Medical and Recreational Marijuana Licenses

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Please submit all documents on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper.

Attachment A: Applicant Corporation, Partnership, or Limited Liability business formation and organization documents as specified in Boulder Revised Code (B.R.C.)

• Corporations
  • Articles of Incorporation – Must be stamped by the Secretary of State
  • Certificate of Good Standing
  • Certificate of Authority – foreign companies only
  • Minutes of First Board Meeting – for new corporations less than 2 years old
  • List of all officers, directors & stockholders of parent corporation – if applicable
• Partnership Documents
  • Partnership agreement (not needed if husband and wife)
  • Dissolution of partnership (if applicable)
• Limited Liability Company Documents
  • Articles of Organization – Must be stamped by the Secretary of State
  • Certificate of Good Standing
  • Certificate of Authority – foreign companies only
  • Cope of Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement
• Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
  • For all stockholders, partners, members, or managers listed above that are not natural persons, the same documents as listed above for entity(ies) that serve as a stockholder, partner, member or manager
• For Publicly Traded Companies, a Fund Manager Letter from an Attorney shall be submitted.

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.

• License Background Check and Financial Interest Record forms for all Owners, Officers, Directors, Partners, Managing Members, Financiers, and Primary Caregivers and for persons with Ownership of 10% or more in the business that is applying
• Driver’s License, State Issued Picture ID, or Passport for Named Person completing form
• Receipt for digital prints for all of the above persons or parties
• Evidence of Rehabilitation or Court Documents for Dispositions (if applicable)

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.

• Purchase Agreement – properly executed by all parties (if applicable)
• Notes and Loans – All assumed, bank or previous owner. Properly executed by all parties (if applicable)
• Gift letters (if applicable)

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.

• A properly executed Deed or Lease must be submitted, signed by all involved parties, and include all relevant attachments and addendums. The Lease may reference a Medical Marijuana Business (MMB) or Retail Marijuana Business (RMB), and may include a contingency clause related to license denial.
• Landlord’s clarification letter of acknowledgment of MMB or RMB business tenancy. If premise is leased, the landlord latter should include written authorization from the property owner to allow the city to enter the property for inspections.
• Assignment of Lease – Properly executed by all parties. You must also submit the original lease and all attachments and addendums.
• Amendments to Lease – Properly executed by all parties, with all attachments, and in the exact name of the applicant (if applicable)

Attachment E: Certificate of Insurance or other document submitted with license application evidence in compliance with B.R.C.

• Certificate of workers’ compensation insurance
• Certificate of general liability insurance
• Certificate of property damage insurance

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).

• Please attach a dimensioned floor plan diagram (with color highlighter used to differentiate between licensed and non-licensed area, and differentiating patients/public area) with all levels and floors displayed and clearly labeled. Diagrams must depict the following:
  • The principal uses of the floor area labeled on the floor plan, including, but not limited to, the areas where patients or customers/non-patients or non-customers/general public/employees will be permitted, private consultation rooms, business office location, marijuana storage areas, stairs, MJ retail area, points of sale, and areas where marijuana or manufacturer infused products will be processed or distributed
  • Storage areas for toxic, flammable, or other materials and chemicals (if any)
  • Location of checkpoints where picture IDs and MMB patient cards will be checked
  • All interior walls and doors listed and marked as to if they are locked
  • Ventilation capabilities and room locations
  • Production areas if any, which shall not be open to any persons other than those employed by the business, if applicable
  • Areas where any services other than the distribution of marijuana are proposed to occur on the licensed premises
  • The separation of the areas that are open to persons who are not patients from those areas open to patients or separation of the areas that are open to the general public
  • Front and back premise exterior lighting of licensed premises
  • All Exterior Entrances and Exits of All Exterior Windows and means of security

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).

• Please attach a dimensioned security floor plan with all levels and floors, and a narrative. Diagrams must depict the following:
  • The principal uses of the floor area labeled on the floor plan, including, but not limited to, the areas where patients/non-patients/general public/employees only will be permitted, private consultation rooms, storage areas for marijuana, stairs, MJ retail areas, points of sale, areas where marijuana or infused products will be processed or distributed
  • Location of storage areas for toxic, flammable, or other materials and chemicals
  • Location and means of securing ventilation apparatus that passes through to outside
  • The locations of all emergency lighting that is part of the security system and areas of illumination
  • The location of exterior front and back light that illuminates outside entrances and exits
  • Location of security cameras, motion detectors, security system computer, recording devices (DVR), and other security system components, and the view area covered by each component
  • Location of all check points where MMB patient cards and picture IDs are checked
  • Location of business office where books and records are kept
  • Location of safe used for overnight storage of receipts and product, and which lists the manner used to affix the safe to the structure of premise building (for all MJ businesses)
  • All Interior doors and walls, noted if locked
  • All Exterior Entrances and Exits, noted if locked
  • All windows, noted if locked and if any special film applied for security or view obstruction

Attachment H: Lighting Plan for Licensed Premises as specified in B.R.C.: A premise diagram and text explanation (shall 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. This shall include all notes, loans, cash, or other means of financial support received for operating the business.

• Including without limitation, all sales and use taxes paid to the state and the city, purchase of inventory and equipment, and payment of owners and employees.
• This applies to the business entity submitting the Marijuana Business License Application.
• Please note that maintenance of complete books and records of the above business accounting is an on-going obligation of a licensee and that such records are subject to review and audit by City Finance department.