Upland, CA Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Municipal Code Ch. 9.48, adopted by Ord. 1910 (2016)
- City status
- Opted out; no dispensary licensing or zoning pathway
- Personal exemption
- Qualified patients may cultivate/possess/use indoors only
- Enforcement
- Civil/administrative nuisance abatement, injunction (§ 9.48.050)
- Default penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
Summary
Upland prohibits all marijuana-related uses and activities within city limits under Municipal Code Chapter 9.48, including dispensing, cultivation, manufacturing, and delivery. The city has not opted in to allow any commercial cannabis business, so no zone in Upland permits a marijuana dispensary, delivery service, or mobile dispensing operation to operate.
"Dispensary"shall mean any location where marijuana or devices for the use of marijuana are offered, either individually, or in combination, and includes retail sales. "Dispensary" includes delivery services, mobile dispensing and distribution. ... § 9.48.040. All marijuana-related use and/or activity prohibited. To the extent not preempted by state law, all marijuana related use and activity is prohibited in the city of Upland. This prohibition includes those marijuana related uses and activities set forth herein.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
040). 030 is written broadly to close loopholes: it covers "any location where marijuana or devices for the use of marijuana are offered," and expressly reaches delivery services, mobile dispensing and distribution, so a delivery-only or app-based cannabis business is banned the same as a storefront. 020 makes the ban apply to all property, public and private, within the city, and to indoor and outdoor activity alike, leaving no zone in Title 17 or specific-plan area in Title 18 where a licensed dispensary can locate.
775 and bars primary caregivers from cultivating indoors or outdoors anywhere in the city. 020(D) preserves the limits set by Kirby v. 4th 940 (2015), on how the city may prosecute or abate violations. Applicants seeking a cannabis retail permit in Upland should expect denial: the city has never adopted a licensing or zoning pathway for commercial cannabis activity.
Violations & Fines
Any property or business operated in violation of Chapter 9.48 is declared a public nuisance, abatable by the city through civil or administrative proceedings, including a restraining order or injunction (§ 9.48.050). Section 9.48.060 makes these remedies cumulative with zoning code enforcement and other legal or equitable actions. Absent a chapter-specific criminal penalty, a violation defaults to the citywide misdemeanor penalty of up to $1,000 and six months in jail under § 1.16.010.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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