Cannabis Regulations in Maricopa, AZ (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Maricopa, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Maricopa bans recreational marijuana establishments outright under Maricopa City Code § 8.40.040: retail marijuana stores, off-site cultivation sites and product-manufacturing sites cannot operate in the city unless run by a dual licensee sharing a location with an existing medical marijuana dispensary.
Maricopa Marijuana Establishment Opt-Out Rule
Heavy RestrictionsMaricopa City Code § 8.40.040
8.40.010 Purpose. ... Except as allowed by law for personal, private use, the city prohibits the retail sale, cultivation, and manufacturing of marijuana or marijuana products in the city. ... 8.40.040 Marijuana establishment prohibited. To the fullest extent allowable by law, the operation of a marijuana establishment is prohibited in city unless operated by a dual licensee at a shared location.
Buffer Zones
Maricopa City Code § 18.120.160(C) sets fixed buffer distances for state-licensed medical, "qualifying," marijuana facilities: 1,500 feet from another marijuana facility or a school, 500 feet from a park, church, civic facility, day care or care home, and 250 feet from any residential district boundary.
Maricopa Marijuana Facility Buffer Distances
Significant RestrictionsMaricopa City Code § 18.120.160(C)(1)
C. Location. 1. Qualifying marijuana facilities shall be a minimum distance from the uses set forth in the following table, including marijuana qualifying facilities located in neighboring jurisdictions. Measurements shall be made in a straight line in any direction from the exterior wall of the qualifying marijuana facility to the exterior wall of the protected use. ... Another Marijuana Quali...
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