Sedona, AZ Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed districts
- CO and IN only
- Citywide cap
- No more than 2 dispensaries
- Operating hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- On-site use
- No consumption or smoking allowed
- Caregiver grow ban
- Within 25 miles of a dispensary
- Governing section
- SLDC § 3.3.C(19)
Summary
Sedona allows a medical marijuana dispensary, its off-site cultivation location, or a dual licensee only in the CO and IN zoning districts, and caps the total number of dispensaries citywide at two. Every applicant must also meet the Arizona Department of Health Services' licensing and security rules.
(19) Medical Marijuana Dispensary; Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Off-Site Cultivation Location, Recreational Marijuana Establishment Dual Licensee
a. Applicability
1. The minimum requirements of this section shall apply to all medical marijuana dispensary and medical marijuana dispensary off-site cultivation locations and dual licensee uses, as defined in Sedona City Code Section 8.60.020 where permitted in the CO and IN zoning districts. ... ... 7. The number of medical marijuana dispensaries within the Sedona City limits, if any, shall be limited to no more than two. Dual licensees may only operate at a medical marijuana dispensary.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Initiative Ordinance 2026-01, approved by voters at the July 21, 2026 election).
Full Breakdown
C(19)a of the Land Development Code confines a medical marijuana dispensary, an associated off-site cultivation location, and a dual licensee recreational marijuana establishment to the CO and IN zoning districts, and only where the underlying use is otherwise permitted. 020 and requires compliance with Arizona Department of Health Services regulations as they may be promulgated or modified. The section also folds in a caregiver protection: designated caregiver or qualifying patient home cultivation is prohibited in every zoning district if the grower is within 25 miles of a licensed dispensary.
The most consequential citywide limit sits in subsection c(7): the number of medical marijuana dispensaries within the Sedona City limits, if any, is limited to no more than two, and a dual licensee may only operate at one of those two dispensary locations, not as a freestanding third site. , bar drive-through service and outside vending machines, prohibit on-site consumption or smoking, and confine a dispensary to dispensing marijuana and marijuana products only, ruling out combination uses such as a bookstore, spa, restaurant, or coffee shop on the same premises.
Violations & Fines
Operating a medical marijuana dispensary, cultivation location, or dual licensee outside the CO or IN districts, exceeding the two-dispensary citywide cap, or running a prohibited on-site consumption lounge violates Section 3.3.C(19). A violation is enforceable under Section 1.7.A as a Class 1 misdemeanor or through the civil citation process in Section 1.7.B, and the City can seek an injunction under Section 1.7.C to shut down a noncompliant facility.
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Sources & Official References
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