Natural Leaf Colorado Springs (2024)

FAQs

What cities in Colorado do not allow dispensaries? ›

Douglas County and all of the cities and towns that comprise DC (Parker, Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Franktown, and Sedalia) do NOT allow dispensaries but it IS legal to have and smoke pot within Douglas County.

The cost of living in Colorado Springs, CO is 2% higher than the state average and 8% higher than the national average. Colorado Springs, CO housing is 12% more expensive than the U.S average, while utilities are about 2% less pricey.

As you can see, there's SO much to do in Colorado Springs that one weekend would never be enough to see it all. You can customize your 3-day Colorado Springs itinerary based on what interests you.

Colorado Commercial Grow License Cost

The license application fee for growers, processors, and dispensaries is $2,500. This cost is per facility AND per license type. Renewal occurs every year and is $2,500 each.

Yes, you can visit multiple dispensaries in a single day. Colorado does not limit the number of dispensaries you can shop at in a given day. However, you must abide by the daily purchase limits.

Since voters declined to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs in November 2022, dispensaries in town have started to close as proponents of the ballot question predicted. The number of medical marijuana dispensaries in town is down from 114 to 96 since the ballot question, city data shows.

A livable wage is the hourly wage that a worker needs to earn in order to afford basic necessities, such as housing, food, transportation, and healthcare. The livable wage in Colorado Springs is estimated to be $17.29 per hour for a single adult, and $30.64 per hour for a family of four.

The average monthly crime rate in Colorado Springs has fallen by 15.9% from 7.1 per 1,000 residents in 2010 to 6.0 in 2022. As of 2022, Colorado Springs' crime rate is 7.7% higher than Colorado's.

The foothills of the Rockies are a pristine example of beautiful locations for outdoor recreation. Colorado Springs is best known for Garden of the Gods, a massive National Natural Landmark with biodiversity as it sprawls from the grasslands up into the mountains.

What is the best thing about living in Colorado Springs? ›

There are mountain views aplenty, given that you are living near Pikes Peak. In Colorado Springs, you have the ability to play outside most of the year and enjoy recreational sports like downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and even sledding for kids of all ages.

Dress in layers

The temperature in Colorado Springs can keep you on your toes. During the day, the sunshine keeps everything nice and warm while our evenings bring in cool, crisp air. Heading to the top of Pikes Peak? Temperatures at the top of the mountain are usually 30-40 degrees cooler than at the base.

Up to six plants are allowed per Colorado resident over age 21, with as many as three plants flowering at one time. Don't forget that counties and municipalities can pass stricter laws. For example, Denver limits a home grow to 12 plants, even if there are three or more adults over age 21 in the residence.

As of Jun 30, 2024, the average hourly pay for a Master Grower in Colorado is $62.18 an hour.

Anyone who wishes to “possess, cultivate, dispense, transfer, transport, offer to sell, manufacture, or test regulated marijuana” must be licensed by the state, or “badged.”

Dispensaries generally take their licenses seriously and are extraordinarily careful about adhering to state standards, so your identification will be checked by a security guard before you are admitted into the main sales area.

Maloney said it's different from state law that allows municipalities to not allow marijuana dispensaries. It is illegal to consume or use retail and medical marijuana in public places in Parker, according to local police.

But more than any other factor, Colorado's market has been sapped by the rapid spread of legalization across the country. Neighbors New Mexico and Arizona are among the 24 states with their own adult-use legal marijuana markets, wreaking havoc on the business plans of dispensaries on Colorado's southern border.

Per Section 53-42 of Article III of the Arvada City Code, non-medical marijuana businesses, including retail marijuana stores, may not be established within the city's municipal borders. It is prohibited for any person to operate, permit, or cause to be operated a marijuana dispensary in the City of Arvada.