Cannabis Regulations in San Bernardino, CA (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for San Bernardino, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
San Bernardino adults 21+ may grow up to 6 cannabis plants indoors at their residence under Prop 64 (H and S Code 11362.2). Outdoor grows are banned citywide, and plants must be secured and out of public view.
Home Cannabis Cultivation in San Bernardino
Heavy RestrictionsCA Health & Safety Code §11362.2 — Personal cannabis cultivation (6-plant limit, locked, not visible)
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
San Bernardino has not opted out of commercial cannabis. Businesses may operate only on property zoned CG, CG-2, CG-3, CR-2, CR-3, CCS-1, CCS-2, CH, IL, IH or OIP under Municipal Code Chapter 5.10, and only after winning one of a capped number of city-issued permits.
San Bernardino Cannabis Business Zoning
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino Municipal Code § 5.10.250(A)
Commercial cannabis businesses are permitted to engage in commercial cannabis activities subject to the following zoning and locational requirements. (A) The commercial cannabis business must be located on property zoned CG ("Commercial General"), CG-2 (Commercial General-2"), CG-3 ("Commercial General-3"), CR-2 ("Commercial Regional-Downtown"), CR-3 ("Commercial-Tri-City Club"), CCS-1 ("Centra...
Buffer Zones
Cannabis businesses must sit at least 600 feet from any residentially zoned parcel and at least 600 feet from any K-12 school, licensed daycare center, youth center or park, measured parcel line to parcel line, under Municipal Code § 5.10.250(B).
San Bernardino Cannabis Buffer Distances
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino Municipal Code § 5.10.250(B)
The property on which the cannabis business is located must also meet all of the distance requirements listed in divisions (B)(1) through (B)(3) below... All distances shall be the horizontal distance measured in a straight line from exterior parcel line to exterior parcel line without regard to intervening structures... (1) The parcel shall be no closer than 600 feet of any residentially zoned...
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