Buffer Zones
Cannabis Regulations
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
How Buffer Zones Rules Differ by Place
Avondale, AZ: Avondale Marijuana Facility 2,000-Ft Buffer
Heavy RestrictionsAvondale confines every medical marijuana dispensary, marijuana establishment and cultivation site to the General Industrial (A-1) zoning district, then requires a 2,000-foot buffer…
Hercules, CA: Hercules 1,000-Foot Marijuana Smoking Buffer
Heavy RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code Section 4-18.03(f)(3) makes it unlawful to smoke marijuana within 1,000 feet of any school, day care center, or youth center. The buffer does not apply on the…
San Marcos, CA: San Marcos Cannabis Use School Buffer
Heavy RestrictionsSan 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…
Arlington, TX: Cannabis Buffer Zones Limited to Medical CBD
Few RestrictionsTexas 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 RestrictionsBecause 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 RestrictionsDallas County has no recreational cannabis dispensary buffer-zone rules because Texas does not allow recreational dispensaries. Compassionate Use Program (CUP) sites face no…
Cities & Counties with Buffer Zones Rules
433 locations
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Other Cannabis Regulations Topics
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.
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.