Cannabis Business Licensing and Regulations

At the April 6, 2022, regular meeting, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5064 (PDF) related to including certain cannabis use licenses and regulations in the Grand Junction Municipal Code (GJMC), and Ordinance No. 5065 (PDF), which articulates the uses of the special sales and use tax and excise tax of 6 percent from the City’s regular sales tax collection of 3.25 percent. The total number of stores allowed in city limits will be capped at a maximum of ten (10).

On May 4, 2022, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5070 (PDF) related to cannabis business licensing land use regulations including use standards, buffering, and signage requirements.

To operate legally, cannabis businesses must follow both City and State rules and regulations.

Applicant Information

The City of Grand Junction’s period for accepting applications for retail and co-located medical and retail cannabis stores closed at 5 p.m. MST, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. 

The City is currently reviewing applications to determine initial completeness. Applicants will be notified via email regarding their completeness status. All applications found to be complete will be forwarded for compliance review which may take up to 90-days. After compliance review, the applications will be forwarded to the Cannabis Licensing Authority for a public hearing to determine compliance, review any recommendations, and/or admittance into the random selection process. Information about the randomized selection process will be posted once the process date and time have been scheduled. Once selected, the ten applications will then proceed to the Colorado Department of Revenue Marijuana Licensing Division (MED) for State licensure.

Questions related to applications, scheduling application review, and licensing should be directed to the City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@gjcity.org or 970-244-1509.

Application Forms

Required State Forms

  1. Can cannabis businesses now begin operating in Grand Junction?
  2. Who will permit cannabis businesses?
  3. What kinds of cannabis businesses may come to Grand Junction?
  4. Where can I find information about State laws related to cannabis?
  1. What other rules about cannabis are changed by these ballot questions?
  2. Where will cannabis businesses be allowed to operate?
  3. Can I improve my chances of securing a license for my cannabis business by working with the City before licenses applications are opened?
  1. Do measures 2A and 2B affect the operations of hemp businesses and CBD businesses?
  2. I previously operated or owned a medical marijuana business in the City of Grand Junction. Will new licenses be granted to former operators first?
  3. How will tax revenues collected from cannabis sales be utilized?
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