Medical Marijuana Registry rulemaking

New rules effective Dec. 15, 2025

On Oct. 15, 2025 the Board of Health adopted new rules to align 5 CCR 1006-2, Medical Use of Marijuana with new statutory changes. The final rules will be available on the Secretary of State's website closer to the effective date.  

Summary of the changes  

House Bill 25-1296 recently passed, and now pursuant to CRS 25-1.5-106 (16)(a), we can accept copies of federal tax returns received from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from applicants who are requesting a fee waiver. 
 

If you are requesting a fee waiver you can now submit: 

• A copy of a certified Colorado tax return for the current tax year, or
• A copy of a federal tax return received from the IRS.

Review rulemaking materials 

Review all rulemaking materials (PDF) - updated Oct. 2 this contains the Statement of Basis and Purpose, Regulatory Analysis, and proposed changes. There were no substantive changes since the request for rulemaking hearing in August. 

Proposed changes with strikethroughs (PDF) updated July 21 this shows the edits to the rule. Deleted language has been striked out and new language is underlined. There were no changes since the rulemaking hearing in August. 

Clean copy of proposed changes (PDF) updated July 21 this shows how the rule would read if the changes are adopted. There were no changes since the rulemaking hearing in August. 

Rulemaking schedule

June/July, 2025 - early stakeholder engagement begins. You’ll be able to share your feedback on the changes.
Aug. 20, 2025 - Request for Rulemaking Hearing
Oct. 15, 2025 - Rulemaking hearing
Dec.15, 2025- Rules effective 

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