Queen Creek, AZ Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Medical dispensary permit
- Conditional Use Permit, § 6.11.C
- Dispensary cap
- 1 per 10 registered pharmacies townwide
- Recreational marijuana establishments
- Prohibited townwide, § 6.12.D
- Dual licensee operations
- Also prohibited, § 6.12.D.2
- Dispensary hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Facility size limits
- 2,500 sq ft dispensary / 3,000 sq ft cultivation
Summary
Medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation sites and infusion facilities may locate in Queen Creek only with a Conditional Use Permit under Zoning Ordinance Section 6.11, capped at one dispensary per ten registered pharmacies townwide. Section 6.12 opts the Town out of recreational marijuana entirely, barring any adult-use Marijuana Establishment or dual licensee from operating in Town.
C. Conditional Use Permit, Site Plan, and Zoning Clearance. 1. Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan. All medical marijuana operations, including medical marijuana designated caregiver cultivation locations, medical marijuana dispensary offsite cultivation locations, medical marijuana dispensaries and medical marijuana infusion facilities shall require the approval of a Conditional Use Permit as set forth in Section 4.6-2 and pursuant to the criteria required in Sections 3.5 and Section 3.6 of this Ordinance. [...] D. Marijuana Establishment Prohibited. 1. To the fullest extent allowable by law, the operation of a Marijuana Establishment is not permitted in Town. 2. To the fullest extent of the law, the operation of a Marijuana Establishment ... by a Dual Licensee is not permitted in Town.
Full Breakdown
Zoning Ordinance Article 6 splits marijuana into two regimes and treats them very differently. 6. Approval also requires a zoning clearance, with an annual compliance certification the owner must renew before the anniversary of the original permit. The Town caps the total count at one medical marijuana dispensary for every ten registered pharmacies located within Queen Creek's corporate boundaries. Operating conditions are strict: activity must occur indoors in a permanent building, home occupations and drive-through service are barred, on-premises consumption and outdoor seating are prohibited, and a dispensary cannot exceed 2,500 square feet while a cultivation location tops out at 3,000 square feet.
m. 12 then opts the Town out of the adult-use market entirely: the operation of a Marijuana Establishment, meaning a state-licensed recreational retail or cultivation operation, "is not permitted in Town," and that ban extends by name to a Dual Licensee holding both a medical dispensary registration and a recreational establishment license. C.
Violations & Fines
Section 6.11.C.3 makes noncompliance with Arizona's medical marijuana statute or Department of Health Services rules grounds for revoking a dispensary's Conditional Use Permit, site plan and zoning clearance outright. Operating a recreational Marijuana Establishment or a Dual Licensee operation anywhere in Town violates Section 6.12.D regardless of any state license held. General zoning penalties under Section 2.6.H apply too: $250, then $500, then $2,000 for repeat offenses within twelve months, plus stop-work orders and permit revocation.
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