Cannabis Regulations in Akron, OH (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Akron, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Akron requires every medical marijuana cultivator, processor, dispensary, or testing lab to hold a city-issued local operating license on top of state authorization. City Code § 111.631 ties that license to proof the proposed site is zoned for the use as a conditional use under § 153.464 of the Zoning Code.
Akron Medical Marijuana Entity Licensing
Significant RestrictionsAkron City Code § 111.631(A), (C)(7)
No medical marijuana entity shall operate in the City of Akron unless the entity possesses a valid local operating license pursuant to this chapter and a valid state certificate of operation from the Ohio Department of Commerce, except as otherwise provided in this section. ... The proposed physical address of the applicant's medical marijuana entity and confirmation that the property is proper...
Buffer Zones
Akron bars a medical marijuana cultivator, processor, dispensary, or testing lab from locating within five hundred feet of a school, church, public library, playground, or park. City Code § 111.631(C)(8) requires the license application to include a map proving the site clears that buffer before any local license issues.
Akron Medical Marijuana 500-Foot Buffer
Significant RestrictionsAkron City Code § 111.631(C)(8); § 111.630(L)
A location area map of the area surrounding the proposed medical marijuana entity that establishes that the parcel of real estate on which the proposed facility will be located is at least five hundred feet from the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it a prohibited facility, as measured under Chapter 3796:5-5-01 of the Ohio Administrative Code. ... "Prohibited facility" m...
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