Recreational weed may be a reality in Colorado in the wake of Amendment 64, but its older brother, the medical-marijuana industry, continues to face financial and public-relations hurdles in winning acceptance from the wider business community.
Few know that better than the owners of Colorado’s 675 medical- marijuana dispensaries, many of which have met heated opposition when trying to become established in neighborhoods across the state.
“A couple of years ago, there was nothing in place to normalize the industry and keep that black eye from growing bigger,” said Kayvan Khalatbari, co-owner of the Denver Relief dispensary. “People were still operating as if it was really underground, and once we got in we didn’t want to be lumped in with those people.”
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