21+ only
This site lists licensed cannabis retailers. You need to be 21 or over, or 18 and over with a valid medical cannabis card where your state allows it.
We pulled every dispensary Google lists across Colorado, kept the 257 that are open and licensed, and ranked them on a rating weighted by how many people actually left one. Top of the list is Social Dispensary Thornton at 5.0 stars.
Star averages on their own reward shops nobody has been to. A 4.9 from 340 people is a weaker claim than a 4.8 from 7,000, so every rating here is pulled toward the Colorado average in proportion to how few reviews sit behind it.
8310 Washington St, Denver
Newcomers get patient, friendly help here, and customers name the same budtenders again and again for guiding novice friends through a wide selection. Flower purchases come with chances to win, and regulars say the deals are worth the wait. Debit cards are accepted.
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19201 E Colfax Ave, Aurora
Budtenders here take the time to answer every question and make sure shoppers understand what they are buying. Regulars mention fun, fragrant strains and staff who share details they did not know before. The team stays friendly and professional, which keeps regulars loyal to this location.
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2648 Patterson Rd C, Grand Junction
A recent remodel has the room looking sharp, and service stays quick with plenty of options on the shelves. Budtenders walk through edibles in real detail and are patient with shoppers buying for the very first time. It is a cash-only small business, so bring cash.
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2117 Larimer St, Denver
Concentrates are the specialty, with shoppers calling the selection the best in Denver. Visitors flying in say it makes an easy, friendly first stop, and Binske sits on the shelf alongside pre-rolls, vapes, gummies and topicals. Expect staff to hold your ID while you shop.
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4690 Brighton Blvd, Denver
Small, intimate and homey is how regulars describe this neighborhood shop, and it sits just off I-70 for an easy stop. Budtenders are kind and informative, and the flower menu offers a good variety to choose from. Regulars also point to strong deals.
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Every Colorado city we found licensed shops in, with how many are on the list.
Because a star average hides how many people stood behind it. Every shop's rating is shrunk toward the Colorado mean in proportion to its review count, so a shop needs both a high score and real volume to reach the top. The weighted figure is printed on every entry next to the raw one.
Google Maps, pulled fresh and filtered to shops that are open, licensed and listed under a cannabis category. Anything permanently or temporarily closed is dropped, as is anything that turned up in the search but sits outside Colorado.
Because we have not read them yet. Menu data lives behind each shop's ordering platform and licence numbers live on the state register, and neither is published here until it has been pulled from the source rather than guessed.
Quarterly. Ratings move, shops close, and a list that is not re-checked becomes a directory of places that used to be good.
Dosing, terpenes and what to actually ask at the counter.