will feature 261.
Here's the list of the possible fallen soldiers. If you know that any of these operations are still open but just have new contact info, let us know in the comments section. Or if you know of other medicine shops that have burned out faster than your last joint, make note of those, too.
24/7 Health Care Centers
985 Dispensary
ADG Herbal Medicine
Affordable Medicine for Colorado Medicine
B*Goods
Capitol Hill Medicine Shoppe
DenCo
Denver Metro Cannabis Couriers
Dr. Green Genes
Green Door Wellness Center North Denver
Green Door Wellness Center North Denver Northglenn
Green Door Wellness Center North Denver South Denver
Green Karma Medical
Green Tree Medical
House of Green
Local Caregivers of Colorado
Mapleton Medical
Mary Jane Delivers
Medical Marijuana
Nature's Gifts
NatuRx
The 420 Shop
The Green Light
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Source: Denver Westword Blogs
Author: Joel Warner
Contact: The Denver Westword Blogs
Copyright: 2010 The Denver Westword Blogs
Website: Medical marijuana roll call: Local dispensaries that may have bitten the dust - Denver News - The Latest Word
While there's no easy way to compile a complete list of which dispensaries have crashed and burned, a good point of reference is Westword's dispensary directory. While in the process of updating the directory in preparation for our upcoming edition of the Chronic-le, Westword's quarterly medical marijuana guide due out next week, Amber Taufen, our invaluable assistant editor, discovered that 23 of the businesses (listed below) tallied in the February 26 edition of the Chronic-le no longer seem to have working numbers.
That doesn't mean that all these businesses are necessarily closed, but probably a good number of them are. Still, less than two dozen closures isn't bad between February and now, especially since, in the meantime, Denver required all dispensary owners to pass a criminal background check and pay the city several thousand dollars in licensing fees.
What's more, dispensary openings are still considerably outpacing shut-downs. The February Chronic-le listed 229 dispensaries; next week's edition will feature 261.
Here's the list of the possible fallen soldiers. If you know that any of these operations are still open but just have new contact info, let us know in the comments section. Or if you know of other medicine shops that have burned out faster than your last joint, make note of those, too.
24/7 Health Care Centers
985 Dispensary
ADG Herbal Medicine
Affordable Medicine for Colorado Medicine
B*Goods
Capitol Hill Medicine Shoppe
DenCo
Denver Metro Cannabis Couriers
Dr. Green Genes
Green Door Wellness Center North Denver
Green Door Wellness Center North Denver Northglenn
Green Door Wellness Center North Denver South Denver
Green Karma Medical
Green Tree Medical
House of Green
Local Caregivers of Colorado
Mapleton Medical
Mary Jane Delivers
Medical Marijuana
Nature's Gifts
NatuRx
The 420 Shop
The Green Light
News Hawk: Warbux 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Denver Westword Blogs
Author: Joel Warner
Contact: The Denver Westword Blogs
Copyright: 2010 The Denver Westword Blogs
Website: Medical marijuana roll call: Local dispensaries that may have bitten the dust - Denver News - The Latest Word
