Cannabis Regulations in Pomona, CA (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Pomona, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
Pomona requires an indoor personal cultivation permit before growing any cannabis at home, caps plants at six per residence, bans outdoor growing entirely, and limits grow lighting to 1,200 watts under City Code Sec. 34-901 and Sec. 34-902.
Pomona Home Cannabis Cultivation Permit
Significant RestrictionsPomona, CA, City Code Sec. 34-901, 34-902 (Cultivation prohibitions; Indoor personal marijuana cultivation)
Sec. 34-901. - Cultivation prohibitions. Outdoor cultivation. The outdoor cultivation of cannabis is expressly prohibited. ... Sec. 34-902. - Indoor personal marijuana cultivation. ... (b)Indoor personal cultivation; permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, or process cannabis, cannabis plants, or the cannabis produced by the plants inside a privat...
Dispensary Zoning
Pomona does not ban cannabis outright: commercial cannabis businesses may open only inside the city's four Commercial Cannabis Permit Program Overlay sub-areas (SA1-SA4) mapped onto the Zoning and Development Code, and only after a merit-scored city permit under Code Chapter 68. SA1 and SA2 allow retail only; SA3 and SA4 allow cultivation, distribution, manufacturing and testing. Everywhere else, commercial cannabis activity is prohibited.
Pomona Cannabis Business Zoning & Overlay Rules
Significant RestrictionsPomona, CA, Zoning and Development Code § 820.A.2.a, § 820.B.1
Commercial Cannabis Permit Program Overlay District Sub-Areas: 1. SA1 - Retail Only 2. SA2 - Retail Only 3. SA3 - Cultivation, Distribution, Manufacturing, Mirobusiness, Testing 4. SA4 - Cultivation, Distribution, Manufacturing, Testing ... The Commerical Cannabis Permit Program Overlay District regulates commercial cannabis locations and activities by sub-area. See the City Code (Ch. 68) for a...
Buffer Zones
Pomona bars a commercial cannabis permit for any site within 1,000 feet of a K-12 school, day care center, or youth and recreation center, measured to the property line in lawful existence when the application was filed. The buffer applies on top of the zoning overlay location rules and is not waivable by variance under Code Chapter 68.
Pomona Cannabis 1,000-Foot Buffer Rule
Significant RestrictionsPomona, CA, City Code § 68-6(c)
In addition to all other applicable zoning regulations and the requirements of all required state and local permits, no commercial cannabis permit will be valid if the proposed commercial cannabis business is located within a 1,000-foot radius of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades one through 12, a day care center, or a youth and recreation center with primary youth an...
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