Cannabis Regulations in Franklin County, KY (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
In unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, the zoning use table lists medicinal cannabis cultivators, dispensaries, processors, producers and safety compliance facilities as separate uses. Dispensaries are permitted in four districts, and only Tier I and Tier II cultivators can be a conditional use in the Agricultural district.
Franklin County, Kentucky Medicinal Cannabis Zoning Districts
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code §§ 155.085, 155.089
Land Use Code AG RR RA RB RC RS RD RL RH RM PO CL CG CH IC IG ... MEDICINAL CANNABIS Cultivator 28 C P Dispensary P P P P Processor C P Producer ...
Buffer Zones
In unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, a licensed cannabis business may not sit within 1,000 feet of an existing elementary or secondary school or a day care center. The Fiscal Court wrote the buffer into the zoning definition of a cannabis business in Chapter 155, and it covers all five KRS 218B license types.
Franklin County, Kentucky Cannabis Business Buffer Distance
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 155.010
CANNABIS BUSINESS. An entity licensed under KRS 218B as a cultivator, dispensary, processor, producer, or safety compliance facility. Such licensed cannabis businesses shall not be located within 1,000 feet of an existing elementary or secondary school or a daycare center. ... DAY CARE CENTERS. Any facility, including a home or dwelling unit which regularly provides care for four or more childr...
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