Cannabis Regulations in Arizona (2026)
63 rules on the books across Arizona, 25 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Arizona: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsProposition 207 and ARS Title 36 Chapter 28.2 set uniform statewide limits on adult-use cannabis home cultivation that…
Read full rule →Chandler
Some RestrictionsArizona legalized recreational cannabis through Proposition 207 (Smart and Safe Arizona Act) in 2020. Adults 21 and…
Read full rule →Coconino County
Some RestrictionsGrowing cannabis at home is legal in Coconino County. Under Arizona's Smart and Safe Act, adults 21 and over may…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsUnder Arizona Proposition 207 (Smart and Safe Arizona Act, A.R.S. 36-2852), adults 21 and older may cultivate up to six…
Read full rule →Goodyear
Some RestrictionsUnder Proposition 207, adults 21+ may grow up to 6 cannabis plants at home, or 12 for households with 2+ adults. Plants…
Read full rule →Marana
Some RestrictionsArizona Proposition 207 (Smart and Safe Arizona Act, ARS 36-2852) allows adults 21+ to grow up to 6 marijuana plants…
Read full rule →Maricopa County
Some RestrictionsUnder Proposition 207, adults 21+ in Arizona may grow cannabis at home for personal use. Individual limit is 6 plants…
Read full rule →Mesa
Some RestrictionsArizona's Smart and Safe Act (Proposition 207, A.R.S. Section 36-2852) allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to…
Read full rule →Mohave County
Some RestrictionsGrowing cannabis at home is legal in Mohave County. Under Arizona's Smart and Safe Act, adults 21 and over may…
Read full rule →Pima County
Some RestrictionsArizona Proposition 207 (Smart and Safe Arizona Act, 2020) allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to 6 cannabis…
Read full rule →Scottsdale
Some RestrictionsArizona's Smart and Safe Arizona Act (Proposition 207, 2020) permits adults 21+ to cultivate up to 6 marijuana plants…
Read full rule →Surprise
Some RestrictionsUnder Arizona Proposition 207 (Smart and Safe Act), adults 21+ may grow up to 6 cannabis plants at home, or 12 for…
Read full rule →Tempe
Some RestrictionsArizona law (Proposition 207 / ARS 36-2852) permits adults 21+ to grow up to 6 cannabis plants per person (12 per…
Read full rule →Tucson
Some RestrictionsArizona Proposition 207 (Smart and Safe Arizona Act, ARS 36-2852) legalized recreational cannabis and allows adults 21…
Read full rule →Yuma
Some RestrictionsArizona's Smart and Safe Arizona Act (Proposition 207) permits adults 21+ to cultivate up to 6 marijuana plants per…
Read full rule →Oro Valley
Few RestrictionsArizona Prop 207 (ARS 36-2852) allows adults 21+ to grow up to 6 plants per person (12 per household) in an enclosed…
Read full rule →Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
Arizona: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsArizona caps statewide marijuana establishment licenses and limits the local zoning conditions cities may impose under…
Read full rule →Maricopa
Heavy RestrictionsMaricopa bans recreational marijuana establishments outright under Maricopa City Code § 8.40.040: retail marijuana…
Read full rule →Oro Valley
Heavy RestrictionsNo dispensaries currently operate in Oro Valley. The Town restricts locations through zoning buffers from schools…
Read full rule →Peoria
Heavy RestrictionsPeoria bars recreational marijuana establishments citywide except for a dual licensee that also holds a nonprofit…
Read full rule →Sahuarita
Heavy RestrictionsSahuarita bars recreational marijuana establishments town-wide under Town Code § 9.20.040, to the fullest extent state…
Read full rule →Scottsdale
Heavy RestrictionsScottsdale has opted out of allowing recreational marijuana businesses. City Code § 25-4 prohibits the operation of any…
Read full rule →Avondale
Significant RestrictionsAvondale bans standalone recreational marijuana establishments outright, allowing them only for a dual licensee that…
Read full rule →Buckeye
Significant RestrictionsBuckeye limits medical marijuana dispensaries to permanent buildings under 2,500 square feet, bars drive-through…
Read full rule →Chandler
Significant RestrictionsChandler confines medical marijuana cultivation sites to its C-2 and C-3 commercial districts, and confines standalone…
Read full rule →Glendale
Significant RestrictionsGlendale confines marijuana dispensaries, cultivation sites, and manufacturing facilities to just three zoning…
Read full rule →Mesa
Significant RestrictionsMesa confines medical marijuana dispensaries, dual licensee facilities, cultivation and infusion facilities to the LI…
Read full rule →Phoenix
Significant RestrictionsPhoenix confines marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, and infusion facilities to Commercial C-2 and Light Industrial…
Read full rule →Pima County
Significant RestrictionsPima County allows a marijuana dispensary as a Type III conditional use in the CB-1 Local Business zone under Code §…
Read full rule →Pinal County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Pinal County has not opted out of marijuana businesses but confines them to C-3 general commercial, I-1…
Read full rule →Queen Creek
Significant RestrictionsMedical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation sites and infusion facilities may locate in Queen Creek only with a…
Read full rule →Sedona
Significant RestrictionsSedona allows a medical marijuana dispensary, its off-site cultivation location, or a dual licensee only in the CO and…
Read full rule →Surprise
Significant RestrictionsSurprise confines marijuana facilities to permanent buildings under 2,500 square feet, or 5,000 for a co-located…
Read full rule →Yuma
Significant RestrictionsYuma confines dual-purpose marijuana facilities, combined medical dispensary and recreational retail operations, to the…
Read full rule →Coconino County
Some RestrictionsMedical marijuana dispensaries are a permitted use in Coconino County's CG-10,000 and CH-10,000 commercial zones (and…
Read full rule →Goodyear
Some RestrictionsGoodyear requires a Zoning Permit before any medical marijuana dispensary opens, and the Zoning Administrator must…
Read full rule →Maricopa County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Maricopa County requires medical marijuana dispensaries and marijuana establishments to sit at least…
Read full rule →Tempe
Some RestrictionsTempe's Zoning and Development Code channels commercial marijuana uses into a short list of zoning districts. A medical…
Read full rule →Tucson
Some RestrictionsTucson has not opted out of marijuana businesses. The Unified Development Code permits marijuana dispensaries only in…
Read full rule →Yavapai County
Some RestrictionsYavapai County has not opted out of marijuana establishments; Section 607(D) of its zoning ordinance instead confines…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Avondale
Heavy RestrictionsAvondale confines every medical marijuana dispensary, marijuana establishment and cultivation site to the General…
Read full rule →Buckeye
Significant RestrictionsBuckeye requires medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation sites, and dual-license establishments to sit at least one…
Read full rule →Chandler
Significant RestrictionsChandler keeps medical marijuana facilities and cultivation sites at least 1,320 feet from schools, parks, day cares…
Read full rule →Glendale
Significant RestrictionsGlendale's zoning code keeps every marijuana dispensary, cultivation site and manufacturing facility at least 1,320…
Read full rule →Goodyear
Significant RestrictionsGoodyear's Zoning Ordinance keeps medical marijuana dispensaries far from sensitive uses: 500 feet from any residential…
Read full rule →Maricopa
Significant RestrictionsMaricopa City Code § 18.120.160(C) sets fixed buffer distances for state-licensed medical, "qualifying," marijuana…
Read full rule →Maricopa County
Significant RestrictionsMedical marijuana dispensaries and marijuana establishments in unincorporated Maricopa County must sit at least 1,500…
Read full rule →Mesa
Significant RestrictionsMesa keeps marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities well clear of sensitive uses: § 11-31-34 sets a 1,200-foot…
Read full rule →Peoria
Significant RestrictionsPeoria keeps marijuana dispensaries and manufacturing, cultivation, or testing facilities on a tight zoning leash. Each…
Read full rule →Phoenix
Significant RestrictionsPhoenix requires nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries to sit at least 1,320 feet from schools, parks, community…
Read full rule →Pima County
Significant RestrictionsA marijuana dispensary in unincorporated Pima County's CB-1 Local Business zone must sit at least 2,000 feet from any…
Read full rule →Pinal County
Significant RestrictionsPinal County requires a 1,500-foot buffer between a marijuana dispensary or establishment and schools, childcare…
Read full rule →Tucson
Significant RestrictionsTucson dispensaries must sit at least 2,000 feet from any other dispensary and 500 feet from K-12 schools, licensed…
Read full rule →Coconino County
Some RestrictionsCoconino County keeps medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation/infusion facilities at least 500 feet from…
Read full rule →Queen Creek
Some RestrictionsMedical marijuana dispensaries, offsite cultivation locations, caregiver cultivation sites and infusion facilities must…
Read full rule →Sahuarita
Some RestrictionsSahuarita's business-zone performance standards set fixed buffer distances for medical marijuana uses. A marijuana use…
Read full rule →Sedona
Some RestrictionsA Sedona medical marijuana dispensary or its off-site cultivation location must sit at least 500 feet from schools…
Read full rule →Surprise
Some RestrictionsSurprise's Table 106-10c sets hard buffers for every marijuana facility: 500 feet from residentially zoned parcels…
Read full rule →Tempe
Some RestrictionsTempe's Zoning and Development Code keeps marijuana dispensaries and marijuana establishments away from sensitive uses…
Read full rule →Yavapai County
Some RestrictionsMarijuana establishments in unincorporated Yavapai County cannot locate within 500 feet of a public or private school…
Read full rule →Yuma
Some RestrictionsYuma keeps dual-purpose marijuana facilities at least 1,000 feet from residentially zoned property, schools, churches…
Read full rule →Personal Cultivation Limits
Maximum number of plants residents may grow at home for personal use, indoor-vs-outdoor rules, and visibility/odor mitigation requirements.
Social Equity Licensing
Programs that prioritize cannabis licensing for residents harmed by the war on drugs, including LA's Social Equity Program tiers and qualification rules.
Tucson
Few RestrictionsArizona Proposition 207 created a statewide social equity ownership program awarding 26 dispensary licenses to…
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