Newark allows licensed adult-use and medical cannabis dispensaries subject to the city's Zoning Code commercial-district standards. State law (Ohio R.C. 3780.13) requires dispensaries to be at least 500 feet from schools, public libraries, public playgrounds, and public parks.
Ohio R.C. 3780.13 sets a statewide 500-foot buffer between licensed cannabis dispensaries and schools, libraries, playgrounds, and public parks. Beyond that, dispensary zoning is local. Newark's Zoning Code (Ord. 08-33) typically permits retail uses in CSI (Commercial Service-Industrial) and OBCI (Office-Business-Commercial-Industrial) districts; cannabis dispensaries are a retail use subject to the same conditional-use or special-permit process as other retail. Newark has not enacted a citywide dispensary ban under R.C. 3780.31. Operators need an Ohio Division of Cannabis Control license before applying for any local zoning certificate of occupancy.
Operating an unlicensed dispensary is a felony under Ohio R.C. 3780.99. Zoning violations are §698.02 misdemeanors (up to $250/day).
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