Gresham, OR Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Dispensary/retail districts
- CC, EC-PV, GI, HI, IND-SW, MC, NC, NC-PV, NC-SW, RTI-SW
- Grow/process/wholesale districts
- GI, HI, IND-SW only
- City-wide opt-out
- no, Gresham allows licensed businesses
- Max penalty
- $5,000 per day
Summary
Gresham confines marijuana dispensaries and retailers to specific commercial and industrial land use districts, and confines growers, processors, and wholesalers to industrial districts only, under its marijuana business registration code.
A marijuana business shall not be registered, or the registration shall not be renewed, if at the time of registration or renewal, the business is:
(i) a medical marijuana dispensary or a recreational marijuana retailer that is located within any land use districts other than Community Commercial (CC), Employment Center - Pleasant Valley (EC-PV), General Industrial (GI), Heavy Industrial (HI), Industrial - Springwater (IND-SW), Moderate Commercial (MC), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), Neighborhood Commercial - Pleasant Valley (NC-PV), Neighborhood Commercial - Springwater (NC-SW), Research/Technology Industrial - Springwater (RTI-SW);
(ii) a non-personal medical marijuana grow operation, a medical marijuana processor, a recreational marijuana producer, a recreational marijuana processor, or a recreational marijuana wholesaler that is located within any land use districts established by the Gresham Community Development Code other than General Industrial (GI), Heavy Industrial (HI), or Industrial - Springwater (IND-SW); or
(iii) a marijuana testing laboratory or a marijuana research facility unless located within a land use district as allowed by the Gresham Community Development Code.
(b) A marijuana business shall not be registered, or the registration shall not be renewed, if at the time of registration or renewal, the business is:
(i) within 1,000 feet of a school, child care facility, park, or religious institution; or
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Gresham Revised Code § 9.63.090(1)(a) blocks registration or renewal of a marijuana business sited outside approved land use districts. A medical marijuana dispensary or recreational marijuana retailer may only locate in Community Commercial, Employment Center-Pleasant Valley, General Industrial, Heavy Industrial, Industrial-Springwater, Moderate Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial-Pleasant Valley, Neighborhood Commercial-Springwater, or Research/Technology Industrial-Springwater districts. Growers, processors, and wholesalers are confined to General Industrial, Heavy Industrial, or Industrial-Springwater districts only; testing labs and research facilities must sit in a district the Community Development Code allows. Gresham has not opted out of state-licensed marijuana businesses citywide.
Violations & Fines
Registering or attempting to operate a marijuana business outside its approved land use district bars registration or renewal and violates GRC Article 9.63, subject to a fine up to $5,000 per day under § 9.63.130.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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