Moreno Valley permits a limited number of licensed commercial cannabis businesses (retail, manufacturing, distribution, testing, and cultivation) in designated industrial and commercial zones with 600-foot buffers from schools, parks, and daycares.
Moreno Valley adopted a commercial cannabis regulatory program that allows licensed cannabis retail, manufacturing, distribution, testing, and indoor cultivation businesses subject to zoning and buffer restrictions. Under the city's ordinance, retail storefront and non-storefront (delivery) uses are limited to specified commercial and industrial overlay zones along the I-215 corridor and other identified districts. State law (Bus & Prof Code Section 26054) requires a 600-foot buffer from K-12 schools, day care centers, and youth centers, measured from property line to property line, and Moreno Valley applies that minimum. Operators need both a state license from the Department of Cannabis Control and a local Commercial Cannabis Business Permit issued by the city through a competitive application process, plus a Conditional Use Permit. Security plans, odor mitigation, and seed-to-sale track-and-trace compliance are mandatory. Public consumption, drive-through sales, and billboards within 15 miles of the state border are prohibited.
Specific penalty amounts for this ordinance are not published in a publicly accessible fine schedule. Contact Moreno Valley code enforcement directly for current fines, enforcement procedures, and hearing options.
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