No cannabis dispensaries operate in Matthews or anywhere in North Carolina. State law prohibits marijuana sales. Hemp/CBD retail is legal and subject to standard commercial zoning in Matthews.
NC has not legalized medical or recreational marijuana, so no dispensary framework exists. Hemp-derived CBD products (under 0.3% Delta-9 THC) legal for retail sale under 2018 Farm Bill and NC Industrial Hemp Program. Matthews zones hemp/CBD stores as general retail in commercial districts via UDO. Contact Matthews at (704) 847-4411 for enforcement.
Operating a marijuana dispensary: felony drug trafficking under N.C.G.S. 90-95(h). Unlicensed hemp operations: NCDA civil penalties plus potential criminal charges.
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