Resident urges Jefferson County to tighten psilocybin zoning and facilitator requirements

During the meeting’s public-comment period, a Golden resident who identified himself as Mike Brolick raised concerns about local implementation of state psilocybin rules.

Brolick said he reviewed county documents and did not see an explicit reference to what he cited as 'CRS 44 53 02,' which he described as requiring a 1,000‑foot setback from child‑care facilities, preschools and schools. He noted that some jurisdictions (he cited Boulder County) had reduced the setback to 500 feet under their local authority and recommended Jefferson County retain a larger buffer. "I did not see any reference to that thousand feet," he said.

Brolick also urged stronger local business licensing and facilitator training requirements beyond the state's 150‑hour training standard, citing anecdotal reports of bad experiences and noting state facilitator standards call for basic life‑saving training. He raised a separate concern about non‑mushroom production methods, including reports of bacterial production and genetically modified strains that, he said, could create higher psilocybin output near residential areas.

County staff thanked the speaker for his comments; the board did not take immediate regulatory action at the meeting. Staff did not adopt or reject the commenter’s interpretation of state law on the public record; the item remained a matter for the county’s planning and legal review process.