Cannabis Regulations in Fort Collins, CO (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Fort Collins, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Fort Collins keeps retail marijuana stores out of most residential zones. City Code § 15-615(a)(4) blocks a store from the RUL, UE, RF, RL, LMN, MMN, OT, and HMN zone districts, from any residential unit, and from within 500 feet of a residential unit or 1,000 feet of another marijuana store, leaving commercial and industrial districts as the main viable locations.
Fort Collins Marijuana Store Zoning Limits
Significant RestrictionsFort Collins City Code § 15-615(a)(4)-(7), (b)
(a)No applicant shall be issued a retail marijuana store license if, at the time of application for such license, such location is: ... (4)Within the boundaries of any RUL, UE, RF, RL, LMN, MMN, OT or HMN zone district;(5)In a residential unit;(6)Within five hundred (500) feet of a residential unit; or(7)Within one thousand (1,000) feet of another medical marijuana or retail marijuana store.(b)...
Buffer Zones
Fort Collins keeps medical marijuana stores away from places children and vulnerable residents gather. City Code § 15-475 bars a store location within 1,000 feet of any school, college, or public playground, and within 500 feet of a child care center, place of worship, park, pool, recreation facility, or halfway house, correctional, or treatment facility.
Fort Collins Marijuana Store Buffer Distances
Significant RestrictionsFort Collins City Code § 15-475(a), (c)
(a)No medical marijuana store shall be issued a license if, at the time of application for such license, the proposed location is:(1)Within one thousand (1,000) feet of any private or public preschool, elementary, secondary, vocational or trade school, college or university;(2)Within one thousand (1,000) feet of any public playground;(3)Within five hundred (500) feet of:a.Any child care center,...
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