Issue Briefs
Off-Premises Retail Liquor Licensing
This issue brief provides an overview of Colorado laws related to the retail sale of alcohol, including beer, wine, and spirits, in original sealed containers for off‑premises consumption.
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Staff Publications
Regulated Industry Hours of Operation Laws and Regulations
The memorandum provides a summary of the laws and regulations regarding the hours of operation for licensed liquor, marijuana, and limited gaming businesses.
Staff Publications
2022 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2021, the state received $86.6 million, which was used to determine distributions to MSA-funded programs for the Current FY 2021-22. This document presents a forecast...
Final/Annual Reports
2021 Marijuana Handbook
This publication provides an overview of marijuana laws in Colorado as well as marijuana licensing, marijuana in the state budget, regulations, federal law and jurisdictional issues, and additional resources.
Staff Publications
2021 Colorado Liquor Licensing Handbook
This handbook is designed to be a reference guide for legislators and the public on the topic of Colorado laws related to liquor licensing. It covers the three-tier regulatory structure; license and permit types; general licensing requirements; enforcement; taxes and fees; and recent...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2021 Liquor, Gaming, and Marijuana Legislation
During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly passed numerous measures related to the liquor, gaming, and marijuana industries.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Liquor, Tobacco/Nicotine, and Marijuana Legislation (2020)
In the 2020 session, the Colorado General Assembly considered the following measures related to the regulation of liquor, tobacco/nicotine, and marijuana.
Staff Publications
Regulation of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Study of Youth Use
This memorandum provides an overview of Colorado's regulatory framework for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).
Staff Publications
2020 Colorado Liquor Licensing Handbook
This handbook is designed to be a reference guide for legislators and the public on the topic of Colorado laws related to liquor licensing. It covers the three-tier regulatory structure; license and permit types; general licensing requirements; enforcement; taxes and fees; and recent...
Issue Briefs
Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (20-19)
The harmful effects of secondhand smoke and emissions from tobacco, marijuana, and electronic smoking devices continue to be an issue in Colorado. Since 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has classified secondhand tobacco smoke as a known cause of cancer. The Centers for Disease...
Issue Briefs
Colorado Marijuana Personal Cultivation Laws (19-10)
This issue brief provides an overview of Colorado’s laws, at both the state and local level, related to the personal cultivation of marijuana.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Liquor, Tobacco/Nicotine, and Marijuana Legislation (2019)
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills related to the regulation of liquor, tobacco/nicotine, and marijuana.
Staff Publications
2019 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2018, the state received $177.3 million, including a one‑time payment of $113.3 million pursuant to the Nonparticipating Manufacturers Adjustment Settlement Agreement...
Staff Publications
Overview of the Transition from 3.2 to Full-Strength Beer
This memorandum responds to your request for background information related to the January 1, 2019, transition to full-strength beer.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Marijuana Legislation (2018)
During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered bills relating to the regulation of both medical and recreational marijuana on topics such as taxes, research, use of medical marijuana, and marijuana business licensing.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Liquor Legislation (2018)
During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several bills to clarify practices related to events at which alcohol is auctioned or sold, redefined Japanese rice wine, and passed additional legislation related to the retail sale of low- and full-strength beer.
Staff Publications
2018 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2018, the state received $177.3 million, including a one-time payment of $113.3 million pursuant to the Nonparticipating Manufacturers Adjustment Settlement Agreement,...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Marijuana Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures recommended by an interim committee studying marijuana and measures related to taxes, the gray market, business licensing, the Governor’s Office of Marijuana Coordination, crimes, and private consumption clubs.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Liquor Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to the cleanup of Senate Bill 16-197, liquor licensees’ operations, wine, and higher education campuses.
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Marijuana Revenue in the State Budget
The memorandum describes how marijuana is taxed and how marijuana tax revenue is distributed. In FY 2016-17, state tax revenue from the marijuana industry totaled $211.1 million. Marijuana tax revenue is deposited in several different accounts. The General Assembly appropriated $100.5 million...
Staff Publications
Impacts of Senate Bill 17-267 on Special Districts
This memorandum presents the impact of Senate Bill 17-267 on special districts that previously assessed sales taxes on retail marijuana transactions.
09/26/2017
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
Local Government
Issue Briefs
Senate Bill 17-267, Concerning the Sustainability of Rural Colorado (2017)
Senate Bill 17-267, enacted during the 2017 legislative session, changes many aspects of fiscal policy for the state. This issue brief summarizes the bill’s principal components.
07/25/2017
Capital Construction
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Health Care & Health Insurance
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
State Revenue & Budget
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Budget Related Publications
2017 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. In April 2016, the state received $92.3 million. This memorandum presents the distribution of the 2016 payment and forecasts payments through 2019.
01/31/2017
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Health Care & Health Insurance
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
State Revenue & Budget
Other
Department of Revenue 2017 Regulatory Agenda
Presented to the Joint Finance Committee at its January 5, 2017, meeting.
01/19/2017
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Gaming, Lottery, & Racing
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
State Revenue & Budget
Final/Annual Reports
Legalized Marijuana Cost-Benefit Analysis Interim Study Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Legalized Marijuana Cost-Benefit Analysis Interim Study Committee