Colorado
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On a list obtained from the MED, 12 out of 138 local authorities indicated they allow “medical only,” so they do not allow adult use; however, there are 273 municipalities in Colorado, so 135 municipalities are not accounted for. “Generally, each jurisdiction not listed has most likely either not opted in for commercial marijuana or has simply not updated us with their current status,” according to Shannon Gray, communications supervisor for MED.
Data Source: Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division
About Colorado’s Adult-Use Cannabis Program: Colorado became the first state (along with Washington state) to legalize adult-use cannabis when voters passed Amendment 64 in the Nov. 6, 2012, election. It was the first state to launch adult-use sales on Jan. 1, 2014.