Henderson, NV Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- CUP required
- for every marijuana establishment type
- Hearing body
- City Council directly, no Commission step
- Dispensary-to-dispensary separation
- 5,280 feet
- School/park separation
- 1,000 feet
- Min. size
- 5,000 sf cultivation / 1,400 sf dispensary
Summary
Henderson requires every marijuana establishment, cultivation, infusion/manufacturing, testing lab, or dispensary, to win a City Council conditional use permit tied to the operator's Nevada state license, plus strict distance separations from schools, parks, and gaming halls.
All marijuana establishments require approval of a CUP. CUPs for marijuana establishments are only valid at a given location for the operator who obtains the Nevada State Certificate for the facility. The CUP approval shall expire and become null and void if the marijuana establishment operator loses or otherwise forfeits his or her State Certificate to operate that facility.
c. CUPs for marijuana establishments may only be submitted to Community Development and Services in conjunction with an application to the City Business License Department. A CUP application is not deemed complete and will not be scheduled for a public hearing until the City Business License application has been reviewed and approved in accordance with Business License marijuana establishment suitability criteria. Once deemed approved, a CUP will be scheduled for a public hearing.
d. CUPs for marijuana establishments may be approved only if they meet all of the “General” approval criteria of HMC Subsection 19.22.7.A and the standards of HMC Chapter 19.9, Use Regulations.
e. CUPs for medical marijuana establishments for cultivation, infusion and/or manufacturing and laboratories, approved prior to July 2017, shall be considered marijuana establishments. These approved sites, unless adding another establishment type to the existing site, shall not require any change to an approved CUP.
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Full Breakdown
No zoning district permits marijuana establishments by right; all require a conditional use permit that Council hears directly (no Planning Commission step) alongside a City business license application. The CUP is void if the operator loses its Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board certificate or the use sits idle over 90 days. Establishments must occupy a permanent building, no trailers, containers, or outdoor storage, meet minimum sizes (5,000 sq ft for cultivation, 1,400 sq ft for infusion/dispensary), and dispensaries must sit at least 5,280 feet from another dispensary and 1,000-1,500 feet from schools, parks, religious assembly, and gaming uses.
Violations & Fines
Operating without an approved CUP, after the CUP lapses from a 90-day shutdown, or after the operator's state certificate is revoked voids the zoning authorization; Community Development and the Business License Department enforce through code citations and license action.
Frequently Asked Questions
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