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Kissimmee, FL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Heavy Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 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.

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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

Can a medical marijuana dispensary open in Kissimmee?
No. Kissimmee City Code § 10-575 bans medical marijuana treatment centers citywide, using the local opt-out Florida law allows under F.S. § 381.986(11)(b).
Is it illegal to possess medical marijuana in Kissimmee?
No: the ban targets dispensing facilities, not patients. Section 10-576 protects possession of cannabis lawfully obtained from a licensed dispensary located outside the city.

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