Cannabis Regulations in Antioch, CA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Antioch, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Antioch has not opted out of commercial cannabis, but it confines every cannabis business to its Cannabis Business (CB) Overlay Zoning Districts and requires a City Council use permit for each one. Antioch Municipal Code § 9-5.3845 bars any other cannabis business or commercial cannabis use anywhere else in the city.
Antioch Cannabis Business Overlay Zoning
Significant RestrictionsAntioch Municipal Code § 9-5.3845(A), (B), (D)
A cannabis business may be established within any of the Cannabis Business (CB) Zoning Overlay Districts only under all of the following conditions: (A) A cannabis business may be established only under the conditions set forth herein. No other cannabis business or commercial cannabis use shall be allowed within the city except as authorized by this article. (B) A use permit from the ...
Buffer Zones
Antioch's cannabis overlay ordinance sets fixed buffers between cannabis retail and any "sensitive use," a defined term covering K-12 schools, licensed day care and youth centers, and city parks. Table B under Antioch Municipal Code § 9-5.3845(E) sets a 600-foot buffer in the CB 1 and CB 3 overlay districts and 200 feet in CB 2, measured property line to property line.
Antioch Cannabis Buffer From Sensitive Uses
Significant RestrictionsAntioch Municipal Code § 9-5.3845(E)
(E) The separation requirements for the Cannabis Business Overlay Zoning Districts shall be as described in Table B: TABLE B Overlay District Between Retail Uses From Sensitive Use CB 1 600' 600' CB 2 200' 200' CB 3 600' 600' (1) Notwithstanding § 9-5.3845(E), the city shall have the discretion to decre...
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