Cannabis Regulations in Hollywood, FL (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Hollywood, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Hollywood treats a medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facility as a pharmacy under its zoning code, so it cannot open within a half mile of another dispensing facility, a Pharmacy of 9,000 square feet, or a Pain Management Clinic. The city has not opted out of dispensing facilities; siting instead runs entirely through this pharmacy-style distance test.
Hollywood Marijuana Dispensary Location Rules
Some RestrictionsHollywood Code of Ordinances § 3.23(D)
D. There shall be a ½ mile distance separation requirement, however no more than one of the below described uses may be located within the same property, for Pharmacies of 9,000 sq. ft. from the following uses: 1. Preexisting Pain Management Clinics; 2. Preexisting Pharmacies. Pharmacies of 9,000 sq. ft. that have been in existence for 25 continuous years in the same location as of the effect...
Buffer Zones
Hollywood bars a medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facility from locating within 500 feet of any public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school under § 3.23(G). The city can waive that buffer only through a public hearing finding that the site promotes public health, safety, and welfare.
Hollywood Marijuana Dispensary School Buffer
Significant RestrictionsHollywood Code of Ordinances § 3.23(G)
G. A medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facility may not be located within 500 feet of the real property that comprises a public or private elementary school, middle school, or secondary school, unless the city approves the location through a formal proceeding open to the public at which the city determines that the location promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare o...
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