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Updated Oct 7, 2026 107 licenses checkedAdult-use legal

Denver dispensaries: 155 listed, 27 with full profiles

Verdex lists 155 licensed Denver dispensaries, 27 with profiles, from RiNo to Montbello, plus the city's consumption lounges.

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Dispensaries rated: 107
License verified: 107
Top score: 9.5

Denver voters approved Initiative 300 on November 8, 2016, with 53.57% support, creating what Wikipedia calls the first US programme for limited public cannabis consumption. Today the brick-and-mortar lounges include Tetra in RiNo, Cirrus Social Club on East Colfax and Pure Elevations on South Santa Fe Drive, and The Patterson Inn is still in build-out, according to a Mile High Cannabis directory verified in May 2026.

Verdex lists 155 licensed stores, 27 with profiles. The top scores of 9.4 and 9.5 include Every Day Weed on East Evans Avenue, Seed & Smith on Oakland Street and Silver Stem Fine Cannabis on West Quincy Avenue. Buyers must be 21.

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RiNo, University and the outer neighbourhoods

RiNo has Callie's and LivWell, both on Larimer Street. Near the University of Denver, Every Day Weed, formerly Star Buds, is at 1640 East Evans Avenue, with a second store on Cortez Street by Pecos; the Star Buds guide explains the name change. House of Dankness at 10555 East 45th Avenue serves the north-east, and Lightshade is at 5885 East Evans Avenue.

The Coffee Joint: the country's first licensed lounge closed on February 25, 2026 to become a psilocybin venue, Mile High Cannabis reported; Colorado bars holding both licences at one site.
Hospitality licences: consumption is legal only at licensed venues or on private property; the lounge guide compares them.
Licence check: numbers such as 402R-00053 look up on the state MED site; see the Colorado buying guide.

Denver has more shops than any other Colorado city on our list, so compare hours and prices. The Colorado page covers state limits and taxes.

Questions about this list

Where can I consume cannabis legally in Denver?

At licensed consumption venues, or on private property with the owner's consent. Tetra, Cirrus Social Club and Pure Elevations were operating in 2026, according to Mile High Cannabis. Public use is banned.

What was Denver's Initiative 300?

A 2016 ballot measure, approved by 53.57% of voters on November 8, 2016, that let businesses seek permits for designated cannabis consumption areas for people 21 and over, according to Wikipedia.

Buying in Colorado

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

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law.

How this list is ranked

License & compliance25%
Customer reviews25%
Lab & product transparency20%
Pricing & value10%
Service & access10%
Complaint handling10%

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Denver dispensaries: 155 listed, 27 with full profiles

RiNo, University and the outer neighbourhoods

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Minimum age

Purchase limit

Possession

Home grow