Boulder County OKs later hours for marijuana shops

Closing time can be 10 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.

The five licensed marijuana sales shops in unincorporated Boulder County can stay open longer at night, starting on New Year's Day.

Boulder County commissioners on Thursday formally adopted a resolution making multiple changes to the county's marijuana licensing regulations, including one that will allow medical and retail marijuana stores to operate from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.

Under the county's current rules, licensed pot shops must close their doors to customers at 7 p.m.

The commissioners had voted their support of the regulatory changes, including the one setting extended hours of operation, on Dec. 10, but they didn't officially adopt the resolution detailing Boulder County's ongoing and amended marijuana licensing rules until Thursday.

Of the county's five licensed stores outside city and town boundaries, one is licensed only for retail sales of recreational marijuana products, two are licensed only...

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