Recreational Cannabis Laws Colorado
Colorado cannabis laws and Colorado recreational cannabis information for your Colorado vacations.
Laws change , please do not take this information as fact. Check local municipalities for updates.
How old do I have to be to purchase, possess or consume retail marijuana?
Answer – You must be 21 and older to buy, possess or use recreational marijuana. It is illegal to give or sell recreational marijuana to minors.
What is the difference between medical and retail marijuana?
Answer – Only licensed retail marijuana stores may sell retail marijuana, and only to those 21 and older.Medical marijuana requires a state red card, which can only be obtained by Colorado residents with a recommendation from a doctor.
Where can I purchase retail marijuana?
Answer – Those 21 and older can purchase retail marijuana at licensed retail stores.
Where am I allowed to consume retail marijuana?
Answer – Retail marijuana is intended for private, personal use. Marijuana may not be consumed openly or publicly.
Can I consume marijuana in public?
Answer – No, it is illegal to consume marijuana in public.This includes but is not limited to areas accessible to the public such as transportation facilities, schools, amusement/sporting/music venues, parks, playgrounds, sidewalks and roads and outdoor and rooftop cafes. It is also illegal to smoke at indoor-but-public locations like bars, restaurants and common areas in buildings. Find a cannabis friendly hotel or book a Colorado cannabis tour.
Can I possess marijuana? And how much?
Answer – Since Amendment 64 went into effect in late 2012, adults 21 and older have been allowed to possess up to 1 ounce of retail marijuana.
How much marijuana can I purchase at one time?
Answer – Colorado residents 21 and older can purchase and possess up to 1 ounce of retail marijuana at a time. Non-residents can purchase up to ¼ ounce at a time. Update – As of 7/01/2016 no residents can purchase up to one ounce.
Can I consume marijuana in a licensed retail store?
Answer – No, it is illegal to consume marijuana in or around a licensed store. It is also illegal to smoke at indoor-but-public locations such as bars, restaurants and common areas in buildings.
What are the consequences if I violate marijuana laws?
Answer – Penalties range from a fine to a possible jail or prison sentence. Colorado State Statutes and Denver Revised Municipal Code spell out the specific penalties for various violations.
Are the rules different for possession and consumption of edible marijuana than for marijuana that can be smoked?
Answer – No. Possession laws are the same for all retail marijuana types, and public consumption is always illegal, regardless of form.
Can I have marijuana in my car?
Answer – Yes. Marijuana may be carried in cars but it may not be in an open container , if in open container must be in trunk or rear cargo area, and cannot cross state boundaries. It is illegal to use or consume marijuana in a motor vehicle and it is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana.
Is there a DUI-like equivalent for driving under the influence of marijuana?
Answer – Yes. It is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana and it can result in a DUI, just like alcohol. Anyone with 5 nanograms or more of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (known as THC) per milliliter in whole blood (CRS 42-4-1301) while driving can be arrested for DUI. The consequences of DUI is dependent on the driver but they can include fines, jail time and a revoked license.
Can I take marijuana through airport security or travel out of state with it?
Answer – No. It is illegal to take marijuana across state lines. DIA prohibits possession, use, display, and transfer of all marijuana on its property.
Can I consume marijuana inside a 420 friendly hotel room or on a hotel balcony?
Answer – It is up to the discretion of the hotel if it allows marijuana smoke to be consumed in their smoking rooms (the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act limits all smoking to at most 25 percent of rooms). You should ask the hotel if they allow it. Denver city laws prohibit marijuana consumption on hotel balconies if visible from any public place.
Do the laws of Denver apply elsewhere?
Answer – Denver ordinances only apply within the City and County of Denver. Please go to each city or county’s website to determine specific marijuana sale and consumption laws.
Do Colorado recreational marijuana laws have additional prohibitions on use or display of marijuana?
Answer – It is illegal to consume, use, display, transfer, distribute, sell or grow retail marijuana at or within any park, parkway, mountain park (including Red Rocks) or other recreational facility, on any city-owned property (including streets and sidewalks) within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary, middle, junior high or high school and on the 16th Street Mall (including any city street or sidewalk one block in either direction from the mall). Additionally, DIA prohibits possession, use, display and transfer of all marijuana on its property.
Colorado Recreational Cannabis Information
Cities Allowing Retail Sales of Cannabis.
Aspen
Aurora
Basalt
Black Hawk
Boulder
Breckenridge
Carbondale
Crested Butte
Debeque
Denver
Dillon
Durango
Eagle
Edgewater
Fort Collins
Frisco
Garden City
Georgetown
Glendale
Glenwood Springs
Lafayette
Leadville
Log Lane Village
Louisville
Manitou Springs
Nederland
Northglenn
Oak Creek
Pueblo
Red Cliff
Ridgway
Salida
Silverthorne
Silverton
Steamboat Springs
Telluride
Wheat Ridge
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