Cannabis Regulations in Mesa County, CO (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Mesa County, Colorado.
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Dispensary Zoning
Mesa County's Land Development Code lists 'Marijuana Sales' as a Table 6-1 use type with a blank cell in every zoning district column, meaning the county allows no marijuana dispensary or retail marijuana store anywhere in the unincorporated area. Growing and cultivation are separate, more limited use types; retail sales are banned outright.
Mesa County Bans Marijuana Sales Countywide
Heavy RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code Table 6-1 & § 6.01.D
Marijuana Sales (Not Permitted) ... D. Prohibited Uses A blank cell (one without an "A" or "C") indicates that the listed use type is not allowed within the respective zoning district, unless it is otherwise expressly allowed by other regulations of this LDC or by State regulation.
Buffer Zones
A footnote to Mesa County's zoning Use Table requires a Conditional Use Permit for any marijuana cultivation site sited within 1,000 feet of a school, using the Colorado Marijuana Code's definition of "school." Cultivation farther than 1,000 feet from a qualifying school proceeds under the use type's normal by-right or conditional zoning status.
Mesa County 1,000-Ft School Marijuana Buffer
Some RestrictionsMesa County Land Development Code Table 6-1, Footnote 1 (Chapter 6)
Cultivation of marijuana within 1000 feet of a school, as defined in the Colorado Marijuana Code will require a Conditional Use Permit. "School" means a public or private preschool or a public or private elementary, middle, junior high, or high school or institution of higher education. Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 44-10-103(67).
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