Cannabis Regulations in Douglas County, CO (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Douglas County, Colorado.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Douglas County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Dispensary Zoning

Unincorporated Douglas County has opted out of marijuana entirely: no dispensary, cultivation operation, product-manufacturing facility, or testing lab may locate anywhere in the county. County Code excludes all marijuana activity from the "agriculture" and "agricultural products" definitions, tying the exclusion directly to Resolution No. R-010-108 and Ordinance No. O-012-003. There is no zoning district, conditional-use permit, or special-review path that authorizes a cannabis business here.

Marijuana Businesses Banned in Douglas County

Heavy Restrictions

Douglas County Code § 1-3602 (Definitions - AGRICULTURE)

Land uses related to grazing or raising livestock or land uses which produce products that originate from the land's productivity, such as farming, ranching, forestry, tree farming, animal husbandry, and horticulture. Excluded from this definition is all marijuana prohibited by Douglas County per Resolution No. R-010-108 and Ordinance No. O-012-003. AIRPORT Any area of land or water designed ...

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