Marijuana social equity

Denver's marijuana social equity program reserves store, transporter, cultivation, manufacturing, and hospitality licenses for social equity applicants until July 1, 2027. There is no cap on the number of licenses available to social equity applicants.

Under the program, only social equity applicants may deliver marijuana to consumers. They must hold a marijuana transporter license and delivery permit issued by the City of Denver.

Please see below for answers to frequently asked questions about marijuana licenses. If you have a question about Denver's marijuana licensing policy that is not answered below, please email marijuanainfo@denvergov.org.

The state social equity criteria changed on Feb. 1, 2025. The state legislature adopted these changes in Senate Bill 24-076. Denver's social equity criteria changed in May 2025 to align with state criteria. Denver's social equity criteria can be found in section 6-204 of the Denver marijuana code.