Girl Scouts Can Sell Cookies At Colorado Breweries, Pot Shops

DENVER, CO – Girl Scout cookie sales began Feb. 3 in Colorado, and some booths will be set up at bars and breweries this year.

For the second year, Colorado Girl Scouts are allowed to sell cookies at "adult oriented businesses."

That means Colorado scouts can sell in front of pot dispensaries too, like the San Diego scout who sold 300 boxes outside a pot shop last year.

But Spokesperson AnneMarie Harper told Fox31 breweries were the locations where scouts wanted to sell their cookies.

"Many of our breweries, as we all know, are really family-friendly. We received an overwhelming number of requests from girls, from parents and local breweries that wanted to support girls, to allow girls to come into their businesses and set up booths. Once we opened the door to breweries, the rest followed," Harper told the station.

The Girl Scout online cookie-finder tool shows that booths are scheduled in metro Denver at locations including supermarkets, churches and ice rinks and a couple of liquor stores and pubs, but no dispensaries – yet.

This year, the Girl Scouts are debuting a new cookie flavor: Caramel chocolate chip.

The new cookie has rich caramel, semisweet chocolate chips and a hint of sea salt in a chewy, gluten-free cookie, the Girl Scouts described. Of course, the scouts are selling other longtime favorites too such as Thin Mints and Samoas.

Here's where you can get the new caramel chocolate chip and other flavors in metro Denver:

Enter your zip code in this tool for a list of more locations https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/all-about-cookies.html

In a press release, the Girl Scouts of America touted the benefits of the cookie program. The organization said that girls use the money for themselves and their troop to finance travel, outdoor adventures and STEM programming.

"Many girls put the money toward impactful community projects right in their own backyards, from supporting animal shelters and food banks to working with local and state legislators to change laws," the press release said. The Girl Scouts also cited a study that found that two out of three girls who participate in the program learn five skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

This year, participating Girl Scouts will have the chance to enter a contest that will highlight and reward "exceptional cookie bosses."

This article was co-written by Feroze Dhanoa, Patch National Staff

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