Cannabis Regulations in Imperial County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Imperial County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Imperial County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Dispensary Zoning
Imperial County zones cannabis retail, licensed as 'Retail with Delivery', into specific commercial and industrial zones across its Gateway, Mesquite Lake and Imperial Center specific plan areas, with C-2 and C-3 zones available through a Conditional Use Permit.
Imperial County Cannabis Retail Zoning
Some RestrictionsImperial County Code § 90406.04(B)
Imperial County permits commercial cannabis: including, Retail with Delivery (adult-use and medicinal) within the Gateway Commercial (GC) and Gateway Central Commercial Overlay (GCCO) Zones of the Gateway of the America's Specific Plan Area, as well as the Light Industrial (MLI1), Medium Industrial (MLI2) and Heavy Industrial (MLI3) Zones of the Mesquite Lake Specific Plan Area and within the I...
Buffer Zones
Commercial cannabis activity in unincorporated Imperial County must stay 600 feet from schools and day cares and 25 feet from residential structures, walled off where zones abut.
Imperial County Cannabis Buffer Distances
Significant RestrictionsImperial County Code § 14.03.080(C), (D)
Commercial cannabis activities shall not be located within a six hundred-foot radius of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades one through twelve (12), commercial day care center(s), or youth center(s) that are in existence at the time the license is issued. The horizontal distance shall be measured in a straight line from the property line of the school to the closest pro...
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