Cannabis Regulations in Avondale, AZ (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Avondale, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Avondale bans standalone recreational marijuana establishments outright, allowing them only for a dual licensee that already runs a co-located medical dispensary. Even then, Sec. 15-33 confines the business to a permanent building permitted under Section 13 of the Zoning Ordinance, with hours capped at 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and no drive-thru or on-site consumption.
Avondale Marijuana Establishment Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsAvondale City Code Secs. 15-31, 15-33 (Marijuana establishment prohibited; dual licensee exception / permitted nonresidential)
(a)To the fullest extent allowable by law, the operation of a marijuana establishment is prohibited in the city, except where authorized for a dual licensee who:(1)Operates both a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary and a marijuana establishment cooperatively in a shared location; and(2)Has not forfeited or terminated the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary license from the department...1...
Buffer Zones
Avondale confines every medical marijuana dispensary, marijuana establishment and cultivation site to the General Industrial (A-1) zoning district, then requires a 2,000-foot buffer from schools, parks, churches, libraries, childcare centers and drug rehab facilities under Sec. 28-312(B). The distance is measured property line to property line in a straight line.
Avondale Marijuana Facility 2,000-Ft Buffer
Heavy RestrictionsAvondale City Code Sec. 28-312(B) (Location restrictions; medical marijuana dispensaries and marijuana establishments)
B.Medical marijuana dispensaries, marijuana establishments and marijuana cultivation locations...shall meet the following minimum separation requirements, measured in a straight line from the closest property boundary line of the parcel containing the medical marijuana dispensary, marijuana establishment or marijuana cultivation location to the closest property boundary line of the parcel conta...
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