Boulder board conditionally approves Dandelion’s request to collocate medical license at Pearl Street

BOULDER, Colo. — The Cannabis Licensing Advisory Board of the City of Boulder voted unanimously May 5 to approve an application by Dandelion LLC, doing business as the Dandelion, to colocate a medical marijuana wellness center at 1146 Pearl Street with an existing recreational dispensary, subject to a condition tied to a pending ordinance process.

The board’s conditional approval responds to a request by Native Roots (operator of the Dandelion and BoulderRx) to move an existing medical license from 845 Walnut Street to the Pearl Street location and combine it with the site’s recreational license. Board member Foster moved to approve the application “pending resolution” of the land-use and code issue flagged as issue number 2 in the staff’s preliminary findings; the motion was seconded by Brian and passed by roll call (Foster, Keegan, Noble, Chair Kuntzmann — all voting to approve).

The matter matters because a local code definition currently describes when a medical and recreational marijuana business may be colocated, and staff advised the board there is “no written method by which this application can be granted” under the Boulder Revised Code as currently written. City staff told the board the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) signaled it would not block a colocate if Boulder approved it, but the principal limiting factor is Boulder’s municipal code. City…