Cannabis Regulations in Harrison County, MS (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Harrison County, Mississippi.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Harrison County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Dispensary Zoning

Harrison County's Unified Development Code treats medical cannabis cultivation, processing, transportation, disposal and research facilities as a conditional use, not a by-right one. Amendment 2203HC037, adopted August 8, 2022, added these categories to the § 415 Table of Uses and set a 2-acre minimum site size for cultivation facilities in the A-1 General Agricultural District.

Harrison County Cannabis Facility Zoning

Significant Restrictions

Harrison County Unified Development Code, Art. IV, § 415 (Table of Uses), Code 2203HC037 (as amended through Dec. 12, 2022)

SECTION 415 - TABLE OF USES R = Uses permitted by right C = Uses requiring conditional approval ... Cannabis Cultivation Facility Tiers 1-6. Minimum site size in the A-1 … District is 2 acres. *2203HC037 – 08/08/22 Cannabis Processing Facility … *2203HC037 – 08/08/22 Cannabis Transportation Entity … *2203HC037 – 08/08/22 Cannabis Disposal Facility … *2203HC037 -08/08/22 Cannabis Research Facili...

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Buffer Zones

Harrison County's Unified Development Code keeps medical cannabis establishments, cultivation, processing, testing, dispensing, transportation, disposal and research facilities, at least 1,000 feet from the property line of any school, church or day-care, per the Table of Uses at UDC § 415. That distance drops to 500 feet only if the school, church or day-care itself grants a written waiver. Dispensaries additionally must sit 1,500 feet from each other. The rule governs unincorporated Harrison County, not Gulfport or Biloxi.

Harrison County Cannabis Buffer: 1,000 Feet

Some Restrictions

Harrison County Unified Development Code, Art. IV, § 415 (Table of Uses); cannabis siting note added by Ord. 2203HC037, adopted Aug. 8, 2022 (as amended through Dec. 12, 2022)

Cannabis Dispensaries: must be 1500 feet from another dispensary. All Medical Cannabis Establishments must be 1000 feet away from a School, Church or Day-Care or 500 feet if a waiver is granted by the School, Church or Day-Care.

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