Cannabis Regulations in Glendale, AZ (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Glendale, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
Under Arizona Proposition 207 (Smart and Safe Arizona Act, A.R.S. 36-2852), adults 21 and older may cultivate up to six marijuana plants per person and no more than 12 plants per household. Plants must be grown in an enclosed area with a lock, not visible from a public place, and cultivation must occur at the person's primary residence. Glendale follows state law and has not enacted stricter local cultivation limits.
Glendale Home Cannabis Cultivation Rules
Some RestrictionsA.R.S. 36-2852
A. Except as specifically and expressly provided in sections 36-2851 and 36-2853 and notwithstanding any other law, the following acts by an individual who is at least twenty-one years of age are lawful, are not an offense under the laws of this state or any locality, may not constitute the basis for detention, search or arrest, and cannot serve as the sole basis for seizure or forfeiture of as...
Dispensary Zoning
Glendale confines marijuana dispensaries, cultivation sites, and manufacturing facilities to just three zoning districts: General Office, General Commercial, and Heavy Commercial. Even there, a marijuana establishment must clear steep distance buffers from other marijuana businesses, homes, and schools before the city will license it.
Glendale Marijuana Establishment Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsGlendale Code of Ordinances § 35.3.103.T
T.Marijuana Facilities1.Purpose. The purpose of this section is to implement Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 36, Chapter 28.1; entitled "Arizona Medical Marijuana Act" and Chapter 28.2; entitled "Responsible Adult Use of Marijuana".2.Marijuana Establishment. Marijuana Establishment shall be permitted only in the General Office (G-O), General Commercial (C-2), and Heavy Commercial (C-3) zoning d...
Buffer Zones
Glendale's zoning code keeps every marijuana dispensary, cultivation site and manufacturing facility at least 1,320 feet from homes and schools, 5,280 feet from any other marijuana facility, and bars any of them from sharing a wall with a child care center.
Glendale Marijuana Facility Buffer Zone Rules
Significant RestrictionsGlendale Code of Ordinances § 35.3.103(T)(2)
T.Marijuana Facilities...2.Marijuana Establishment. Marijuana Establishment shall be permitted only in the General Office (G-O), General Commercial (C-2), and Heavy Commercial (C-3) zoning districts, subject to the following conditions and limitations:...d.Shall not be located within five thousand two hundred eighty (5,280) feet of any other Marijuana Dispensary, Marijuana Dispensary Offsite Cu...
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