Maple Grove, MN Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- School buffer
- 1,000 feet
- Day care/park buffer
- 500 feet
- Citywide retail cap
- 1 per 12,500 residents
- Applies to
- Cannabis retail uses
Summary
Maple Grove requires cannabis retailers to sit 1,000 feet from schools and 500 feet from day cares, parks, and athletic fields, and caps retail stores at one per 12,500 residents.
Cannabis business buffer means a 1,000-foot buffer from public and private schools and a 500-foot buffer from a day care, residential treatment facility, public park, or athletic field for cannabis retail uses.
Cannabis business retail limit means that cannabis retail uses shall be limited to one business per 12,500 residents.
Cannabis microbusiness is a cannabis business as defined in state statute.
Cannabis retail means an endorsed activity for a cannabis business, as described in state statute, where cannabis is sold directly to the public.
Cannabis retailer is a cannabis business as defined in state statute.
Carport means a canopy constructed of metal or other materials supported by posts, either ornamental or solid, and completely open on one or more sides.
Cellar means that portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is wholly or partly below grade and so located that the vertical distance from grade to the floor below is equal to or greater than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling.
Channel means a natural or artificial depression of perceptible extent, with a definite bed and banks to confine and conduct water either continuously or periodically.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 36-3 defines the "cannabis business buffer" applied to every cannabis retail use permitted under § 36-476 and § 36-519: a 1,000-foot separation from any public or private school, and a 500-foot separation from a day care, residential treatment facility, public park, or athletic field. The same section caps the number of cannabis retail businesses citywide at one per 12,500 residents through the "cannabis business retail limit."
Violations & Fines
A cannabis retail use sited inside the school or day care/park buffer, or opened after the city's per-capita retail limit is reached, does not qualify for zoning approval and can be denied or ordered to cease operating.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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