Boulder tweaks marijuana regulations, but doesn't address sponsorship issue

The Boulder City Council adopted a set of changes to the city's marijuana regulations Tuesday night without addressing an outstanding question about advertising related to sponsorships.

Councilwomen Mary Young, Lisa Morzel and Suzanne Jones questioned why pot businesses would be treated so differently from alcohol businesses, which can have banners and booths at festivals.

In fact, a presentation after the marijuana vote on plans for the downtown Civic Area included a craft beer festival as an example of the type of event that could be held at gathering spaces, sparking an outburst from Morzel: "How is that not advertising?"

Boulder's advertising restrictions include an exemption for "incidental" advertising associated with sponsorships, but the City Attorney's Office has interpreted that to mean that a pot business' logo may appear only along with other sponsors' logos.

Boulder is considering issuing violation notices to two marijuana businesses that had booths with banners...

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