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Cannabis Regulations in Michigan (2026)

39 rules on the books across Michigan, 24 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.

Michigan: statewide

StatewideSome Restrictions

Under MCL 333.27956(1) of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, any Michigan city, village, or…

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Clinton Township

Heavy Restrictions

Clinton Township prohibits all recreational marihuana establishments, including dispensaries, anywhere within its…

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Dearborn

Heavy Restrictions

Dearborn opted out of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act and prohibits every type of marijuana…

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Dearborn Heights

Heavy Restrictions

The City of Dearborn Heights bans marihuana establishments entirely rather than zoning them into any district. City…

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Farmington Hills

Heavy Restrictions

Farmington Hills has opted out of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act entirely: Section 18-9…

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Novi

Heavy Restrictions

In the City of Novi, Code § 22-9 prohibits all marijuana establishments licensed under Michigan's Regulation and…

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Oakland County

Heavy Restrictions

Under MCL 333.27956, each Oakland County municipality decides whether to allow or prohibit recreational marihuana…

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Rochester Hills

Heavy Restrictions

Rochester Hills completely prohibits marihuana establishments within its municipal boundaries under Code Section…

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Royal Oak Township

Heavy Restrictions

The Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan completely prohibits marihuana establishments within its boundaries under §…

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Shelby Village

Heavy Restrictions

The Village of Shelby has opted out entirely under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act. Chapter 277…

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Sterling Heights

Heavy Restrictions

Sterling Heights opted out of the state's adult-use marijuana industry entirely: City Code § 35-70 prohibits all…

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Troy

Heavy Restrictions

Troy has opted out entirely: Chapter 105 completely prohibits every recreational or adult-use marihuana establishment…

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West Bloomfield

Heavy Restrictions

West Bloomfield Township has banned every marihuana business the state licenses. Under Sec. 13.5-7 the Township Board…

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Wyoming

Heavy Restrictions

The City of Wyoming, Michigan, bans recreational and medical marijuana businesses citywide: Sec. 14-51 prohibits all…

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Battle Creek

Significant Restrictions

Battle Creek, Michigan allows state licensed marihuana establishments and facilities in the zoning districts its Zoning…

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Detroit

Significant Restrictions

Detroit requires marijuana retail/provisioning facilities to sit at least 500 feet from another retailer and 1,000 feet…

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Grand Rapids

Significant Restrictions

A Grand Rapids marijuana provisioning center or retailer gets simple Director Review only as a small accessory use in…

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Pontiac

Significant Restrictions

Pontiac has not opted out of marihuana businesses. Both medical provisioning centers and adult-use retailers must…

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Royal Oak

Significant Restrictions

The City of Royal Oak allows marihuana establishments rather than opting out; City Code § 770-52.1 authorizes them as a…

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Southfield

Significant Restrictions

Southfield opted in to recreational marijuana and licenses adult-use retailers only as a special land use in the B-3…

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Taylor

Significant Restrictions

In the City of Taylor, Michigan, marihuana establishments are barred from every residential zoning district and…

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Warren

Significant Restrictions

Warren allows marihuana retail, provisioning center and consumption establishments only in C-3, M-1, M-2, M-3 and M-4…

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Westland

Significant Restrictions

Westland confines marijuana retailers and provisioning centers to four commercial zoning districts and requires a…

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Kalamazoo

Some Restrictions

Kalamazoo has opted in to adult-use marihuana under the MRTMA and licenses retailers through City Code Chapter 20B…

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Lansing

Some Restrictions

Lansing confines Medical Marihuana Provisioning Centers and Marihuana Retailers to eight zoning districts: S-C, MX-C…

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Buffer Zones

Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.

Taylor

Heavy Restrictions

In the City of Taylor, Michigan, every adult-use marihuana establishment must sit at least 2,500 feet from schools…

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Battle Creek

Significant Restrictions

In Battle Creek, Michigan, a marihuana grow operation must sit at least 500 feet from religious assembly uses, day…

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Detroit

Significant Restrictions

Detroit bars marijuana grower, processor, retail, microbusiness, consumption and transporter facilities within 1,000…

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Grand Rapids

Significant Restrictions

Grand Rapids marijuana provisioning centers and retailers must stay 1,000 feet from schools, child care centers, youth…

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Lansing

Significant Restrictions

Lansing keeps Medical Marihuana Provisioning Centers and Marihuana Retailers 1,000 feet from any operating school…

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Pontiac

Significant Restrictions

Pontiac keeps medical marihuana facilities at least 1,000 feet from schools and 500 feet from parks, licensed childcare…

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Southfield

Significant Restrictions

In the City of Southfield, a licensed medical marihuana provisioning center must sit at least 500 feet from any…

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Troy

Significant Restrictions

Troy confines licensed Medical Marihuana Grow Operations to the IB Integrated Industrial and Business District and bars…

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Warren

Significant Restrictions

Warren restricts marihuana growing, processing, secure-transporter, and retail facilities to M-1 through M-4 industrial…

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Westland

Significant Restrictions

Westland bars marijuana retailers and provisioning centers within 1,000 feet of a K-12 school, 5,000 feet of another…

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Kalamazoo

Some Restrictions

Zoning Code Section 50-4.4E(1)(b) keeps every Kalamazoo marihuana establishment, except safety compliance labs, at…

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Royal Oak

Some Restrictions

Royal Oak's marihuana licensing ordinance keeps every marihuana establishment at least 1,000 feet from any school and…

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