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Cannabis Regulations in Lancaster, CA (2026)

2 verified cannabis regulations for Lancaster, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Dispensary Zoning

Lancaster confines every licensed cannabis facility to light industrial (LI) or heavy industrial (HI) zoned parcels, or a specific plan area that permits industrial uses, and only after a conditional use permit is granted. No cannabis business may locate in commercial, mixed-use or residential zones anywhere in the city.

Lancaster Cannabis Facility Zoning Rules

Significant Restrictions

Lancaster, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 17.43.110 (Permitted zones, distance and size requirements)

A. Permitted zones. Subject to the distance and other requirements of this chapter, a cannabis facility may only be located on a property within the light industrial (LI) zone, heavy industrial (HI) zone, or any adopted specific plan that permits industrial uses, and following the application for and granting of a conditional use permit in accordance with this chapter... B. Distance and size re...

Buffer Zones

Lancaster confines licensed cannabis facilities to LI or HI industrial zones and bars them within 600 feet of a religious assembly, school, college, residential use or park, though the planning commission can waive the distance for facilities that show a specific community need.

Lancaster Cannabis Facility Buffer Distances

Significant Restrictions

Lancaster, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 17.43.110 (Permitted zones, distance and size requirements)

Permitted zones. Subject to the distance and other requirements of this chapter, a cannabis facility may only be located on a property within the light industrial (LI) zone, heavy industrial (HI) zone, or any adopted specific plan that permits industrial uses...B.Distance and size requirements.1.No cannabis facility shall be located within six hundred (600) feet of the following:a.A religious a...

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