License or permit required; classes of licenses or permits authorized.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 6-205
in effectSec. 6-205. - License or permit required; classes of licenses or permits authorized.
(a) License required. It shall be unlawful for any person, whether or not they are licensed in another jurisdiction, to engage in any form of business or commerce involving marijuana within the city without a valid local license or permit issued pursuant to this article V authorizing that business and a corresponding state license or permit issued pursuant to the Colorado Marijuana Code authorizing the same business.
(b) Classes of licenses or permits authorized. For the purpose of regulating the cultivation, manufacture, research and development, testing, transportation, storage, sale or distribution, offering for sale, delivery, and consumption of regulated marijuana, the manager may issue a local license or permit of any of the following classes, subject to the provisions and restrictions provided in this article V and the Colorado Marijuana Code:
(1) Medical marijuana store license;
(2) Medical marijuana delivery permit;
(3) Medical marijuana cultivation facility license;
(4) Medical marijuana products manufacturer license;
(5) Medical marijuana testing facility license;
(6) Medical marijuana transporter license;
(7) Medical marijuana off-premises storage facility permit;
(8) Marijuana research and development license;
(9) Retail marijuana store license;
(10) Retail marijuana delivery permit;
(11) Retail marijuana cultivation facility license;
(12) Retail marijuana products manufacturer license;
(13) Retail marijuana testing facility license;
(14) Retail marijuana transporter license;
(15) Retail marijuana off-premises storage facility permit;
(16) Marijuana hospitality business license; and
(17) Retail marijuana hospitality and sales business license.
(Ord. No. 216-21, § 2, 4-19-21; Ord. No. 217-21, § 1, 4-19-21; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 3, 7-28-25)
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_ARTVDEMACO_S6-205LIPERECLLIPEAUFetched: 10/27/2026