1 Colo. Code Regs. § 212-3-3-245

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 1 CCR 212-3-3-245 - Selling and Serving Regulated Marijuana - Hours of Operation

Basis and Purpose - 3-245

The statutory authority for this rule includes but is not limited to sections 44-10-202(1)(c), 44-10-203(1)(k), 44-10-203(2)(dd)(XIII), 44-10-609(1), 44-10-610(1), and 44-10-301(3)(b) C.R.S. Authority also exists in the Colorado Constitution at Article XVIII, Subsection 16(5)(f). The purpose of this rule is to establish hours of operation requirements for Regulated Marijuana Businesses. The State Licensing Authority modeled this rule after the Colorado Department of Revenue's liquor rules. This Rule 3-245 was previously Rules M and R 308, 1 CCR 212-1 and 1 CCR 212-2.

A.Hours of Operation.

1. Medical Marijuana Stores and Retail Marijuana Stores shall not sell or serve Regulated Marijuana between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., Mountain Time, Monday through Sunday.

2. Retail Marijuana Hospitality and Sales Businesses shall not sell Retail Marijuana or permit the consumption or use of Retail Marijuana on its Licensed Premises, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., Mountain Time, Monday through Sunday.

3. Marijuana Hospitality Businesses shall not permit the consumption or use of marijuana on its Licensed Premises, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., Mountain Time, Monday through Sunday.

4. Regulated Marijuana Businesses with a valid delivery permit shall not make or complete deliveries of Regulated Marijuana at any time between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., Mountain Time, Monday through Sunday. Regulated Marijuana Businesses with a valid delivery permit may accept orders for delivery 24 hours a day, Monday through Sunday.

B.Local Jurisdictions May Further Restrict Hours. Nothing in this Rule shall prohibit a Local Jurisdiction from further restricting hours of operation within its jurisdiction.

1 CCR 212-3-3-245

42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020

43 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 1/1/2021

44 CR 07, April 10, 2021, effective 5/1/2021

44 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 8/1/2021

44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/1/2022

45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 12/1/2022