California City and County Listing of Illegal Store Front Ordinances
As of October 2009, 13 states have laws that provide for the medical use of marijuana. A number of towns, cities, and counties across the United States have passed local laws or ordinances regarding these businesses. In California, for example, which has a large number of marijuana shops, 64 cities and 6 counties have passed moratoria and 130 cities and 8 counties have imposed bans on marijuana dispensaries, collectives, or cooperatives. If you have reason to believe our listing is incorrect, please contact the Drug Policy Clearinghouse.
Cities with Moratoria (64)
1. Adelanto |
33. Moreno Valley |
2. Alameda |
34. Morrow Bay |
3. American Canyon |
35. Morgan Hill |
4. Anderson * |
36. National City |
5. Arcata |
37. Needles |
6. Atascadero |
38. Nevada City |
7. Barstow |
39. Oceanside |
8. Baldwin Park |
40. Orange |
9. Benicia |
41. Orinda |
10. Brea |
42. Perris |
11. Buena Park |
43. Porterville |
12. Calimesa |
44. Rancho Cordova |
13. Camarillo |
45. Rancho Cucamonga |
14. Carpinteria |
46. Rialto |
15. Carson |
47. Rosemead |
16. Chula Vista |
48. Sacramento |
17. Coachella |
49. Salinas |
18. Colfax* |
50. San Dimas |
19. Colton |
51. San Bruno |
20. Escondido |
52. Santee |
21. Galt |
53. Selma |
22. Grass Valley |
54. Southgate |
23. Guadalupe |
55. Tehachapi |
24. Hemet |
56. Temple City |
25. Highland |
57. Vacaville |
26. La Habra |
58. Ventura |
27. Lake Elsinore |
59. Victorville |
28. Loma Linda |
60. Walnut Creek |
29. Los Gatos |
61. Watsonville |
30. Marin City |
62. West Sacramento |
31. Menifee |
63. Westlake |
32. Mill Valley |
64. Yucca Valley * |
*Ban ordinance allows for one dispensary to remain open.
Counties with Moratoria (6)
1. Madera |
4. San Bernardino* |
2. Nevada |
5. Placer |
3. Tulare |
6. San Diego |
*Ban ordinance allows for one dispensary to remain open.
Cities with Bans (130)
1. Anaheim |
66. Merced |
2. Antioch |
67. Mission Viejo |
3. Apple Valley |
68. Modesto |
4. Arroyo Grande |
69. Montclair |
5. Auburn |
70. Monterey Park |
6. Azusa |
71. Moorpark |
7. Brentwood |
72. Murrieta |
8. Beaumont |
73. Newark |
9. Big Bear Lake |
74. Norco |
10. Buellton |
75. North County |
11. Buena Park |
76. Oakdale |
12. Carlsbad ** |
77. Oakley |
13. Cathedral City |
78. Ontario |
14. Ceres |
79. Palm Desert |
15. Chino |
80. Palos Verdes Estates* |
16. Claremont |
81. Pasadena |
17. Clearlake |
82. Paso Robles |
18. Cloverdale |
83. Patterson |
19. Clovis |
84. Petaluma |
20. Colma |
85. Pico Rivera |
21. Concord |
86. Pinole |
22. Corona |
87. Pismo Beach |
23. Costa Mesa |
88. Pittsburgh |
24. Covina ** |
89. Placentia |
25. Cypress |
90. Placer |
26. Davis |
91. Pleasant Hill |
27. Desert Hot Springs |
92. Pleasanton |
28. Dublin |
93. Redlands |
29. El Cerrito |
94. Redondo Beach |
30. Emeryville |
95. Ridgecrest |
31. Escondido |
96. Riverbank |
32. Fairfield |
97. Riverside |
33. Folsom |
98. Rocklin |
34. Fontana |
99. Rohnert Park |
35. Fortuna |
100. Roseville |
36. Fremont |
101. San Bernardino |
37. Fresno |
102. San Jacinto |
38. Fullerton |
103. San Juan Capistrano |
39. Garden Grove |
104. San Leandro |
40. Gardena |
105. San Luis Obispo |
41. Goleta |
106. San Marcos |
42. Grand Terrace |
107. San Pablo |
43. Grover Beach |
108. San Rafael |
44. Hawthorne |
109. Santa Ana |
45. Healdsburg |
110. Santa Maria |
46. Hercules |
111. Seal Beach |
47. Hermosa Beach |
112. Seaside |
48. Hesperia |
113. Simi Valley |
49. Huntington Beach |
114. Solvang |
50. Indian Wells |
115. Sonoma |
51. Indio |
116. South San Francisco |
52. Inglewood |
117. Susanville |
53. Laguna Hills |
118. Temecula |
54. La Mirada |
119. Torrance |
55. La Palma |
120. Turlock |
56. La Quinta |
121. Tustin |
57. Lake Elsinore |
122. Ukiah |
58. Lake Forest |
123. Union City |
59. Lawndale |
124. Upland |
60. Livermore |
125. Victorville |
61. Lincoln |
126. Vista |
62. Lompoc |
127. Willits |
63. Los Banos |
128. Windsor |
64. Manhattan Beach |
129. Yuba City |
65. Marina |
130. Yucaipa |
*Ban ordinance allows for one dispensary to remain open.
Counties with Bans (8)
1. Amador |
5. Merced |
2. Contra Costa* |
6. Riverside |
3. El Dorado |
7. Stanislaus | 4. Madera |
8. Sutter |
*Ban ordinance allows for one dispensary to remain open.
