Champaign, IL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Dispensary districts
- CG, CB1, CB2, CB3 only
- Craft grower districts
- All eight listed districts, CG through I2
- Cultivation center districts
- I1 and I2 only
- State/local conflict rule
- More restrictive of state or local law applies
- Governing section
- Champaign Municipal Code Sec. 37-623, Table XI-G
Summary
Champaign permits licensed cannabis dispensaries by right in its CG, CB1, CB2, and CB3 commercial districts under Table XI-G of Sec. 37-623; craft growers may locate in any of eight zoning districts. Where city rules and the state Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act conflict, Sec. 37-621 applies whichever standard is more restrictive.
Sec. 37-623. - Permitted Locations. Cannabis Business Establishments are permitted uses in the following zoning districts in accordance with Table XI-G: Table XI-G Permitted Zoning Districts for Cannabis Business Establishments: CG CB1 CB2 CB3 CI IBP I1 I2. Dispensary: P P P P (CG, CB1, CB2, CB3). Craft Grower: P P P P P P P P (all districts). Cultivation: P P (I1, I2). P=Permitted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
Division 8 of the zoning chapter regulates the 'time, place and manner' of cannabis business establishments under Sec. 37-620, implementing the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Sec. 37-621 sets the applicability rule: wherever the local ordinance and state law differ, or state law is later amended, the more restrictive of the two controls. Sec. 37-622 imports the Act's license categories directly into the zoning code: Cannabis Business Establishment, Craft Grower, Cultivation Center, Dispensary, Infuser, Processor, and Transporter, each defined by reference to the State-issued license that authorizes it.
Sec. 37-623 and Table XI-G then map those use types onto eight zoning districts. A Dispensary is a permitted use only in CG (Commercial General), CB1, CB2, and CB3 (Central Business) districts; it is not permitted in CI, IBP, I1, or I2. Infusers, Processors, and Transporters are permitted only in the industrial and business-park districts, CI, IBP, I1, and I2. Cultivation Centers are limited to I1 and I2. A Craft Grower has the broadest reach and is a permitted use in all eight listed districts, from CG through I2.
Sec. 37-624 conditions every use on state licensure: the operator must supply the Planning and Development Department a copy of the State-approved license and the license application documentation required by the Act before the local use is authorized, and the establishment must comply with all statutory requirements of the Act throughout its operation.
Violations & Fines
An establishment operating in a district not listed as 'Permitted' on Table XI-G, such as a dispensary sited in an industrial district, is an unlawful zoning use subject to the City's general zoning enforcement under Chapter 37. Operating without providing the State-approved license and application documentation to the Planning and Development Department as required by Sec. 37-624 is a separate violation of the performance standards.
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