Cannabis Regulations in Madera, CA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Madera, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Madera allows permitted cannabis businesses but keeps them at least 600 feet from schools, licensed daycares and youth centers, and caps the total number of permits the City Council will issue. Retail sales are listed as an authorized use only in specific commercial zones.
Madera Cannabis Business Location Rules
Significant RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 6-5.04; § 6-5.33(B)(1)
§ 6-5.04 CANNABIS CULTIVATION AND CANNABIS ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THIS CHAPTER. ... Except as specifically authorized by this chapter, the commercial cultivation, manufacture, processing, storing, laboratory testing, labeling, sale, delivery, distribution, or transportation ... of cannabis or cannabis products is expressly prohibited in the city. ... § 6-5.33 LO...
Buffer Zones
Madera requires every licensed cannabis business to sit at least 600 feet from schools, licensed daycare centers, youth centers and other state-designated sensitive uses, measured property line to property line, before the city will authorize operation.
Madera Cannabis Business Buffer Zones
Significant RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 6-5.33(B)
(B) A cannabis business must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Shall be no closer than 600 feet from any zoned parcel in the city designated by state law as a sensitive use. The distance measured shall be the horizontal distance measured in a straight line from the property line of those parcels to the closest property line of the lot on which the cannabis business is locate...
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