Medical Marijuana Code Amendment

The proposed Medical Marijuana Code Amendment (Case No. PLH25-0007) will amend City Code Section 35-2213, which regulates medical marijuana facilities, medical marijuana cultivation sites, and infusion food establishments. This section will be amended to replace the one (1) year time condition for medical marijuana facilities approved through a Use Permit with any period of time approved by the City Council.

• 2025 Medical Marijuana Code Amendment Legislative Edits 

Public Hearing Dates

The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Chandler City Council will hearing this case in the City Council Chambers, 88 E. Chicago Street, Chandler, Arizona on the following dates:

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Background

• 2010: Voters passed Proposition 203, Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, legalizing the use of medical marijuana and established regulations for its growth, cultivation and dispensation.
• 2011: City of Chandler Zoning Code amended requiring Use Permit approval for medical marijuana facilities, cultivation sites and infusion food establishments, and adopting approval criteria, definitions, and procedures by which these uses may be considered in Chandler. (Ordinance No. 4278)
• 2017: City of Chandler Zoning Code amended, replacing the Use Permit approval process with an administrative zoning clearance review and approval process. The one-year approval expiration was removed, and the ability to reduce the separation requirements was prohibited. (Ordinance No. 4764)
• 2018: City of Chandler Zoning Code amended to expand the hours of operation and no longer prohibit off-site deliveries and sale of other merchandise. (Ordinance No. 4855)
• 2020: Voters passed Proposition 207, the Smart and Safe Act, legalizing the possession, cultivation, and dispensing of recreational marijuana and set forth state licensing requirements. Introduced both a standard transaction privilege tax (TPT) and a 16% excise tax on the retail sale of recreational marijuana.
• 2023: City of Chandler Zoning Code amended to establish several changes including: expanding hours of operation, increasing square-footage size limitations, and permitting the collocation of an ancillary medical marijuana facility in the I-1 and I-2 zoning districts with its affiliated onsite medical marijuana cultivation site and/or medical marijuana infusion food establishment when approved through a Use Permit. The Use Permits were issued with a one (1) year expiration from the date of Council approval, which requires a yearly renewal to remain active. (Ordinance No., 5044)

Your questions or comments regarding this proposed code amendment are welcome and may be directed to Taylor Manemann, with the City of Chandler, at 480-782-3054.