CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA
Colorado Springs City Code § 9.7.211
in effect9.7.211: CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA:
A. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly cultivate, grow, or produce a marijuana plant or knowingly allow a marijuana plant to be cultivated, grown, or produced on land that the person owns, occupies, or controls.
B. Regardless of whether the marijuana plant(s) are for medical or recreational use, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly cultivate, grow, or produce more than twelve (12) marijuana plants, with one-half (1/2) or fewer being mature, flowering plants, on or in a residential property; or to knowingly allow more than twelve (12) marijuana plants, with one-half (1/2) or fewer being mature, flowering plants to be cultivated, grown, or produced on or in a residential unit.
C. It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this section:
1. That the person is lawfully cultivating medical marijuana pursuant to a license issued by the City of Colorado Springs and State of Colorado;
2. That the person is lawfully cultivating marijuana and/or medical marijuana in compliance with the Zoning Code.
D. A defendant raising an affirmative defense pursuant to subsection C of this section shall provide written notice to the Court and prosecuting attorney not less than fourteen (14) days prior to trial.
E. As used in this section, "marijuana plant" means all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis whether growing or not, including, but not limited to, immature and mature plants, and any seeds, leaves, stalks, and flowers, without regard for cannabinoid concentration levels.
F. In addition to any other competent evidence identifying a substance as marijuana, results of the field test known as the "Duquenois-Levine Reagent System" shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of whether or not the substance tested was marijuana. (Ord. 16-55; Ord. 18-52)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-17105Fetched: 11/1/2026