All commercial cannabis businesses including dispensaries, delivery services, cultivation facilities, and manufacturing operations are banned in Thousand Oaks. The city has exercised its authority under Proposition 64 to prohibit all commercial cannabis activity within city limits.
Thousand Oaks has adopted a comprehensive ban on all commercial cannabis activities under its local authority granted by California Business and Professions Code Section 26200 (Proposition 64). This prohibition includes retail dispensaries, delivery-only operations originating within city limits, cultivation facilities, manufacturing, distribution, testing laboratories, and microbusinesses. No cannabis business licenses are issued. However, state-licensed delivery services based in other jurisdictions may deliver to Thousand Oaks addresses under California law, as local jurisdictions cannot prohibit deliveries from outside their borders (per BPC 26090). The city council has periodically reviewed the ban but has maintained it. The ban reflects community preferences expressed through public input processes.
Operating any commercial cannabis business in Thousand Oaks is a violation of the municipal code. Penalties include business closure, fines up to $1,000 per day, and potential criminal prosecution.
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