Osceola County, FL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Section 14-170(a) ties the total number of medical marijuana treatment centers the county will authorize directly to population, capped at one certificate of approval for every 100,000 residents as certified by the most recent census or University of Florida demographic study, with an additional certificate authorized for each further 100,000 residents. A single dispensing organization may hold more than one certificate but cannot hold every available certificate when more than one exists (§ 14-170(b)). Once an operator holds a certificate, § 14-172(a) governs where it can actually dispense: the location must comply with the permitted uses of its zoning district, must sit in a multi-tenant building that is predominantly office or medical-office tenancy, more than 50 percent of the building's gross square footage, regardless of the zoning category otherwise applicable, and must fall outside all community redevelopment agencies and the West 192 Community Redevelopment Agency specifically.

A center must also clear the school/daycare and inter-center buffers of § 14-172(b) and obtain a separate premises authorization, renewed annually, before dispensing (§ 14-171). A certificate of approval does not substitute for other required permits, business-tax receipts, or development approvals (§ 14-168(b)), and premises authorization can be revoked under § 14-176 if the operator fails to comply with the article or its zoning conditions.