Commercial cannabis activity - including retail dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and testing - is BANNED in unincorporated Sacramento County under SCC Ch. 6.88 and Zoning Code §3.4. No cannabis businesses can operate in Carmichael.
Sacramento County opted out of California's commercial cannabis licensing under Business & Professions Code §26200 by adopting an outright prohibition on all commercial cannabis activity in unincorporated areas. SCC Ch. 6.88 and Zoning Code §3.4 prohibit retail storefronts, delivery hubs, cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and testing labs in Carmichael. The City of Sacramento (separate jurisdiction) permits dispensaries. Carmichael residents can legally purchase cannabis from licensed dispensaries in the City of Sacramento or other licensed jurisdictions and have it delivered to Carmichael per state law - delivery operations themselves cannot be based in Carmichael.
Operating any commercial cannabis activity in unincorporated Sacramento County: misdemeanor under SCC §6.88 with fines up to $1,000 per day and possible six months jail. Civil nuisance abatement may also be sought. Each day of operation is a separate offense.
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