Colorado Marijuana Grow Operations Must Control Smell

Big changes are coming for Denver businesses that cause odors, specifically marijuana grow operations. The Denver City Council has passed new rules regulating the smell.

One area the Department of Environmental Health said generates the most complaints is North Denver. The organization in Denver receives about 100 formal complaints a year.

“A lot of it is marijuana,” said Department of Environmental Health spokesman Gregg Thomas.

Thomas said since the legalization of marijuana, the department has been looking at new ways to regulate air pollution. Now that the city council has made its decision, Thomas said they finally have the ground work.

“It’s partly a brave new world we are entering into,” said Thomas.

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In the past, health experts used devices like the Nasal Ranger to detect the intensity of an odor...

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