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Cannabis Regulations in Indian River County, FL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Indian River County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

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

Home Cultivation

Growing cannabis at home is a felony in Indian River County. Florida allows medical marijuana only through state-licensed dispensaries and permits no home grow, even for registered patients. Cultivating cannabis is manufacturing a controlled substance under Fla. Stat. §893.13, a felony offense.

Indian River County Home Cannabis Cultivation

Heavy Restrictions

Fla. Stat. §893.13(1)(a)

Except as authorized by this chapter and chapter 499, a person may not sell, manufacture, or deliver, or possess with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver, a controlled substance.

Dispensary Zoning

Indian River County decides whether medical marijuana dispensaries open within its borders. Fla. Stat. §381.986 lets a county or city ban dispensing facilities outright, but a local government that allows them may not cap their number or zone them more strictly than pharmacies.

Indian River County Cannabis Dispensary Zoning

Some Restrictions

Fla. Stat. §381.986(11)

A county or municipality may, by ordinance, ban medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities from being located within the boundaries of that county or municipality.

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