Downey, CA Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Downey has fully opted out of commercial cannabis rather than zoning it into any district. 04 makes it unlawful for any person or entity to own, manage, conduct, or operate a commercial cannabis establishment or activity, or to participate in one in any capacity, including as an employee, contractor, agent, volunteer, primary caregiver, or qualified patient, anywhere in the City of Downey. 06 separately bars owning, managing, conducting, operating, or assisting in the operation of any commercial cannabis establishment within city limits, closing off any argument that assisting rather than operating falls outside the ban.

08 extends the prohibition to delivery, making it unlawful to deliver medical or non-medical marijuana or marijuana products, including marijuana-infused tinctures or baked goods, to or from any location in the City, which forecloses the workaround some cities allow of permitting delivery-only businesses based elsewhere. , in order to protect public health, safety, and welfare and avoid the secondary impacts such facilities can bring. 14, which allows federally funded, FDA- and DEA-approved research storage and testing conducted with a hospital or university and licensed by the California Department of Public Health. There is no path, by-right or discretionary, to open a dispensary, cultivation operation, manufacturing site, or delivery hub in Downey.