Las Vegas, NV Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- School buffer
- 1,000 feet
- Daycare/park buffer
- 300 feet
- Worship buffer
- around 300 feet
- State framework
- NRS 678B
Summary
Las Vegas cannabis establishments must sit a minimum distance from schools, daycares, parks, and houses of worship. Title 19 zoning enforces 1,000-foot setbacks for dispensaries and shorter buffers for cultivation, production, and lounges.
airport, within 1,000 feet of a public or private school that provides formal education traditionally associated with preschool or kindergarten through grade 12 and that existed on the date on which the application for the proposed medical cannabis establishment was submitted to the Board, within 300 feet of a community facility that existed on the date on which the application for the proposed medical cannabis establishment was submitted to the Board or, if the proposed medical cannabis establishment will be located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, within 1,500 feet of an establishment that holds a nonrestricted gaming license described in subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 463.0177 and that existed on the date on which the application for the proposed medical cannabis establishment
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Full Breakdown
Under Las Vegas Municipal Code Title 19 and NRS 678B, marijuana retail establishments must locate at least 1,000 feet from any public or private school and 300 feet from licensed daycares, parks, or community facilities frequented by minors. Houses of worship typically have a 300-foot buffer. Cultivation and production sites face industrial-zone restrictions but smaller residential buffers, while consumption lounges authorized under AB 341 must follow dispensary-style separations. Buffer measurement runs from property line to property line, and special-use permits require neighborhood notice and Planning Commission review.
Violations & Fines
Operating inside a buffer, misrepresenting distances, or failing to maintain buffer compliance after a sensitive use opens triggers license review by the Cannabis Compliance Board and city revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far must a Las Vegas dispensary be from a school?
Do consumption lounges have the same buffers?
Sources & Official References
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