California requires a 600-foot buffer between any cannabis retailer and schools, daycares, and youth centers, but because Anaheim bans all commercial cannabis activity citywide, the buffer rule has no licensed retailer to apply to.
California Business and Professions Code 26054 sets a default 600-foot separation between any state-licensed cannabis storefront and the boundaries of K-12 schools, day-care centers, and youth centers in existence at license issuance. Anaheim's complete commercial ban under Title 18 makes the buffer academically protective only, but it would govern instantly if the council ever lifted the ban. Sensitive uses around the Disneyland Resort, Anaheim Convention Center, and Angel Stadium would heavily constrain any future license map. Some neighboring cities like Santa Ana use stricter 1,000-foot buffers. Anaheim has no published cannabis sensitive-use map because no commercial cannabis is permitted.
Because Anaheim bans all commercial cannabis, buffer-zone enforcement is moot; opening any storefront triggers misdemeanor and nuisance penalties regardless of distance to schools.
Anaheim, CA
Anaheim Municipal Code Title 18 prohibits all commercial cannabis activity citywide including retail, cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing, and ...
Anaheim, CA
Anaheim prohibits all cannabis dispensaries — both medical (AMC 4.20) and recreational (AMC 4.100). Mobile dispensaries and delivery services are also banned...
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