Lee's Summit, MO Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- City license
- Director of Finance
- State license
- DHSS required
- Buffer
- 1,000 ft school/daycare/church
- Local sales tax
- 3% (2023)
- Hours
- 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays
Summary
A Lee's Summit dispensary needs a state DHSS license and a city marijuana dispensary business license, must sit in an appropriate zoning district, and cannot be within 1,000 feet of a school, day-care, or church. A 3% local sales tax applies.
No new medical marijuana facility or marijuana facility shall be sited within 1,000 feet of any then-existing elementary or secondary school, child day-care center, or church.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 55 | Unified Development Ordinance: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
Marijuana dispensaries operate under two local ordinances. Ordinance 9592 (Code Sec. 28-222) requires a city dispensary business license from the Director of Finance, issued only after confirming the state Department of Health and Senior Services license is in good standing and the site sits in an appropriate zoning district. UDO Sec. 6.395 governs siting: no facility may be in a building containing a residence, operations and storage must be fully enclosed, an odor-control plan is required, and no new facility may be sited within 1,000 feet of any existing school, child day-care center, or church. Facilities may open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays. Voters approved a 3% local sales tax on adult-use marijuana in April 2023.
Violations & Fines
Operating a dispensary without the city business license, outside an allowed zoning district, or inside the 1,000-foot buffer violates Sec. 28-222 and UDO Sec. 6.395. The city can deny or refuse to renew the license and pursue enforcement alongside DHSS.
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