Maple Grove, MN Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Penalty
- Petty misdemeanor
- Covers
- Sidewalks, streets, parks, parking lots
- Exempt
- Private residence or licensed premises
- Adopted
- August 7, 2023
Summary
Using cannabis or any cannabinoid product in public spaces across Maple Grove, sidewalks, streets, parks, and parking lots, is a petty misdemeanor, though private property and licensed consumption sites are exempt.
It shall be a petty misdemeanor for a person to use cannabis or any cannabinoid product in a prohibited public space as defined by this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Maple Grove prohibits smoking, vaping, eating, or otherwise consuming cannabis flower, cannabis products, and hemp-derived products in any "prohibited public space," defined broadly to include sidewalks, crosswalks, trails, streets, parking lots, parks, and other city-controlled areas generally open to the public. The ban does not reach a person's own private residence or yard, private property closed to the public, or the premises of a business licensed for on-site consumption. A violation is a petty misdemeanor under Maple Grove City Code § 20-120, adopted August 7, 2023, alongside the parallel park smoking/vaping ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Using cannabis or a cannabinoid product in a prohibited public space is a petty misdemeanor under § 20-120, enforced the same as the park smoking ban.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I smoke marijuana on a Maple Grove sidewalk?
Is it legal to consume cannabis on my own porch?
Sources & Official References
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