Shelby, MI Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Chapter 277, Marihuana Establishments, was adopted December 10, 2018 by Ordinance No. 20181210-1. 27956(1), under which a municipality may completely prohibit or limit the number of marihuana establishments within its boundaries. Shelby chose the full prohibition: the Village elects to prohibit marihuana establishments and otherwise prohibit the sale and purchase of marihuana within its boundaries. Because the ordinance is a blanket opt-out rather than a zoning-based limitation, there is no zoning district, overlay, or conditional-use permit anywhere in the village where a licensed marihuana retailer, grower, processor, or other establishment defined under the state act may lawfully locate; the prohibition applies village-wide rather than being confined to particular parcels or districts.

This distinguishes Shelby's approach from municipalities that instead cap the number of licenses or restrict marihuana businesses to specific commercial or industrial zones through their zoning ordinance. The single-section chapter contains no separate enforcement or penalty clause of its own, so any attempt to operate a marihuana establishment in violation of the opt-out would be addressed through the state licensing process, which will not issue a state operating license for a location in a municipality that has opted out under the Act.