Kissimmee, FL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- City stance
- Total ban, no exceptions
- Legal basis
- F.S. § 381.986(11)(b) opt-out
- Annexed operations
- 180-day wind-down period
- Patient possession
- Still lawful if bought elsewhere
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 2961, August 2017
Summary
Kissimmee bans medical marijuana treatment centers outright: no dispensing, cultivation, or processing facility may locate anywhere within city limits under this local opt-out ordinance.
Senate Bill 8-A preempts the regulation of cultivation, processing and delivery of marijuana by medical treatment centers to the state except that a county or municipality may, by ordinance, ban medical marijuana treatment dispensing facilities from being located within the boundaries of that municipality. ... Medical marijuana treatment centers shall not be permitted within the municipal limits of the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Using the opt-out authority Florida gives cities under F.S. § 381.986(11)(b), Kissimmee's city commission prohibited medical marijuana treatment centers, the state-licensed entities that cultivate, process, and dispense medical cannabis, anywhere within the municipal limits. There is no zoning district, conditional use permit, or buffer scheme that allows one to locate in the city; the ban is citywide and total. A dispensary already operating lawfully outside the city that is later annexed in may continue for up to 180 days before it must cease. Patients may still lawfully possess cannabis obtained from a licensed dispensary located outside Kissimmee.
Violations & Fines
Operating a medical marijuana treatment center, cultivation, processing, or dispensing, anywhere inside Kissimmee city limits; a prior lawful operation on later-annexed land gets only 180 days to close.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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