Springfield, MO Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Districts
- HC, CS, RI, LI, GM and more
- Extra rule
- No adjacency to residential district
- Use status
- Permitted, not conditional
- License
- Annual business license required
Summary
Springfield permits marijuana cultivation, wholesale, testing, and manufacturing facilities as of-right uses in its commercial and industrial zoning districts, provided the site isn't adjacent to or across the street from a residential district.
(bb)Medical or comprehensive marijuana cultivation facility or microbusiness marijuana wholesale facility when not located adjacent to or across the street from any residential district. No facility shall be located within 1,000 feet of an existing elementary or secondary school, child day care center or church as prescribed and subject to all other requirements in section 36-474, marijuana and medical marijuana facilities.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 2 | Land Development Code: Supplement 9 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Springfield's zoning code lists marijuana and medical marijuana facilities as permitted uses, not discretionary conditional-use approvals, across its Highway Commercial (HC), Commercial Service (CS), General Retail (GR), Center City (CC), Commercial Street (COM), Restricted Industrial (RI), Light Industrial (LI), and General Manufacturing (GM) districts. Cultivation, wholesale, testing, and manufacturing facilities in the commercial and industrial districts carry an added siting condition beyond the standard school/day care/church buffer: the site can't be located adjacent to, or directly across the street from, a residential zoning district. Every facility type still needs an annual business license and must comply with Sec. 36-474's odor control, hours, and enclosure standards.
Violations & Fines
Locating a marijuana cultivation, wholesale, testing, or manufacturing facility adjacent to or across the street from a residential district, or outside the listed commercial and industrial districts, violates the zoning code's permitted-use conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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