Cannabis Regulations in Goodyear, AZ (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Goodyear, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
Under Proposition 207, adults 21+ may grow up to 6 cannabis plants at home, or 12 for households with 2+ adults. Plants must be in an enclosed, locked area out of public view. Goodyear Code Section 11-1-38 regulates marijuana within the city.
Goodyear Cannabis Home Cultivation
Some RestrictionsA.R.S. § 36-2852
(a) Not more than twelve plants are produced at a single residence where two or more individuals who are at least twenty-one years of age reside at one time. (b) Cultivation takes place within a closet, room, greenhouse or other enclosed area on the grounds of the residence equipped with a lock or other security device that prevents access by minors. (c) Cultivation takes place in an area where...
Dispensary Zoning
Goodyear requires a Zoning Permit before any medical marijuana dispensary opens, and the Zoning Administrator must approve the application first. Dispensaries are capped at 2,500 square feet, confined to a permanent building, limited to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. hours, and barred from drive-through service. The same permitting and size standards apply to combined medical/recreational 'dual facility' stores under a parallel section.
Goodyear Medical Marijuana Dispensary Zoning
Some RestrictionsGoodyear Zoning Ordinance § 3.11.28(A), (C)
An application for the establishment of a medical marijuana dispensary must be submitted, reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator, or his or her, designee prior to the issuance of a Zoning Permit by the City for the proposed establishment. ... The medical marijuana dispensary must be located in a permanent building and shall not be located in a trailer, cargo container, mobile or modu...
Buffer Zones
Goodyear's Zoning Ordinance keeps medical marijuana dispensaries far from sensitive uses: 500 feet from any residential property line, 1,000 feet from schools, day cares, parks, libraries, churches, and adult businesses, 2,000 feet from drug or alcohol treatment facilities, and one full mile (5,280 feet) from any other dispensary or unaffiliated cultivation site.
Goodyear Marijuana Dispensary Buffer Distances
Significant RestrictionsGoodyear Zoning Ordinance § 3.11.28(B)(1)-(3)
A medical marijuana dispensary shall not be located within five thousand two hundred and eighty (5,280) feet measured in a straight line in any direction from the closest exterior building wall of the medical marijuana dispensary to the closest exterior building wall of any other medical marijuana dispensary or any medical marijuana cultivation location, unless the cultivation facility is assoc...
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