Cannabis Regulations in Colorado Springs, CO (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Colorado Springs, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
Colorado Springs City Code Section 9.7.211 permits home cultivation of marijuana in compliance with state law. Adults 21 and older may grow up to 6 plants per person (maximum 12 per household) under Colorado Amendment 64. The cultivation area is limited to 150 square feet for single-family detached dwellings or 75 square feet for all other dwelling types and accessory structures. Plants must be grown in an enclosed, locked space. Odors must not be detectable from adjoining properties or public rights-of-way.
Colorado Springs Home Cannabis Cultivation Rules
Some RestrictionsColo. Rev. Stat. tit. 18 (2023) (Criminal Code)
(II) The person is lawfully cultivating marijuana in an enclosed and locked space pursuant to the authority granted in section 16 of article XVIII of the state constitution; except that, if the cultivation area is located in a residence and: (A) A person under twenty-one years of age lives at the residence, the cultivation area itself must be enclosed and locked; and (B) If no person under tw...
Dispensary Zoning
Colorado Springs zoning keeps marijuana businesses out of residential territory: City Code § 7.3.303F.2.a bars Medical Marijuana (MMJ) Facilities from any residential zone district or dwelling unit except for the separately regulated home-cultivation accessory use, and bars Retail Marijuana (RMJ) Facilities from residential zones and dwelling units with no exception at all.
Colorado Springs Bars Marijuana Businesses From Homes
Significant RestrictionsColorado Springs City Code § 7.3.303F.2.a
2. General Standards: a. An MMJ Facility is prohibited within a residential zone district or dwelling unit except as allowed by Subsection 7.3.304J (Marijuana, Home Cultivation, Accessory), and RMJ Facilities are prohibited within residential zone districts or dwelling units. b. An MMJ Facility shall hold valid local and state medical marijuana business licenses and local and state Sales Tax li...
Buffer Zones
Colorado Springs keeps marijuana retailers a quarter-mile from where kids gather: City Code §§ 7.3.303F.4 and F.5 require every Medical Marijuana Store and Retail Marijuana Facility to sit at least 1,000 feet from schools, licensed daycares, and drug or alcohol treatment facilities, measured along a route of direct pedestrian access.
Colorado Springs: Marijuana Shops 1,000 Ft From Schools
Significant RestrictionsColorado Springs City Code § 7.3.303F.4-.5
4. Medical Marijuana Store: This use shall be located at least one thousand (1,000) feet from any Elementary or Secondary School, Residential Childcare Facility, Drug or Alcohol Treatment Facility, or any other Medical Marijuana Store. This minimum distance shall be measured from the nearest portion of the building used for the Medical Marijuana Store to the nearest property line... using a rou...
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