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Colorado
Colorado
83,306 Registered Patient Population |
1.44% of Total Population Represented by Patients |
449 Total Medical Retail Locations Currently in Operation |
186 : 1 Patients : Retail |
Cannabis is legal to all adults over 21 in Colorado. Dispensaries are widely available throughout the state. Patients may cultivate up to six plants, or 12 per household, at home. While in public, adults may possess up to 1 ounce, while patients may possess up to 2. Colorado does not recognize out of state medical cannabis cards.
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Excerpted from ASA's 2020 State of the States Report. |

Colorado's Medical Marijuana Laws & Regulations

Becoming a Patient in Colorado

Recommending Cannabis in Colorado

Becoming a Caregiver Producer or Provider in Colorado

The State of Medical Marijuana in Colorado
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