Nearly a decade after recreational cannabis sales began in Colorado, Golden takes its first rip

 Nearly a decade after recreational cannabis sales began in Colorado, Golden takes its first rip

Golden expects to collect $600,000 in marijuana excise tax revenue in 2024, the first year it will have all four shops open and selling.

GOLDEN — Seventeen months after voters in this city said yes to recreational cannabis sales — and nearly a decade after the first retail joint and edible were sold in Colorado — this tourist-friendly…