Cannabis Regulations in Fort Myers, FL (2026)

Dispensary Zoning

Florida has only medical marijuana — no adult-use recreational sales and no home cultivation. Under Florida Statutes 381.986(11), cities and counties have a binary choice: either ban Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) dispensing facilities outright, OR allow them under zoning rules NO MORE RESTRICTIVE than the rules for pharmacies licensed under Chapter 465. The City of Fort Myers enacted a temporary moratorium in December 2017 that expired July 1, 2018; one MMTC (Curaleaf at the Fowler Street / Colonial Boulevard area) had been approved before the moratorium and operates today. Permit/license fees may not exceed pharmacy fees. State buffer: MMTCs may not be located within 500 feet of a public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school.