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Mount Prospect, IL Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Zoning status
Conditional use (C) in B-3 and I-1
Buffer from schools
Not within 100 feet of school, worship or hospital property line
Buffer between dispensaries
Not within 1,500 feet of another cannabis business establishment
Operating hours
6 A.M. to 10 P.M. as permitted by law
Photo ID
Required under twenty seven, showing date of birth
On-site consumption
Prohibited, which bars lounges and social spaces

Summary

The Village of Mount Prospect allows a cannabis dispensing organization only as a conditional use (C) in the B-3 and I-1 districts under Land Use Table 2 of § 14.604. Section 14.1704 bars a dispensary within 100 feet of a school, house of worship or hospital and within 1,500 feet of another cannabis business establishment.

3. Cannabis business establishments:

a. Cannabis Dispensing Organization: In those zoning districts in which a Cannabis Dispensing Organization may be located, the proposed facility must comply with the following:

(1) Facility may not be located within 100 feet of the property line of a pre-existing public or private or parochial school, primary or secondary school, churches, synagogues, mosques, or other houses of worship, or hospital. Learning centers and vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private school for purposes of this Section.

(2) Facility may not conduct any sales or distribution of cannabis other than as authorized by the Act.

(3) Facility may not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of another Cannabis Business Establishment.

Full Breakdown

Land Use Table 2 lists six adult-use cannabis business rows. Cannabis dispensing organization prints a C under B-3 and a C under I-1. The craft grower, cultivation center, infuser, processing and transporting rows each print a single C, under I-1. A separate row for Medical cannabis dispensing organization prints P under B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5 and B-5C and C under I-1. Every blank cell is a use the code does not permit.

The B-3 standard quoted here, § 14.1704 E.3.a, sets three tests. The facility cannot sit within 100 feet of the property line of a pre-existing public, private or parochial school, primary or secondary school, house of worship or hospital, and learning centers and vocational or trade centers do not count as schools. It cannot conduct sales or distribution of cannabis other than as the Act authorizes. And it cannot sit within 1,500 feet of the property line of another cannabis business establishment. The same three tests appear for I-1 in § 14.2104 F.3.c.

Section 14.1704 E.3.b lets the Village approve co-location of a dispensing organization with a craft grower or an infuser, or both, under the conditional use criteria, and the collocated establishments must be the sole use of the tenant space. Subsection c lets a medical dispensing organization that was lawfully operating in B-3 on the enactment date run a dispensing organization at the same location as a permitted use.

Operations are regulated in Chapter 11, Article XLI. Section 11.1215 lets a dispensing organization operate between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M. as permitted by law. Section 11.1209 requires a government issued photo identification showing date of birth before a sale to anyone under twenty seven. Section 11.1207 prohibits consumption on the premises, which bars cannabis lounges and social spaces. Section 11.1201 provides that if the Act is amended, the more restrictive of the state or local regulations applies.

Violations & Fines

A violation of Chapter 11, Article XLI is fined at the amount set in appendix A, Division III of the code for each offense, and each day a violation occurs or continues is a separate offense (§ 11.1213). The Village can proceed in Circuit Court instead of administratively. Under § 11.1212 the village manager can suspend a license or conditional use for up to sixty days or revoke it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can a cannabis dispensary locate in Mount Prospect?
Land Use Table 2 in § 14.604 marks Cannabis dispensing organization with a C under B-3 and under I-1. Both are conditional uses, so each dispensary needs Village approval under the conditional use process in § 14.203 F. The row is blank in every other business and industrial district.
How far must a dispensary be from schools and other cannabis businesses?
Under § 14.1704 E.3.a, a dispensing organization cannot be within 100 feet of the property line of a pre-existing school, house of worship or hospital, and cannot be within 1,500 feet of the property line of another cannabis business establishment. Learning centers and vocational or trade centers are not classified as schools.
Are cannabis lounges allowed in Mount Prospect?
No. Section 11.1207 prohibits consumption of any cannabis on business premises under the licensee's control and states that this restriction serves as a prohibition on Cannabis Lounge or Social Spaces. It also bars any business, including cannabis business establishments, from setting aside part of its square footage for them.
What hours can a dispensary operate?
Section 11.1215 A allows a dispensing organization to operate between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M. as permitted by law. Chapter 11, Article XLI adds other operating rules, including the requirement in § 11.1209 that buyers under twenty seven show a government issued photo identification with date of birth.
What penalties apply to a dispensary that breaks the rules?
Section 11.1213 sets a fine per offense from appendix A, Division III, with each day a separate offense, and allows the Village to sue in Circuit Court. Section 11.1212 lets the village manager suspend a license or conditional use for up to sixty days or revoke it.

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