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Home 🌿 Marijuana Business News 🌿 Boulder pot businesses cited for breaking marijuana advertising ban 🌿Boulder pot businesses cited for breaking marijuana advertising ban
City code allows only for 'incidental' advertising in connection with charitable sponsorships
Two Boulder marijuana businesses stand accused of violating the city's ban on pot advertising because they had booths at Out Boulder's Pridefest celebration last month.
The stores didn't distribute marijuana at the booths, but they did feature large signs featuring the names of the businesses, The Farm and Terrapin Care Station.
Boulder City Attorney Tom Carr said the large signs go well beyond the "purely incidental" advertising related to sponsorship that is allowed in city code. Incidental isn't defined in the code.
Some City Council members say they never intended the ban on advertising to apply to something like a booth at a festival, and they want the city to treat pot businesses like other corporate sponsors of charitable events.
Chris Woods, owner of Terrapin Care Station, said he is "outraged" and is consulting
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