Cannabis Regulations in Hawthorne, CA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Hawthorne, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Hawthorne has not opted out of commercial cannabis. Retail cannabis, with or without a consumption lounge, is allowed in every C and M zone, but only after a Cannabis Screening Application and a conditional use permit from the city.
Hawthorne Cannabis Business Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsHawthorne Code § 17.90.030
The table below summarizes the allowed commercial cannabis businesses within the Hawthorne Municipal Code, Chapter 5.100. No commercial cannabis activities are allowed unless explicitly expressed in this chapter. ZONE / CANNABIS USE: All C zones / All M zones. Retail with or without consumption lounge or ancillary delivery service: CSA & CUP* / CSA & CUP*. Commercial indoor cultivation, deliver...
Buffer Zones
Hawthorne caps cannabis retailers at six per business type and keeps them away from sensitive uses under Municipal Code Section 5.100.040(F): retail and consumption-area licenses must sit outside a 600-foot radius of any public park or K-12 school and outside a 150-foot radius of daycare centers, treatment or recovery centers, and other cannabis retailers. Cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and testing sites face a flat 150-foot buffer from all of those uses.
Hawthorne Cannabis Retailer Buffer Zones
Significant RestrictionsHawthorne Code § 5.100.040(F)
The location for which the license is sought shall comply with the following distances from identified sensitive uses: 1. A licensed cannabis retailer or a cannabis area with on-site adult-use retail must be outside of a six hundred foot radius of any public park, private or public K-12 school, and outside of a one hundred fifty foot radius of a commercial daycare center, treatment or recovery ...
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