Cannabis Regulations in Hayward, CA (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Hayward, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
California Proposition 64 lets adults 21 and older grow up to six cannabis plants per residence in Hayward, with Hayward restricting cultivation to indoors.
Home Cannabis Cultivation in Hayward
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Health and Safety Code Section 11362.2
(a) Personal cultivation of cannabis under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11362.1 is subject to the following restrictions: (1) A person shall plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, or process plants in accordance with local ordinances, if any, adopted in accordance with subdivision (b). (2) The living plants and any cannabis produced by the plants in excess of 28.5 grams are kept within ...
Dispensary Zoning
Hayward permits licensed adult-use and medicinal cannabis retailers in designated commercial and industrial zones with buffer requirements from schools and youth uses.
Cannabis Dispensary Zoning in Hayward
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Business and Professions Code Section 26054
(a) A licensee shall not sell alcoholic beverages or tobacco products on or at any premises licensed under this division. (b) A premises licensed under this division shall not be located within a 600-foot radius of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12, daycare center, or youth center that is in existence at the time the license is issued, unless the departme...
Buffer Zones
Hayward keeps commercial cannabis retail dispensaries at least 500 feet apart to prevent overconcentration and layers in a matching 500-foot buffer from schools and other sensitive land uses. Municipal Code Section 10-1.3610(C) sets both distances and explains what happens if a school moves in near an already-permitted dispensary.
Hayward Cannabis Dispensary Buffer Zones
Significant RestrictionsHayward, CA, Municipal Code § 10-1.3610(C) (Setbacks and Buffers)
Setbacks and Buffers. In addition to the zoning requirements and development regulations contained in Chapter 10 (Zoning Ordinance), all commercial cannabis retail storefront dispensaries shall be subject to the following:1.Overconcentration. To avoid overconcentration, a commercial cannabis retail storefront dispensary shall not be located within five hundred (500) feet of any other commercial...
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