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Chino, CA Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Heavy Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Zoning status
Banned in every zone citywide
Permits issued
None: zero licenses issued
Legal basis
Local opt-out under state law
Personal cultivation
Separately allowed indoors, Ch. 8.90

Summary

Chino bans commercial cannabis businesses, cultivation, processing, delivery, and dispensaries, in every zoning district and specific plan area citywide, and the city issues no permits or licenses for them.

1.Marijuana processing, marijuana delivery, and marijuana dispensaries shall be prohibited activities in all zones and specific plan areas in the city, except where the city is preempted by federal or state law from enacting a prohibition on any such activity.2.Cultivation of marijuana for any commercial or non-commercial purpose, including cultivation by a qualified patient or a primary caregiver, is expressly prohibited in all areas, zones and specific plan areas in the city. No person or entity, including a qualified patient or primary caregiver, shall cultivate any marijuana in the city, even for medical purposes.3.No use permit, variance, building permit, or any other entitlement, license, or permit, whether administrative or discretionary, shall be approved or issued for the activities of marijuana cultivation, marijuana processing, marijuana delivery, or the establishment or operation of a marijuana dispensary in the city.4.No person or entity shall conduct, cause, allow, permit or maintain a marijuana dispensary, marijuana cultivation, marijuana processing or marijuana delivery within the city, except where the city is preempted by federal or state law from enacting a prohibition on any such activity for which the use permit, variance, building permit, or any other entitlement, license, or permit is sought.5.Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to permit or authorize any use or activity which is otherwise prohibited by any state or federal law.D.Public nuisance.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).

Full Breakdown

Chino has opted out of commercial cannabis entirely. Zoning Code § 20.01.060(C) prohibits marijuana processing, delivery, and dispensaries in all zones and specific plan areas, and separately bars cultivation for any commercial or non-commercial purpose citywide (Ord. 2016-001, § 3, 2016). Chapter 5.65, adopted the following year, restates the ban as a general prohibition of commercial marijuana activity, medical or recreational, in all zones, and bars the city from issuing any related permit, license, or entitlement (§ 5.65.030, Ord. 2017-012, § 3, 2017). This zoning-wide ban is distinct from Chino's separate indoor personal cultivation exemption for up to six plants at a private residence under Chapter 8.90.030, which state law requires the city to allow.

Violations & Fines

Operating a commercial marijuana business is a misdemeanor and a declared public nuisance abatable by the city, and each day of continued operation is a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a cannabis dispensary or delivery service operate in any Chino zoning district?
No. Chino Municipal Code § 20.01.060(C) prohibits marijuana dispensaries, delivery, processing, and cultivation in all zones and specific plan areas citywide, and the city will not issue any permit or entitlement for them.
Does the zoning ban also stop someone from growing marijuana at home?
No. Chapter 8.90.030 separately allows indoor cultivation of up to six plants at a private residence, an exemption required by state law that the commercial zoning ban does not affect.

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