Cannabis Regulations in Delaware (2026)
7 rules on the books across Delaware, 3 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
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.
Delaware: statewide
StatewideSignificant RestrictionsDelaware's Marijuana Control Act lets the state Marijuana Commissioner refuse a license for a new retail marijuana…
Read full rule →New Castle County
Significant RestrictionsRetail marijuana stores need Land Use Department siting approval, are barred within 1 mile of another store, and are…
Read full rule →Sussex County
Significant RestrictionsSussex County Code § 115-194.7 keeps retail marijuana stores well outside its towns: no store may sit within three…
Read full rule →Wilmington
Some RestrictionsRetail marijuana stores need a 300-foot buffer from residential zoning districts and K-12 schools, and are allowed by…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Sussex County
Significant RestrictionsSussex County Code § 115-194.7 keeps retail marijuana stores three miles from each other and three miles from any…
Read full rule →Wilmington
Significant RestrictionsWilmington requires marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing, and retail facilities to sit at least 300 feet from…
Read full rule →New Castle County
Some RestrictionsRetail marijuana stores in unincorporated New Castle County must sit at least 1,000 feet from schools, colleges, day…
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