Cannabis Regulations in Ohio (2026)
17 rules on the books across Ohio, 10 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.
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.
Ohio: statewide
StatewideSignificant RestrictionsOhio law caps the state at 400 licensed marijuana dispensaries and, since March 20, 2026, bars the Division of Cannabis…
Read full rule →Springfield
Heavy RestrictionsSpringfield's Zoning Code has no use category for cannabis dispensaries: § 1105.02(r)(3) defines Retail Store to…
Read full rule →Akron
Significant RestrictionsAkron requires every medical marijuana cultivator, processor, dispensary, or testing lab to hold a city-issued local…
Read full rule →Canton
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Canton, Ohio bars cannabis dispensaries from residentially zoned areas, caps dispensary hours at 8:00 a.m…
Read full rule →Elyria
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Elyria, Ohio, a medical marijuana dispensary is a conditional use that Planning Commission and City…
Read full rule →Middletown
Significant RestrictionsMiddletown's zoning code allows Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary and Medical Marijuana Dispensary operations by right only…
Read full rule →Newark
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Newark, Ohio, the zoning code allows dispensaries as conditional uses in five business districts and…
Read full rule →Oregon
Significant RestrictionsOregon, Ohio confines medical and non-medical cannabis dispensaries to the C-2 and C-5 commercial districts named on…
Read full rule →Cleveland
Some RestrictionsCleveland permits state-licensed medical and adult-use marijuana retail dispensaries only in the Local Retail Business…
Read full rule →Columbus
Some RestrictionsColumbus zoning confines an Ohio Division of Cannabis Control dispensary to the C-4 Regional Scale Commercial District…
Read full rule →Dayton
Some RestrictionsDayton's zoning code treats marijuana cultivation, processing, dispensary, and laboratory establishments as distinct…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Akron
Significant RestrictionsAkron bars a medical marijuana cultivator, processor, dispensary, or testing lab from locating within five hundred feet…
Read full rule →Canton
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Canton, Ohio bars a medical marijuana facility or adult use cannabis operator from locating within 500 feet…
Read full rule →Elyria
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Elyria, Ohio, Codified Ordinances § 1135.07(A) bars any medical marijuana facility from locating within…
Read full rule →Newark
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Newark, Ohio, Section 1260.04 makes medical marijuana and adult use dispensaries a conditional use. A…
Read full rule →Cleveland
Some RestrictionsState-licensed marijuana cultivators, processors, dispensaries and testing labs can't locate within 500 feet of a…
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