INJURIES. POLICE SAY HE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. SACRAMENTO COULD CHANGE WHERE CANNABIS CAN AND CANNOT BE SOLD. NEXT WEEK, THE CITY COUNCIL IS SET TO VOTE ON A PROPOSAL TO ALLOW STOREFRONT CANNABIS DISPENSARIES AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE AREAS, LIMITED COMMERCIAL AND CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS. BUT IT WOULD ALSO CREATE NEW BUFFER RESTRICTIONS AROUND CHURCHES AND OTHER DISPENSARIES. ALREADY THERE. BUFFERS AROUND SCHOOLS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND YOUTH ORIENTED FACILITIES. NOW, AT THE SAME TIME, SOME EXISTING RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE REMOVED, INCLUDING MOVIE THEATERS AND TOBACCO RETAILERS, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE CITY TOOK IN MORE THAN $23 MILLION IN CANNABIS TAX REVENUE IN 2024. 40% OF THAT WENT TO KIDS PROGRAMS. THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS NOW ONE OF THE CITY’
Sacramento City Council to vote on new cannabis dispensary rules
Updated: 10:39 PM PDT Jun 12, 2026
Sacramento’s city council will vote next week on a proposal to change regulations for where cannabis dispensaries can operate in the city. The proposal would allow storefront cannabis dispensaries in residential mixed-use areas, limited commercial zones, and central business districts. It would also create new buffer restrictions around churches and other dispensaries. Currently, buffer zones exist around schools, parks, libraries, museums, community centers, and youth-oriented facilities. At the same time, some existing restrictions would be removed, including those around movie theaters and tobacco retailers. According to the report, the city collected more than $23 million in cannabis tax revenue in 2024, with 40% of that funding programs for children. The cannabis industry is now one of Sacramento’s top employment sectors, with approximately 8,000 people working in the industry.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Sacramento’s city council will vote next week on a proposal to change regulations for where cannabis dispensaries can operate in the city.
The proposal would allow storefront cannabis dispensaries in residential mixed-use areas, limited commercial zones, and central business districts.
It would also create new buffer restrictions around churches and other dispensaries. Currently, buffer zones exist around schools, parks, libraries, museums, community centers, and youth-oriented facilities.
At the same time, some existing restrictions would be removed, including those around movie theaters and tobacco retailers.
According to the report, the city collected more than $23 million in cannabis tax revenue in 2024, with 40% of that funding programs for children. The cannabis industry is now one of Sacramento’s top employment sectors, with approximately 8,000 people working in the industry.
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