Pank RiNo is now open at 3100 Blake Street, in the former RiNo Supply Co. space, which closed in 2025. Westword reported that owners Michael Merino, Joh Caraluzzi and Mike Melton took over the property in June and finished renovating it in less than six months. The shop also installed a window for customers to pick up pre-orders.
How the shop plans to build its business
The owners plan to make Pank RiNo the flagship for Dank by Pank, their commercial cultivation business. The grow paused as it moved to a new Northfield facility, with the owners expecting its flower to return to stores by next year, according to Westword. Planned strains include Blue Dream, East Coast Sour Diesel, Golden Goat and Super Lemon Haze. Merino said the company’s genetics have been processed through tissue culture and that it hopes to develop one of Colorado’s largest sativa strain libraries.
For now, the store stocks products from 710 Labs, Green Dot Labs and Single Source, Westword reported. Pank RiNo holds both medical and recreational licenses. Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division provides a license lookup tool for checking license information.
How the owners think about product quality
Westword reported that Melton does not consider a high THC figure, on its own, a measure of a better experience. Merino said he wants to have tried every product the shop sells, whether it comes from Dank by Pank or another grower.
The shop’s design and opening plans
Merino told Westword that the interior takes inspiration from Flamingo Beach in Aruba. The outlet described a floor designed to evoke sand and water, alongside pink finishes, nighttime lighting, dock ropes and a wooden bridge. Local artist Tristan Minton, known as pager.one, customized the bathrooms. The owners are planning an exterior neon pink-flamingo sign, pending city approval; Denver’s sign-permit page explains how to apply for approval.
The owners are planning a grand-opening event tied to 4/20 next spring, Westword reported.
A softer market for Colorado cannabis
MJBizDaily reported that Colorado’s annual adult-use marijuana sales have declined steadily since reaching $2.2 billion in 2021; last year’s $1.4 billion total was the lowest since 2016. Citing Colorado Department of Revenue data, the publication also reported that medical and recreational dispensary sales totaled $209.9 million in January and February, down roughly 9% from the $229.8 million recorded in the same months of 2024. The figures put Pank RiNo’s opening in the context of a market that has contracted from its peak.
