Flagstaff, AZ Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Marijuana establishments
- Prohibited citywide
- Exception
- Existing dual licensee, co-located dispensary
- Dual licensee requirement
- Must not forfeit either license
- Default violation class
- Petty offense, Flagstaff Municipal Court
- Enforcing agency
- Flagstaff Police Department
Summary
The City of Flagstaff prohibits marijuana establishments, the adult-use retail, cultivation and manufacturing licenses issued by the Arizona Department of Health Services, everywhere in the city under Flagstaff City Code § 6-10-001-0004. The single exception is a 'dual licensee' that already holds a co-located medical dispensary registration and has not given up either license.
The operation of a marijuana establishment is prohibited in Flagstaff, except where authorized for a dual licensee that: ... A. Is permitted by the State of Arizona to operate both a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary and a marijuana establishment at a shared location, and ... B. Has not terminated its status as a dual licensee with the Arizona Department of Health Services by forfeiting either its marijuana establishment license or nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration.
Full Breakdown
Flagstaff City Code § 6-10-001-0004 bans the operation of any marijuana establishment, defined by § 6-10-001-0002 as an Arizona Department of Health Services licensee authorized to run adult-use retail sales, off-site cultivation, or off-site manufacturing and packaging, anywhere within the City of Flagstaff. The only carve-out is for a 'dual licensee,' an entity that the State permits to operate both a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary and a marijuana establishment license at the same shared location, and that has not forfeited either the establishment license or the dispensary registration.
In practice this means Flagstaff never has stand-alone recreational marijuana stores, cultivation sites or product-manufacturing facilities; only an existing medical dispensary that has added the adult-use license on top of its registration at the same address may sell to the general adult-use market. Marijuana consumption, sale, cultivation and manufacture are separately barred on any property the City occupies, owns or controls under § 6-10-001-0003, and home cultivation is capped at six plants per adult, or twelve where two or more adults 21 or older live at the same residence, under § 6-10-001-0007.
A violation of the chapter's provisions is a petty offense heard in Flagstaff Municipal Court unless a different penalty is specified, per § 6-10-001-0009, and the Flagstaff Police Department is the enforcing agency under § 6-10-001-0010.
Violations & Fines
Operating a marijuana establishment in Flagstaff outside the dual-licensee exception is a violation of Chapter 6-10, adjudicated as a petty offense in Flagstaff Municipal Court under § 6-10-001-0009 unless the chapter specifies a different penalty. The Flagstaff Police Department enforces the chapter under § 6-10-001-0010, and the State's marijuana establishment license itself can also be at risk for operating outside the dual-licensee exception's terms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a new recreational marijuana store open in Flagstaff?
Does Flagstaff allow marijuana cultivation or manufacturing facilities?
What happens if a dual licensee gives up its medical dispensary registration?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Flagstaff
Compare Flagstaff to another location·View the Arizona cannabis regulations overview
See something wrong?
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.