Cannabis Regulations in Pontiac, MI (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Pontiac, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Pontiac has not opted out of marihuana businesses. Both medical provisioning centers and adult-use retailers must locate inside designated Medical Marihuana Overlay Districts (MMOD) or Adult-Use Marihuana Business Overlay Districts (AUMOD) under Zoning Ordinance §§ 3.1101-3.1212, with a citywide cap of 17 adult-use retailers, six of them social equity retailers, plus fixed buffers from schools and parks.
Pontiac Marihuana Business Overlay Zoning Limits
Significant RestrictionsPontiac Zoning Ordinance §§ 2.205(D)-(E), 3.1207
D. Not more than five medical marihuana provisioning center facilities are to be located in any one of the three medical marihuana overlay districts (MMOD), described in Section 3.1106. E. The maximum allowable number of adult-use marihuana retailers in the City of Pontiac shall be 17 and the maximum number of adult-use marihuana social equity retailers shall be six. The maximum number of marih...
Buffer Zones
Pontiac keeps medical marihuana facilities at least 1,000 feet from schools and 500 feet from parks, licensed childcare centers and tax-exempt religious institutions under Zoning Ordinance Section 3.1110. Outside the three designated Medical Marihuana Overlay Districts, facilities in commercial and industrial zones must also stay 250 feet from residentially zoned property, measured at right angles.
Cannabis Buffer Distances in Pontiac, Michigan
Significant RestrictionsPontiac Zoning Ordinance § 3.1110
A. The proximity of the proposed medical marihuana facility shall not be less than: 1. One thousand feet from an operational public or private school; 2. Five hundred feet from an operational commercial childcare organization (non-home occupation) that is licensed and registered with the State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services or its successor agency; 3. Five hundr...
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