Cannabis Regulations in Taunton, MA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Taunton, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Taunton's marijuana ordinance reduces the state's default 500-foot school buffer to zero feet for parcels in the Highway Business Zoning District that sit within 500 feet of the Taunton public schools but are separated from them by the Taunton River. City Code Section 222-2 also bars two priority-status marijuana retailers from locating within 1,000 feet of each other.
Taunton Cannabis Retailer Buffer Rules
Significant RestrictionsTaunton City Code § 222-2
Pursuant to MGL c. ... 94G, § 5, Subdivision (b)(3), the 500-foot buffer zone found within said section is reduced to zero feet with respect to only such parcels of property within the City of Taunton that are: (1) within a Highway Business Zoning District; (2) within 500 feet of the property line of the parcel of land (Assessor ID 67-119) that contains Taunton High School, Parker Middle School...
Buffer Zones
Taunton's Zoning Ordinance bars any marijuana retailer from locating within 500 feet of another marijuana retailer, with distance measured on a straight line between the two closest points of the two parcels. The Municipal Council can waive the buffer by a two-thirds vote if it finds the waiver serves the City's best interest.
Taunton Marijuana Retailer Buffer Rule
Some RestrictionsTaunton Code § 440-604
§ 440-604. Marijuana establishment buffer. ... No marijuana retailer shall be located within 500 feet of another marijuana retailer. The buffer shall be calculated on a straight line between the two closest points between the two parcels. This buffer provision may be waived by a two-thirds vote of the Municipal Council that said waiver is in the best interest of the City of Taunton.
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