Dearborn, MI Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Cite
- Sec. 14-158(c)(5)
- First-tier fine
- $100 civil infraction
- Excess-amount penalty
- up to 93 days, $500
- Legal age
- 21 and older
- Exception
- city-designated consumption areas
Summary
Dearborn bars consuming or smoking marijuana in public, or wherever the property owner prohibits it, punishable by a $100 civil fine or a misdemeanor for larger amounts.
(5) Consume marijuana in a public or smoke marijuana where prohibited by the person who owns, occupies, or manages the property, except for purposes of this subsection, (c)(5), a public place does not include an area the city has designated as an authorized area of consumption that is not accessible to persons under the age of 21;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-07: Code: Updated through: July 22, 2026 | Zoning: Updated through: July 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 14-158(c)(5) makes it unlawful to consume marijuana in public or smoke marijuana where the property owner, occupant, or manager prohibits it; "public place" excludes only an area the city has designated for consumption that bars people under 21. An adult 21 or older violating this subsection while holding a legal amount faces a $100 civil-infraction fine and forfeiture; violating with more than the legal amount, or at any age, is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine. The local ban sits alongside the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, MCL 333.27951 et seq., which Dearborn expressly incorporates for possession limits.
Violations & Fines
Consuming or smoking marijuana in a public place, or smoking on private property against the owner's rules, $100 civil fine for a lawful amount, up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine for excess amounts.
Frequently Asked Questions
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