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Pueblo County planning staff: marijuana industry contracting, surrenders rising; county can tweak licensing rules
Summary
Pueblo County planning staff reported Thursday that marijuana businesses are exiting the market at higher rates than in prior years and proposed administrative rule changes to ease regulatory burdens and strengthen enforcement.
Pueblo County planning staff told the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday that the local marijuana industry is contracting, with more license surrenders and expirations than renewals, and outlined a menu of potential regulatory changes the county could pursue to reduce paperwork and improve enforcement.
"We are seeing decreases. The industry is in trouble," Kyle Aber, deputy director for liquor and marijuana licensing in Pueblo County Planning and Development, told the board. Aber presented quarterly data showing fewer renewals, fewer change‑of‑ownership and location requests, and a modest number of new licenses since late 2024 when the county again allowed new applications in certain categories.
Aber said…
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