If you are reallocating owner interests among existing controlling beneficial owners, removing a controlling beneficial owner, or making any change involving a controlling beneficial owner, must provide:
- Information for every controlling beneficial owner (natural person and entities) associated with the license. This includes the name, home address, date of birth (or the date of incorporation of the entity), position, phone number, email address, percentage owned, state owner license number, relevant social equity qualification information, and voluntary demographic information for every owner.
- An organizational chart to clarify ownership structure.
- A copy of organizational documents or corporate governance documents. This includes articles of incorporation, by-laws, operating or partnership agreement, and a certificate of trade name.
- A copy of a valid government-issued identification for each controlling beneficial owner associated with the license, directly or through an entity.
- A copy of the asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, sales contract or any other document necessary to effectuate the change of owner.
For marijuana business licenses only, if you are changing the legal name (True name) or type of your entity, you must provide:
- A copy of new burglar alarm monitoring contracts in the new entity's name for all locations held under the entity record. (For example, if your entity holds licenses at 201 W. Colfax Ave. and 1200 N. Federal Blvd., you must provide valid burglar alarm monitoring contracts for 201 W Colfax Ave. and 1200 N. Federal Blvd.)
- A copy of new burglar alarm permits in the new entity's name for all locations held under the entity record. (For example, if your entity holds licenses at 201 W. Colfax Ave. and 1200 N. Federal Blvd., you must provide valid burglar alarm permits for both locations.)
- Proof of legal possession of the premises in the new entity's name for all locations held under the entity record. (For example, if your entity holds licenses at 201 W. Colfax Ave. and 1200 N. Federal Blvd., you must provide valid proof of possession of premises for 201 W. Colfax Ave. and 1200 N. Federal Blvd.) Only one of the following must be submitted for each location:
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- A possession of property certificate(PDF, 262KB); or
- A deed; or
- A complete, unredacted lease, including all lease amendments. If leased, the owner must provide written consent to lease the property to a marijuana facility. The lease must be valid for at least 90 days from the date a complete application is submitted.
If your change of ownership information includes a change in social equity applicant status, you must also provide:
Please note: No documents are required and there will be no fee if you are only updating your general contact information.
*The City of Denver is committed to continuous improvement of its policies, processes, and communications. By voluntarily reporting ethnicity, race, and gender information, applicants help inform our data-driven approach to improvement. Applicants are not required to provide information about their ethnicity, race, or gender. An applicant's choice to provide or decline to provide this information has no impact on the outcome of their application. The information an applicant chooses to provide has no impact on the outcome of their application.