Sioux Falls, SD Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed uses
- Dispensary or testing facility only
- Citywide cap
- 5 active dispensaries
- School buffer
- 1,000 feet minimum
- Hours
- 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
- Zoning approval
- Required before licensing
Summary
Sioux Falls allows only medical cannabis dispensaries and testing facilities, capped at five citywide, and requires full zoning and land-use approval before opening.
(a) Compliance. (1) All cannabis establishments...must comply with zoning and land use requirements and obtain all necessary zoning and land use approvals. ... (b) (1) No medical or other cannabis establishment, other than a medical cannabis dispensary or testing facilities, shall be permitted to operate within the jurisdictional limits of the city. (2) ...there shall be no more than five active medical cannabis dispensaries that may be registered by the state of South Dakota to operate within the jurisdictional limits of the city at any given time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-135: Current through local ordinance 54-26, passed 7-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
The city bars every type of cannabis establishment except a medical cannabis dispensary or testing facility: no cultivation or product-manufacturing facility may operate within city limits. Under SDCL 34-20G-56 the state may register no more than five active dispensaries inside Sioux Falls at any time. Every dispensary and testing facility must comply with zoning and land-use requirements, obtain zoning approvals, and sit at least 1,000 feet from a public or private school; a conditional use permit is often required and must clear the planning commission within 60 days.
Violations & Fines
Operating without required zoning/land-use approval or within 1,000 feet of a school blocks licensing; the city may inspect and revoke authorization for noncompliance under Ch. 121.
Frequently Asked Questions
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