Cannabis Regulations in Rankin County, MS (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Rankin County, Mississippi.

Verified from official government sources

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

Dispensary Zoning

Rankin County's Zoning Ordinance flatly bars medical cannabis dispensaries and other cannabis establishments from platted residential subdivisions, on top of requiring conditional-use approval in the C-3 commercial district and clearing the county's 1,000-foot residential buffer.

Cannabis Dispensary Siting in Rankin County, Mississippi

Significant Restrictions

Rankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. IV, § 419.12

419.12 Platted Subdivisions: No medical cannabis establishment shall be located in a platted residential subdivision.

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Buffer Zones

Rankin County's Zoning Ordinance bars every medical cannabis establishment, cultivation, processing, testing, or dispensary, from locating within 1,000 feet of the nearest occupied residential structure, measured structure to structure.

Cannabis Facility Buffer Rule in Rankin County, Mississippi

Significant Restrictions

Rankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. IV, § 419.11

419.11 Proximity to Existing Residential Properties: No medical cannabis establishment may locate within 1,000 feet of the nearest occupied residential structure as measured from the closet point of structure to structure.

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