Dublin, CA Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Dispensaries
- Prohibited citywide, DMC § 5.58.020
- Commercial cannabis businesses
- All types banned, §§ 5.58.050, 5.58.070
- Personal indoor grow limit
- 6 plants per residence
- Grow structure setback
- 10 feet from property line
- Outdoor personal cultivation
- Prohibited, § 5.58.080
Summary
Dublin, Alameda County, California prohibits every form of commercial marijuana business, both medical and nonmedical, anywhere in the city, including dispensaries, delivery, and cultivation for sale, under Chapter 5.58 of its municipal code.
5.58.020 Operation of medical marijuana dispensaries prohibited. No person shall operate or permit to be operated a medical marijuana dispensary in or upon any premises or property in the city. ... 5.58.050 Operation of commercial medical marijuana businesses prohibited. No person shall operate or permit to be operated a commercial medical marijuana business in or upon any premises or property in the city. ... 5.58.070 Operation of commercial nonmedical marijuana businesses prohibited. No person shall operate or permit to be operated a commercial nonmedical marijuana business in or upon any premises or property in the city.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2-26, passed March 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
58, Marijuana Regulations, closes the door on commercial cannabis in Dublin section by section. 040 bars medical marijuana delivery. 070 mirror the same prohibitions for nonmedical marijuana delivery and any commercial nonmedical marijuana business licensed under Business and Professions Code Section 26000 et seq. 080. 090: up to six plants per private residence regardless of the number of occupants, grown only in an approved residential structure or a fully enclosed and secure accessory structure set back at least 10 feet from any property line and screened by a solid fence at least 6 feet tall, with grow lights capped at 1,000 watts each, no gas equipment or generators, mandatory odor-control ventilation, a fire extinguisher on site, and no exterior evidence visible from the public right-of-way.
Because Dublin has opted out of licensing storefront, delivery, or cultivation-for-sale cannabis businesses entirely, there is no local zoning map or land-use permit path for a dispensary anywhere in the city; state licensing under Business and Professions Code Division 10 does not override a city's authority to ban commercial cannabis outlets.
Violations & Fines
Operating a prohibited dispensary, cultivation, or delivery business is enforceable as a public nuisance and code violation, subject to the city's general nuisance abatement and infraction/misdemeanor penalties under Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 1.04, in addition to any state licensing enforcement action.
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Sources & Official References
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