A bill for an ordinance repealing the cannabis consumption pilot program ordinance. Repeals Chapter 6 Article VI of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to end the cannabis consumption pilot program. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-8-21.
That's a president and move that council bill 20 10466. Be placed upon final consideration and do pass. Thank you. It has been moved and we've got a second there. Thank you. The required public hearing for council Bill 466 is open. May we please have the staff report? And I see we have Abbey here with us. Thank you. Council President Gilmore. And good evening, members of council. My name is Abby Borchers and I'm a policy analyst with the Department of Excise and Licenses. I'll be presenting some information on Council Bill 20 1466. Council Bill 20 1466 proposes to repeal Chapter six Article six of the Denver Revised Municipal Code. This section of the code governs the Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program, which was created by an initiated ordinance approved by Denver voters in 2016, also known as I 300. The initiated ordinance created a cannabis consumption permit issued by excise and licenses, allowing the permit holder to allow cannabis consumption in a designated consumption area. On July 1st, 2017, excise and licenses adopted rules governing marijuana designated consumption areas. In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature passed House Bill 19 1230, creating a state framework for regulating social consumption of marijuana and adopting two types of marijuana hospitality licenses. After this bill was passed in 2019, the State Licensing Authority adopted comprehensive rules governing marijuana, hospitality businesses. And then in April of this year, Denver City Council passed Council Bill 20 1217, which adopted the state's marijuana hospitality licenses and related rules, offering a more robust framework for regulating social consumption of marijuana, as well as better opportunities for business owners and consumers. The marijuana hospitality program renders the cannabis consumption pilot program obsolete. One key similarity between the programs is that like the cannabis consumption pilot program, the marijuana hospitality program allows consumers to bring their own marijuana to licensed marijuana hospitality businesses to consume on the premises. But there are also several differences between the programs. First, under the cannabis consumption pilot program. Sales of marijuana were not allowed at licensed consumption establishments under the new marijuana hospitality program. Small sales of marijuana will be allowed at licensed marijuana, hospitality and sales businesses. Second, unlike the cannabis consumption pilot program, the marijuana hospitality program allows for indoor smoking and vaping at licensed marijuana hospitality businesses in compliance with odor and ventilation requirements. Third, while temporary event permits were available under the cannabis consumption pilot program, the state's framework for marijuana hospitality does not allow for temporary event permits. And finally, the cannabis consumption pilot program did not allow for consumption on a mobile licensed premises such as a tour, bus or shuttle. While the Marijuana Hospitality Program does. By Charter within the first ten years after approval, any voter approved initiated ordinance can only be amended or repealed by a two thirds vote of city council and only after a public hearing is held. Of the ordinance will require nine affirmative votes. And I just wanted to add, there's only one active cannabis consumption license in the city, and that license will be converted into a marijuana hospitality establishment automatically. Um, thank you. And I'm available to answer any questions. All right. Thank you very much, Abbie, for the staff report. Tonight, council has not received any written testimony on Council Bill four, six, six. And it doesn't look like we have any individuals signed up to speak this evening either. And so we will go ahead and entertain questions from members of Council on Council Bill 466. All right. It doesn't look like we have any questions from members of council. The public hearing is closed. Comments by members of Council on Council Bill 466. Seen none. A quick reminder, we are going to need to have seven affirmative votes tonight to pass this to repeal it. And so we will go ahead and not seen any comments. Madam Secretary, roll call on Council Bill 466, please. Black. CdeBaca. I live. Clark. I. Flynn. I. Herndon. I. Hines, i. Cashman. I can. I. Sawyer. I. Torres, I. Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, closed the voting and announced results. 11 days. 11 I's Council Bill 20 1-0466 has passed. Thank you, Abby. And the excise and licensing folks for joining us this evening. We're going to go ahead and move on to our second hearing now. Councilmember Hines, would you please put Council Bill 516 on the floor for final passage? I yes. Council President. I move that council vote 21 zero 516 be placed upon final consideration and do pass.