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Wheat Ridge council signals zoning-based approach for state-authorized natural medicine 'healing centers'
Summary
After a presentation by the city attorney, councilors signaled consensus to regulate state-licensed natural medicine healing centers through zoning in commercial/industrial/mixed-use areas with the state’s 1,000-foot school/daycare buffer and to limit hours of operation; staff will draft an ordinance and seek Planning Commission review before second reading.
City attorney Mister Dahl told the Wheat Ridge City Council on Dec. 2 that a new Colorado state statute authorizes licensed natural-medicine facilitators (including psilocybin-based therapies) and allows local governments to regulate time, place, and manner but not to enact rules that effectively prohibit licensed operations. Dahl outlined five local approaches — from doing nothing to full local licensing — and recommended a zoning-based option as a practical first step.
Staff presented a map showing the state-mandated 1,000-foot buffer around schools and daycares, and identified…
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