Cannabis Regulations in Turlock, CA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Turlock, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Turlock has not opted out of commercial cannabis; businesses can locate citywide in eligible districts, but the downtown overlay bans cultivation, distribution, manufacturing and testing outright and confines retail sales to three downtown subdistricts.
Turlock Cannabis Downtown Overlay Rules
Significant RestrictionsTurlock Municipal Code § 9-2-704(a)-(b)
The following cannabis businesses shall be prohibited in the downtown overlay district: (1) Cultivation; (2) Distribution; (3) Manufacturing; (4) Cannabis testing laboratories. (b) Retail cannabis sales businesses shall be conditionally permitted within the following zoning districts of the downtown overlay district: (1) Downtown core district (DC); (2) Downtown core transi...
Buffer Zones
Turlock bars cannabis businesses from locating within 600 feet of any school, licensed day care center, or youth facility, on top of the district-specific zoning limits.
Turlock Cannabis 600-Foot School Buffer
Some RestrictionsTurlock Municipal Code § 5-21-103(e)
Cannabis businesses shall not be located within six hundred (600') feet of any school, day care center, or youth facilities. For purposes of this section, "day care centers" shall have the same meaning as in Section 1596.76 of the California Health and Safety Code and licensed through the State Department of Social Services pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.951. (f) ...
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