Cannabis Regulations in Denver, CO (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Denver, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Denver bars new marijuana stores within 1,000 feet of schools, child care centers, other dispensaries, and treatment facilities, and bans them from residential and most mixed-use MX-2 zone districts citywide.
Denver Dispensary Zoning and Buffer Rules
Significant RestrictionsDenver Revised Municipal Code § 6-209(b), (c)(1)
No medical or retail marijuana store license shall be issued if the proposed location is within one thousand (1,000) feet of one (1) or more of the following locations: (1) Any school...(3) Any other medical or retail marijuana store licensed pursuant to this article V... No medical or retail marijuana store shall be issued at the following locations: (1) Within any residential zone district as...
Buffer Zones
Denver bars new marijuana store licenses within 1,000 feet of any school, child care establishment, other marijuana store, or alcohol/drug treatment facility, measured in a straight line between the nearest building and parcel lines.
Denver Marijuana Store 1,000-Foot Buffer Zones
Significant RestrictionsDenver Revised Municipal Code § 6-209(b)
No medical or retail marijuana store license shall be issued if the proposed location is within one thousand (1,000) feet of one (1) or more of the following locations:(1)Any school, with the distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest legal parcel line of the land used for the school to the nearest external portion of the building in which the marijuana store is...