Medical and Recreational Marijuana License Transfer

Register at City of Boulder Customer Self-Service Portal

CSS Registration Guide

Note - You will use the Customer Self-Service Portal to "Apply" by uploading all of the documents required for your application based on the information and steps below.

• Person required to be fingerprinted as part of the Marijuana Licensing process should do so at their earliest possible convenience
  • All Owners, Officers, Directors, Partners, Managing Members, Financiers, Primary Caregivers, for persons with Ownership of 10% or More, and for Agents who manage, advise, or are paid more than $1,000 a year from the Business Applicant. Evidence of Rehabilitation or Court Documents for Disposition if applicable as specified in B.R.C.
• Receipts for fingerprinting are saved and submitted with the application documents
• For more information on the fingerprinting process and the Privacy Act Statement please visit the Liquor and Marijuana Fingerprinting webpage

• Seller Affirmation of Criteria for Transfer of Marijuana Business License Form

Below is the list of required forms and documents to submit a legally complete application packet. Forms with links will need to be completed and a pdf of the form will be emailed to you, please save these forms. Items without a link are attachments that you will create and provide. Once you have compiled the list of required documents, they will be uploaded in the Customer Self-Service Portal during the final step of the application process.

Each listed attachment has very specific requirements and an Attachment Guide is available at the bottom of this page.

• Buyer Affirmation of Criteria for Transfer of Marijuana Business License Form
• Approved City Keyholder List for License Transfers Form
• City Marijuana Business License Application
• Public Works Industrial Commercial Business Questionnaire (Cultivations only) - after your application is filed, this form will be emailed to you if it is required
• Each listed attachment has very specific requirements and we have created a comprehensive Attachment Guide to further explain the requirements of each attachment.
• Attachment A: Applicant Corporation, Partnership, or Limited Liability business formation and organization documents as specified in Boulder Revised Code (B.R.C.)
• Attachment B: Fingerprint Receipt and Financial Interest Record forms for all Owners, Officers, Directors, Partners, Managing Members, Financiers, Primary Caregivers, for persons with Ownership of 10% or More, and for Agents who manage, advise, or are paid more than $1,000 a year from the Business Applicant. Evidence of Rehabilitation or Court Documents for Disposition if applicable as specified in B.R.C.
• Attachment C: Summary List of all loans, notes, and gifts, for all listed Financiers
  and executed and complete copies of all loan, note, and gift documents as specified in
  B.R.C.
• Attachment D: Lease or Deed signed by all parties (must be in the legal business name of the applicant), valid as described in the B.R.C., and a Landlord's Clarification Letter of Acknowledgement.
• Attachment E: Certificate of Insurance or other document submitted with license application evidence in compliance with B.R.C.
• Attachment F: Operating Plan with products and services description, dimensioned floor plan, good neighbor plan, and mold and wastewater discharge plan (if any) in B.R.C. (please complete attached template for type of applied for license).
• Attachment G: Security Plan with Confidential Portions Marked and Confidentiality
  Reason Identified as specified in B.R.C. (please complete attached template for all license applications).
• Attachment H: Lighting Plan for Licensed Premises as specified in B.R.C.: A premise diagram and text explanation (may be added to security diagram) showing outside lighting of the marijuana business for security purposes and compliance with applicable city requirements
• Attachment I: Business License for Sales and Use Tax Application with Zoning Confirmation Form for location approval completed in accordance with B.R.C.
• Attachment J: Bank Records for the last 3 months for an existing business of all checking, savings, and other bank accounts where those bank accounts include deposits and expenditures for business related
  activities

Please make sure you have registered for a Customer Self-Service Account from Step 1 above.

To submit all of your documents, you will need to use our online form to request a secure folder from Regulatory Licensing. Once this has been created, you will be sent an email with the application number in the Customer Self-Service Portal where you will upload your documentation and pay applicable City of Boulder Fees.

Please note, the Seller must provide notice to the Energy Impact Offset Fund Office of the pending transfer and provide energy offset account information to the Buyer. Energy offset account must be in good standing prior to the transfer approval.

Read the Overview of Energy Requirements for Marijuana Grows and instructions for registering your Marijuana Cultivation Business

Licensed medical and recreational cannabis cultivation facilities are required to Report Energy Use (Chapter 6-14-9(g) and Chapter 6-16-9(g)) to the City of Boulder and comply with the Renewable Energy Requirements (Chapter 6-14-8(i) and Chapter 6-16-8(i)) to offset 100 percent of their electricity use.

• City Staff will begin processing your application and materials, including your background check results. You will receive an Application Review Sheet with important information.
• Please ensure that you forward all documentation you receive from the State of Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division to your assigned staff member.
• You will receive instructions for our online calendar to schedule all required inspections. You must pass all required inspections before your license will be issued.
• Once City Staff has received confirmation that all inspections have been passed and have received final State of Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division approvals, your City License will be sent to the email address on file.
• Please be aware that the inspection and one re-inspection are included in the application and licensing fees. Any additional inspections will incur additional fees per City Manager Rule.