Thousand Oaks bans all commercial cannabis activity citywide, including dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing, and delivery operations. Proposition 64 lets cities prohibit commercial activity locally.
After California voters passed Proposition 64 in 2016 legalizing adult-use cannabis, the Thousand Oaks City Council adopted ordinances banning all commercial cannabis activity within city limits. The ban extends to retail dispensaries, indoor and outdoor cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing laboratories, microbusiness operations, and storefront delivery hubs. Proposition 64 explicitly preserves local authority to prohibit commercial cannabis under Business and Professions Code Section 26200. Most affluent Conejo Valley cities including Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, and Calabasas adopted similar bans. State-licensed delivery from outside the city remains legal under Bureau of Cannabis Control rules per the 2020 court ruling.
Operating an unlicensed cannabis business in Thousand Oaks triggers daily fines up to twenty-five thousand dollars under state law, plus city zoning enforcement and possible criminal charges.
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