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Buffer Zones

Cannabis Regulations

Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.

3% permissive42% moderate4% strict(334 locations)

How Buffer Zones Rules Differ by Place

334 places covered15 strict139 moderate10 permissive

San Marcos, CA: San Marcos Cannabis Use School Buffer

Heavy Restrictions

San Marcos Municipal Code Section 5.54.030(h)(6) bars smoking, vaping, ingesting or possessing cannabis in public within 1,000 feet of a school, day care center or youth center…

Thousand Oaks, CA: Cannabis: Buffer Zones

Heavy Restrictions

A licensed cannabis retailer or testing lab in Thousand Oaks must sit at least 600 feet from any residentially used parcel, K-12 school, licensed daycare, or youth center: measured…

Miami-Dade County, FL: Medical marijuana dispensary buffer requirements

Heavy Restrictions

Florida preempts most local cannabis regulation under FL §381.986. Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers must locate at least 500 feet from public or private elementary, middle, or…

Arlington, TX: Cannabis Buffer Zones Limited to Medical CBD

Few Restrictions

Texas allows only low-THC medical cannabis under the Compassionate Use Program; Arlington has no recreational dispensary buffers because no recreational retail is lawful statewide.

Corpus Christi, TX: No Local Cannabis Buffer Zones

Few Restrictions

Because Texas authorizes only a small number of statewide Compassionate Use dispensaries, Corpus Christi has not adopted school or park buffer zones for cannabis retail. Recreational…

Dallas County, TX: No Dispensary Buffer Zones. No Recreational Cannabis in Texas

Few Restrictions

Dallas County has no recreational cannabis dispensary buffer-zone rules because Texas does not allow recreational dispensaries. Compassionate Use Program (CUP) sites face no…