Baltimore County, MD Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)

B. A cannabis dispensary may not be located within 500 feet of a public or private school or licensed day care center, and may not be located within 1,000 feet of another cannabis dispensary. C directs that all setbacks under Subsection B be measured from the nearest property line of the cannabis dispensary using a direct line to the nearest property line of the school, day care center, or other dispensary, meaning the buffer is a straight-line property-to-property measurement rather than a walking or driving distance.

and O-3 Zones, and only by special exception where those zones fall inside a Commercial Revitalization District. L. Zone located within a Chesapeake Enterprise Zone. Because the buffer runs from a dispensary's own property line, a site adjoining a school lot on one side but otherwise conforming to the zoning list will fail the 500-foot test even if the building entrance sits farther away, since the regulation measures from the nearest boundary line, not the building or the entrance.