Unlawful acts.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 6-311
in effectSec. 6-311. - Unlawful acts.
(a) It shall be unlawful to perform, supervise, or to allow any person to perform or supervise, natural medicine services in the city without a state and, if applicable, local license authorizing the activity and in compliance with all state and local laws.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct any activity for which a natural medicine business license is required, including offering to conduct such activity or directing another to conduct such activity, without first obtaining a state license authorizing the activity, or if applicable a local license authorizing the activity, and in compliance with all state and local laws.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any natural medicine business to violate any provision of this article VI, the Colorado Natural Medicine Code, or the Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any natural medicine business to use any advertising material that is misleading, deceptive, or false, or that, as evidenced either by the content of the advertising material or by the medium or the manner in which the advertising is disseminated, is designed to appeal to minors.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (e), it shall be unlawful for any person to advertise activities for which a natural medicine business license is required anywhere in the city where the advertisement is visible to members of the public from any street, sidewalk, park or other public place as defined in 38-175(b)(3), including advertising utilizing any of the following media: any billboard or other outdoor general advertising device as defined by the zoning code; any sign mounted on a vehicle, any hand-held or other portable sign; or any handbill, leaflet or flier distributed in a public place, left upon a motor vehicle, or posted upon any public or private property. The prohibition set forth in this subsection (d) shall not apply to:
(1) Any fixed sign located on the same zone lot as the natural medicine business which exists solely for the purpose of identifying the location of the business and which otherwise complies with the Denver Zoning Code and any other applicable city laws and regulations; or
(2) Any advertisement contained within a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical of general circulation within the city, including paid advertisements in a newsletter distributed by a registered neighborhood organization, business improvement district or other similar community or neighborhood organization;
(3) Apparel, consumer goods, or paraphernalia containing a natural medicine business's name, logo, or distinct design features, but no other advertising of the natural medicine business.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise unregulated natural medicine and unregulated natural medicine product.
(g) It shall be unlawful for a facilitator to conduct administrative sessions anywhere other than a state and, if applicable, locally licensed healing center, at the participant's own private residence, or at a health care facility authorized to conduct administrative sessions by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any person to allow or offer on-premises consumption of natural medicine as part of a business promotion or other commercial activity without a state and, if applicable, local healing center license.
(Ord. No. 132-25, § 2, 3-3-25)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH6ALCANAME_ARTVIDENAMECO_S6-311UNACFetched: 10/27/2026