CO SB033

State and local licensing authorities are prohibited from issuing any new liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, effective upon the bill's enactment

Maximum number of liquor-licensed drugstore licenses any single owner can hold is capped at eight, replacing the previous phased expansion schedule that would have allowed unlimited licenses by January 1, 2037

Liquor-licensed drugstore licenses can no longer be merged, sold, transferred, converted, or relocated, with an exception for independent pharmacies that obtained licenses before January 1, 2025

"Independent pharmacy" is defined as a prescription drug outlet privately owned by at least one licensed pharmacist with no chain or publicly owned pharmacy affiliation

License renewals for drugstores licensed between January 1, 2017 and the bill's effective date require proof that at least 20% of gross annual income comes from food sales