Marijuana

Reader: We Need a Limit on Bars and Liquor Stores

Westword contributor Matthew Van Deventer recently wrote about the prospect of Denver placing a limit on the number of marijuana business and grows in the city. Most of the readers who responded suggested that the market, not the government, should dictate how many shops and grows Denver can support. We also heard...
By Michael RobertsMarch 8, 2016
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Westword contributor Matthew Van Deventer recently wrote about the prospect of Denver placing a limit on the number of marijuana business and grows in the city.

Most of the readers who responded suggested that the market, not the government, should dictate how many shops and grows Denver can support.

We also heard from someone who thinks that the proliferation of alcohol-related operations is a greater menace.

Here’s what he had to say.

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Lee Hippie writes:

We already have thousands of bar’s and liquor stores in this state not to mention what hundreds of brewers. Yet having a marijuana business is bad. How about banning so many liquor stores and bars? Do we really need one on like every corner like we already do?

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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