Alhambra, CA Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Commercial cannabis facilities
- Prohibited citywide (§ 23.22.080)
- Only permitted model
- Medicinal delivery-only retailer, CUP required
- Allowed zone
- Industrial (I); not allowed in PO
- Required state license
- Type 9-M, Dept. of Cannabis Control
- Caregiver delivery hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. only
- Oversight
- Operations Plan approved by Police Chief
Summary
Alhambra prohibits commercial cannabis facilities, including retail dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution, in every zoning district under § 23.22.080. The single carve-out is a medicinal cannabis delivery-only retailer, which may operate only with a conditional use permit in the Industrial zone and a separate city permit, under an Operations Plan approved by the Police Chief.
(B) Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this section is to prohibit commercial cannabis facilities, except for medicinal cannabis delivery-only retailers established and operating in compliance with division (D) below and to regulate cannabis cultivation, as defined above, within the city limits... (C) Commercial cannabis facilities and cannabis deliveries. (1) Except as provided in division (D) below, commercial cannabis facilities are prohibited in all zones in the city. No person or entity may establish or operate a commercial cannabis facility within city limits.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 4851, passed 10-27-25).
Full Breakdown
080 of the Zoning Code states the city's intent to prohibit commercial cannabis facilities outright, citing the federal Controlled Substances Act and secondary crime impacts associated with cannabis businesses. Division (C)(1) makes it unlawful for any person or entity to establish or operate a commercial cannabis facility anywhere within city limits, and (C)(2) bars a property owner from letting a tenant use the property that way. , must use an unmarked vehicle, and may go only to a private home, apartment, or residential condominium. 020 lists that use as not allowed in the Professional Office (PO) district and conditionally permitted only in the Industrial (I) district.
The conditional use permit must incorporate an Operations Plan approved by the Police Chief, and the whole scheme carries a sunset clause: it automatically repeals if the state law compelling it, Business and Professions Code § 26320, is repealed or invalidated under § 26322.
Violations & Fines
Operating a commercial cannabis facility without the narrow delivery-only retailer permit is unlawful under § 23.22.080(C)(1)-(C)(2). The City Manager or designee can suspend or terminate a delivery-only retailer's privileges for violating the chapter, and unlicensed operators and complicit property owners are subject to the citywide general penalty of § 1.12.010, fined by Council resolution or jailed up to six months, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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