Cannabis Regulations in Yuma, AZ (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Yuma, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
Arizona's Smart and Safe Arizona Act (Proposition 207) permits adults 21+ to cultivate up to 6 marijuana plants per person (12 per household with 2+ adults). Plants must be in an enclosed, locked space not visible to the public. Yuma does not impose additional restrictions beyond state law.
Yuma Home Cannabis Cultivation Rules
Some RestrictionsARS §36-2852(A)(2)
2. Possessing, transporting, cultivating or processing not more than six marijuana plants for personal use at the individual's primary residence, and possessing, processing and manufacturing by manual or mechanical means, including sieving or ice water separation but excluding chemical extraction or chemical synthesis, the marijuana produced by the plants on the premises where the marijuana pla...
Dispensary Zoning
Yuma confines dual-purpose marijuana facilities, combined medical dispensary and recreational retail operations, to the B-2 Community Commercial and L-I Light Industrial zoning districts. The city bars them entirely from any site carrying a Historic District, Aesthetic, Auto Center, or Bed and Breakfast overlay, and a Heavy Industrial conditional-use path through Light Industrial zoning is also closed off.
Yuma Cannabis Dispensary Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsYuma City Code § 154-22.03(C)-(D)
(C) Dual-purpose marijuana facilities shall be permitted uses in the B-2 and L-I zones, subject to conditions and limitations identified in this article. Dual-purpose marijuana distribution facilities shall not be permitted in any Heavy Industrial District by way of a CUP (from a Light Industrial District). (D) Dual-purpose marijuana facilities shall not be permitted on any site that has...
Buffer Zones
Yuma keeps dual-purpose marijuana facilities at least 1,000 feet from residentially zoned property, schools, churches, parks, day cares, and adult businesses in the city or county, and at least 5,280 feet, a full mile, from any other dual-purpose facility. Every distance is measured straight-line from the building's exterior wall to the protected property's boundary.
Yuma Cannabis Buffer Zone Distances
Some RestrictionsYuma City Code § 154-22.03(E)
(E) Dual-purpose marijuana facilities must meet the following distance separation requirements: (1) Must be located at least 1,000 feet from a residentially zoned property, regardless if the residential property is located in the city or the county. This distance shall be measured in a straight line from the exterior walls of the building ... to the zoning boundary line of the residen...