Sunnyvale prohibits all commercial cannabis retail activity including dispensaries, delivery-only businesses, cultivation, manufacturing, and testing within city limits.
The City of Sunnyvale has adopted a comprehensive ban on all commercial cannabis activity within city limits. Sunnyvale Municipal Code prohibits the establishment and operation of any cannabis dispensary, retail storefront, delivery-only licensee, commercial cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, microbusiness, or testing laboratory. This ban was confirmed by the City Council and reaffirmed multiple times since the passage of Proposition 64. While Proposition 64 legalized adult-use cannabis statewide, Business and Professions Code Section 26200 grants cities the authority to ban or regulate commercial cannabis activity within their jurisdictions. State-licensed cannabis delivery services based in other cities may still deliver to Sunnyvale residents under current interpretations of state law, but no delivery operator can base its operations within Sunnyvale. Residents seeking legal cannabis retail access must travel to jurisdictions such as San Jose, Mountain View, or Oakland that license dispensaries. Any unlicensed cannabis operation in Sunnyvale is subject to civil and criminal enforcement.
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