Cannabis Regulations in Sarasota County, FL (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sarasota County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

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

Dispensary Zoning

Sarasota County allows Medical Marijuana Dispensaries as a standards-based permitted use across its Unified Development Code rather than banning them outright, but UDC Sec. 124-150(a)(10) flatly bars non-medical marijuana sales in every zoning district, and treatment centers cannot combine growing, processing, and retail on one site.

Sarasota County Medical Marijuana Dispensary Zoning

Some Restrictions

Sarasota County UDC § 124-150(a)(1), (10), (11), (12)

(a)Medical Marijuana Dispensaries are permitted in accordance with this UDC, subject to the following standards. ... (10)Non-medical marijuana sales are prohibited in all zoning districts. (11)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this UDC, Personal Caregivers may deliver or dispense Cannabis for Medical Use to a Qualifying Patient at an Adult Day Care, Extended Care Facility, hospital, Assis...

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Buffer Zones

Sarasota County keeps medical marijuana dispensaries away from places children and worshippers gather. UDC Sec. 124-150(a)(5) bars co-locating a dispensary with any medical office, pain clinic, pharmacy, or other dispensary, and requires 500 feet of separation from schools, houses of worship, day cares, parks, and public beaches.

Sarasota County Dispensary Buffer Distances

Significant Restrictions

Sarasota County UDC § 124-150(a)(5)

(5)Separation Distances. Notwithstanding any language contained in this UDC, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries shall not be co-located on the same property with any medical office, pain management clinic, pharmacy, or other medical marijuana dispensary. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries shall be kept a minimum of 500 feet from any Medical Marijuana Research and Processing Use, pre-existing school, ho...

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Cannabis Regulations by City in Sarasota County

1 cities in Sarasota County have their own cannabis regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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2 verified rules • Buffer Zones, Dispensary Zoning

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