Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in Aspen

Aspen's five licensed stores need a city licence and a state one. What to verify: units, licence numbers, the monthly hearing, and where the shops are.

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Sellers listed: 5
License verified: 5
Minimum age: 21+

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The rules

Key rules in Colorado

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), Department of Revenue.

Minimum age
21 for retail purchases; medical registry cards for Colorado residents only
Purchase limit
Up to 1 ounce at a time from a licensed retail store
Possession
Up to 2 ounces for adults 21+; may gift up to 2 ounces to another adult, never sell
Home grow
Up to 6 plants per adult (max 3 flowering) in an enclosed, locked area; Denver limits homes to 12 plants
Public use
Illegal in public places, bars, restaurants and on federal land; allowed only on private property or at MED-licensed hospitality businesses
Taxes
Retail: 15% state retail marijuana sales tax + local taxes (15% excise at wholesale); medical: 2.9% state sales tax
Store hours
Between 8 a.m. and midnight under state rules; local limits may be stricter

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

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How it works

How cannabis is sold in Aspen

Aspen has five licensed stores on the state register, all inside a few blocks, and each one holds two licences: the state's and the city's. That gives you two things to check, and most people check neither.

Look for the city licence as well. Aspen issues its own marijuana store licences, and its 2025 renewal form asks for the state licence number next to the city one. The renewal fee for a retail store is $1,000.
Match the unit. Rootsrx is licensed at 400 East Hyman Avenue, Unit A102. The Green Joint is at 720 East Durant Avenue, Unit E-3. Silverpeak holds lower-level units LL2 and LL3 at 520 East Cooper Avenue.
Use the number, not the sign. The state lists Green Dragon under 402R-00209 and Native Roots Aspen under 402R-00379, and those can be searched in the state's lookup.

Who decides on a sixth store?

Applicants go before Aspen's local licensing hearing, which the city says meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. The Aspen Times reported that recreational retailers were first capped at the number of existing medical outlets until 1 January 2015, and the Aspen Daily News later reported council dropping a proposed limit to let market forces decide. Nothing on the city's licensing page states a current cap.

What is on the mall and what is not

Green Dragon (409 East Hyman) and Rootsrx are on Hyman Avenue, Native Roots is at 308 South Hunter Street. The ski slopes above town are national forest, where federal law still applies. Colorado's own limits are set out in our buying guide.