Cannabis Regulations
Home cultivation rules and dispensary zoning regulations.
Everything about local cannabis law starts with the state framework. Legal states typically hand their cities an opt-out, so one town hosts dispensaries while its neighbor bans commercial cannabis entirely, and both are following the same state statute. Buffer distances from schools and parks, license caps, and industrial-corridor zoning are the standard local toolkit.
In prohibition states there is usually nothing municipal to cite at all. State criminal law occupies the field, and a city ordinance would be surplus.
All 50 States: Cannabis Regulations at the State Level
Each tile shows the strongest state-level rule for that state. Click a state to see its full statewide rules and how local cities are constrained.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
What's Covered
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
Social Equity Licensing
Programs that prioritize cannabis licensing for residents harmed by the war on drugs, including LA's Social Equity Program tiers and qualification rules.
Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Cannabis Delivery Rules
Rules governing cannabis delivery, whether home delivery is permitted, vehicle requirements, and how cities can regulate or ban delivery services.
Personal Cultivation Limits
Maximum number of plants residents may grow at home for personal use, indoor-vs-outdoor rules, and visibility/odor mitigation requirements.