Cannabis Regulations in Moreno Valley, CA (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Moreno Valley, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
Moreno Valley follows state law permitting up to six plants per residence for personal use but restricts cultivation to fully enclosed and secure indoor areas, prohibiting outdoor cultivation visible from public rights-of-way.
Moreno Valley Home Cannabis Cultivation Rules
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Health and Safety Code Sec. 11362.2 (Personal Cannabis Cultivation - Up to Six Plants per Private Residence)
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 kep...
Dispensary Zoning
Moreno Valley permits a limited number of licensed commercial cannabis businesses (retail, manufacturing, distribution, testing, and cultivation) in designated industrial and commercial zones with 600-foot buffers from schools, parks, and daycares.
Moreno Valley Cannabis Business Zoning
Significant 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
Moreno Valley bars every licensed cannabis business, dispensary, cultivator, manufacturer, tester, distributor and microbusiness alike, from operating within 600 feet of a K-12 school, day care center, youth center or arcade. The buffer is measured property line to property line under Municipal Code Section 9.09.290(D)(1).
Cannabis Buffer Zones in Moreno Valley
Significant RestrictionsMoreno Valley, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 9.09.290(D)(1)(a)-(b)
1. Placement and Buffer of Cannabis Businesses. a. No licensee under this division shall be located within a 600 foot radius of a public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12, a day care center, a youth center or arcades that are in existence at the time the license is issued. b. The distance specified in this section shall be the horizontal distance mea...
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