Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in Crested Butte

Crested Butte capped retail stores at five in 2013, kept them off Elk Avenue and took $140,000 in marijuana sales tax by 2015. Five stores, one street.

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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 cannabis is sold in Crested Butte

Crested Butte's marijuana sales tax brought in $140,000 in 2015, up from $94,000 the year before, according to the Crested Butte News.

$140,000

marijuana sales tax collected in 2015, about $3.5 million in sales

Crested Butte News, Sept 2016

retail permits allowed town-wide under the 2013 ordinance

Crested Butte News, 18 Sept 2013

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listed stores with a Belleview Avenue address

Verdex register, Sept 2026

Why Belleview and not Elk Avenue?

The council passed the ordinance 6-1 on 18 September 2013, with John Wirsing the lone no. It kept shops off Elk Avenue, the main street, and allowed them in the commercial zone and along Sixth Street's B-2 strip. Any expansion of an existing shop needs a conditional use permit from the town's design board. Today Backcountry (329 Belleview), Sun House (309), Rocky Mountain Cannabis (322), Do (310 North) and The Dispensary (423) fill the cap exactly.

What did Gunnison's open door change?

When Gunnison voted in July 2015 to allow shops with no cap, Crested Butte operators expected customers to drain south. One planned a satellite on Highway 50 to catch the drive-by trade. The 2016 report also counted amnesty boxes at the airport for tourists, part of a local "Pass the Knowledge" campaign. Colorado's statewide limits are covered in the state buying guide.