Marijuana hospitality business licenses.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 6-217
in effectSec. 6-217. - Marijuana hospitality business licenses.
(a) Marijuana hospitality businesses—authorized. Beginning July 1, 2021, a local marijuana hospitality business license may be issued to allow for the on-premises consumption of marijuana at either a fixed location or mobile premises, subject to the provisions of this article V and the Colorado Marijuana Code.
(b) Licensing requirements—all locations. In addition to the provisions applicable to all licenses, all marijuana hospitality business licensees shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not permit the use or consumption of regulated marijuana between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily.
(2) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not sell, transfer, or distribute, with or without remuneration, or allow the sale, transfer, or distribution, with or without remuneration, of marijuana, marijuana concentrate, or marijuana products on the licensed premises.
(3) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not engage in or allow any activity that would require an additional license under this article, including, but not limited to, planting, growing, harvesting, storing, drying, trimming, processing or manufacturing marijuana, marijuana concentrate, or marijuana products on the licensed premises. Nothing in this subsection prohibits a marijuana hospitality business from storing marijuana consumer waste on the licensed premises, in compliance with state law.
(4) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not allow any person to consume or display marijuana, marijuana concentrate, or marijuana products outside of a consumption area or any place that is visible from outside of the consumption area.
(5) A marijuana hospitality business may allow smoking of marijuana in indoor and outdoor portions of the licensed premises. Marijuana smoking indoors and outdoors must occur in compliance with an odor control plan filed pursuant to section 4-10 of this Code, and approved by the department of public health and environment.
(6) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall ensure that all areas of ingress and egress to the consumption areas are clearly identified and posted with signs and warnings required by state law or the department.
(7) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not allow on-duty employees of the business to consume any marijuana, marijuana concentrate, or marijuana product on the licensed premises.
(8) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not allow the consumption of alcohol or smoking of tobacco or tobacco products on the licensed premises.
(9) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not allow any person under the age of twenty-one (21) on the licensed premises. Government-issued identification must be required from all patrons before the patron is allowed access into the licensed premises.
(10) A marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not permit the use or consumption of marijuana, marijuana concentrate, or marijuana product by a patron who displays any visible signs of intoxication.
(11) If an emergency requires law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical service providers, or other public safety personnel to enter a marijuana hospitality business, a marijuana hospitality business licensee shall ensure that all employees and patrons of the business cease all consumption and other activities until such personnel have completed their investigation or services and have left the licensed premises.
(c) Licensing requirements—Mobile premises. In addition to the requirements for all marijuana hospitality businesses identified in subsection (b), marijuana hospitality businesses on mobile premises shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) A mobile marijuana hospitality business licensee shall not permit the consumption of marijuana on the mobile premises if the mobile premises is stopped, standing, or parked for more than thirty (30) minutes.
(2) A mobile marijuana hospitality business shall file a route log with the department identifying the origin and destination of all routes, and all stops in between the origin and the destination, at least seven (7) business days prior to the scheduled departure. A marijuana hospitality business shall not change or deviate from the route log without notifying the department at least seven (7) business days prior to scheduled departure. Identified origins, destinations, and stops may not include any of the following locations:
a. Schools;
b. Child care establishments;
c. Alcohol or drug treatment facilities; or
d. City-owned recreation centers and pools.
(3) A mobile marijuana hospitality business shall make the route log available to any city inspector or police officer upon request.
(4) A mobile marijuana hospitality business shall ensure that the motor vehicle has no external markings, words, or symbols that constitute advertising as defined in section 6-204(1).
(d) Proximity restrictions. No marijuana hospitality business license shall be issued if the proposed location is within one thousand (1,000) feet of one (1) of more of the following locations:
(1) Any school, with the distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest legal parcel line of the land used for the school to the nearest external portion of the building in which the marijuana hospitality business is proposed to be located.
(2) Any child care establishment, with the distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest legal parcel line of the land used for the child care establishment to the nearest external portion of the building in which the marijuana hospitality business is proposed to be located.
(3) Any other marijuana hospitality business licensed pursuant to this article V, with the distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest external portion of the building within which one (1) marijuana hospitality business is located to the nearest external portion of the building in which the other marijuana hospitality business is proposed to be located. In the event that the department receives two (2) or more applications for a marijuana hospitality business with proposed locations within one thousand (1,000) feet of each other, the manager shall act upon only the first complete application received and shall not issue a license to all subsequent applications.
(4) Any alcohol or drug treatment facility, with the distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest external portion of the building in which the alcohol or drug treatment facility is located to the nearest external portion of the building in which the marijuana hospitality business is proposed to be located.
(5) Any city-owned recreation center, with the distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest external portion of the building in which the recreation center is located to the nearest external potion of the building in which the marijuana hospitality business is proposed to be located.
(6) Any city-owned outdoor pool, with the distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the fence or barrier of the outdoor pool to the nearest external potion of the building in which the marijuana hospitality business is located.
(7) The proximity restrictions identified in this subsection (d) shall not apply to the mobile premises of a marijuana hospitality business.
(e) Location restrictions. No marijuana hospitality business license shall be issued at one (1) or more of the following locations:
(1) The licensed premises of another medical or retail marijuana business license. The marijuana hospitality business and other marijuana business shall provide separate ingress and egress to each licensed premises.
(2) The licensed premises of any business containing a business licensed pursuant to Articles 3, 4, or 5 of Title 44 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The marijuana hospitality business and other marijuana business shall provide separate ingress and egress to each licensed premises, and shall comply with all state laws.
(3) Any location deemed public property and owned by the city.
(4) Any location that is situated in a residential zone district as defined by the Denver Zoning Code or former chapter 59.
(5) The location restrictions identified in this subsection (e) shall not apply to the mobile premises of a marijuana hospitality business.
(f) Public hearing—required. A public hearing in compliance with section 6-209 may be required prior to the issuance of a marijuana hospitality business license at a fixed location, but shall not be required for an application proposing to operate a marijuana hospitality business solely on a mobile premises. A public hearing shall be required for a marijuana hospitality business license at a fixed location upon the receipt of relevant substantial requests from parties in interest in the neighborhood under consideration. The requirements for public notice, posting, publication, conduct, results of investigation, and decision of the manager shall be the same as those for medical and retail marijuana stores.
(Ord. No. 217-21, § 1, 4-19-21; Ord. No. 500-25, § 1, 5-5-25; 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_S6-217MAHOBULIFetched: 10/27/2026