Oct 14, 2026 · 12 min · 15 segments
Today - Douglas city leaders are considering a change that could allow marijuana dispensaries to offer drive-thru service, making cannabis purchases possible without customers ever leaving their…
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Buying marijuana in Douglas could soon become as convenient as pulling up to a drive-thru window.
At recording time, the Douglas City Council is scheduled to consider a proposed ordinance that would allow medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries to offer drive-thru service within city limits.
The proposal would remove existing restrictions in the city's zoning code that prohibit marijuana businesses from serving customers through drive-thru windows.
The change was requested by Douglas Mayor José Grijalva and received a favorable recommendation from the city's Planning and Zoning Commission during its September 17th meeting.
The proposal comes as an unnamed business operator who already holds an adult-use marijuana license is negotiating to lease a commercial building in Douglas that has been sitting vacant for several months.
What makes that particular property attractive is something it already has, a drive-thru window left over from a previous business.
Rather than removing that feature or spending additional money remodeling the building, the prospective operator wants to put the existing drive-thru back into service.
City staff says the arrangement could offer an important convenience for customers, particularly those with limited mobility who may find it difficult to enter a traditional storefront.
It could also make opening the business more practical by allowing the operator to use the property without substantial renovations.
But the proposed ordinance goes beyond that one potential dispensary.
By removing the city's existing prohibition, Douglas would open the door for other qualifying medical and adult-use marijuana establishments to offer drive-through service as well.
There would still be limits, however.
The proposed change would not allow marijuana businesses to deliver cannabis or marijuana products to customers at locations away from their establishments.
Offsite delivery would remain prohibited under the city's zoning regulations.
And while the proposal has already received a recommendation for approval from planning and zoning officials, it still requires action by the city council before becoming law.
The ordinance includes an emergency clause, which would require approval from at least six of the council's seven members for the change to take effect immediately.
If approved, it could give marijuana businesses in Douglas another way to serve their customers, while potentially bringing new life to a vacant commercial property.
And for cannabis customers who prefer the convenience of staying behind the wheel, it could mean a very different kind of drive-thru experience in Douglas.
Now, let's jump into today's feature story.
Buying marijuana in Douglas could soon become as convenient as pulling up to a drive-thru window.
At recording time, the Douglas City Council is scheduled to consider a proposed ordinance that would allow medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries to offer drive-thru service within city limits.
The proposal would remove existing restrictions in the city's zoning code that prohibit marijuana businesses from serving customers through drive-thru windows.
The change was requested by Douglas Mayor José Grijalva and received a favorable recommendation from the city's Planning and Zoning Commission during its September 17th meeting.
The proposal comes as an unnamed business operator who already holds an adult-use marijuana license is negotiating to lease a commercial building in Douglas that has been sitting vacant for several months.
What makes that particular property attractive is something it already has, a drive-thru window left over from a previous business.
Rather than removing that feature or spending additional money remodeling the building, the prospective operator wants to put the existing drive-thru back into service.
City staff says the arrangement could offer an important convenience for customers, particularly those with limited mobility who may find it difficult to enter a traditional storefront.
It could also make opening the business more practical by allowing the operator to use the property without substantial renovations.
But the proposed ordinance goes beyond that one potential dispensary.
By removing the city's existing prohibition, Douglas would open the door for other qualifying medical and adult-use marijuana establishments to offer drive-through service as well.
There would still be limits, however.
The proposed change would not allow marijuana businesses to deliver cannabis or marijuana products to customers at locations away from their establishments.
Offsite delivery would remain prohibited under the city's zoning regulations.
And while the proposal has already received a recommendation for approval from planning and zoning officials, it still requires action by the city council before becoming law.
The ordinance includes an emergency clause, which would require approval from at least six of the council's seven members for the change to take effect immediately.
If approved, it could give marijuana businesses in Douglas another way to serve their customers, while potentially bringing new life to a vacant commercial property.
And for cannabis customers who prefer the convenience of staying behind the wheel, it could mean a very different kind of drive-thru experience in Douglas.
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