Applicable Laws Regarding Retail/Recreational Marijuana#

In November 2012, Colorado voters approved an amendment (Amendment 64) to the state constitution that makes the personal use, possession and limited home-growing of marijuana legal under Colorado law for adults 21 years of age and older. Amendment 64 also required the State to establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol.

The possession and use of marijuana remain a crime under federal law. Persons who use marijuana for recreational purposes are subject to criminal prosecution under federal law.

Effective January 1, 2020, The Colorado Marijuana code was consolidated from Articles 11 (Medical) and 12 (Retail) into a single Article 10 (Regulated Marij

State Laws And Regulations#

• Effective January 1, 2020: Colorado Revised Status (Article 10: Regulated Marijuana)
• Article XVIII, Section 16 of the Colorado Constitution (Amendment 64)
• Title 12, Article 43.4, Colorado Revised Statutes (Colorado Retail Marijuana Code)>
• Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division - Marijuana Regulations
• Title 39, Article 28.8 , Colorado Revised Statutes (taxes on marijuana)

Local Laws And Rules/Regulations#

• Chapter 15, Article XVII of the City Code (regulation of retail marijuana businesses)
• Chapter 12, Article IX of the City Code (cultivation of marijuana for personal use)
• Chapter 17, Article XI of the City Code (marijuana offenses)