Cannabis Regulations in Stockton, CA (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Stockton, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Stockton caps storefront cannabis retailers at 14 citywide and confines them to commercial and industrial zones through a Planning Commission use permit. Delivery-only operators need an administrative use permit and can locate in the same zones plus Mixed Use.
Stockton Cannabis Dispensary Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsStockton Development Code § 16.80.195(A)(3), (A)(5)
5. Zoning Districts. A retailer operator permit shall only be issued for property located in Commercial, Office (CO), Commercial, General (CG), Commercial Downtown (CD), Commercial, Large-Scale (CL), Industrial, General (IG) or Industrial, Limited (IL) zones, as indicated in Table 2-2. They are also allowed in the Mixed Use (MX) zone. ... 3. Limitation on Number of Commission Use Permits. In ac...
Buffer Zones
Stockton requires licensed cannabis businesses to maintain minimum distance buffers from schools, daycare centers, youth centers, and other cannabis facilities. State law sets a 600-foot floor; Stockton applies its own buffer distances within designated commercial cannabis overlay zones.
Cannabis business buffer zones from sensitive uses
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Business & Professions Code §26054 — Cannabis premises 600-foot buffer from schools, daycare, youth centers
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 d...
Personal Cultivation Limits
Under California Proposition 64, Stockton residents 21 and older may grow up to six cannabis plants per residence for personal use. Stockton requires indoor cultivation only and prohibits outdoor grows visible from public rights-of-way or accessible to minors.
Personal cultivation limited to six plants
Significant RestrictionsCalifornia Health & Safety Code §11362.2 — Personal cannabis cultivation limited to six plants
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...
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