Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 25, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	GENERAL CANNABIS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001477009
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,965,421
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Entity Public Float			$ 17,375,978