Where can a cannabis store open in Blaine?
Cannabis retail is allowed in the B-2, B-3, PBD and MU (County Road 10 mixed use) districts, at least 500 feet from schools, child care centers, residential treatment facilities, and park playgrounds and athletic fields. The city registers up to six stores.
Rules verified Oct 29, 2026. A screening guide, not legal advice: confirm any site with the city.
The rules
- Zoning districts
- B-2, B-3, PBD, MU (County Road 10 mixed use)
- School buffer
- 500 ft
- Child care buffer
- 500 ft from child care centers
- Park buffer
- 500 ft from playgrounds and athletic fields
- Treatment facility buffer
- 500 ft from residential treatment facilities
- Store cap
- 6
- Park distances are measured from the city’s map of park playgrounds and ball, football, soccer and lacrosse fields. Courts and rinks aren’t counted.
- We don’t have a map of residential treatment facilities, so that buffer isn’t screened: ask the city about any site you like.
- Ask the city whether your district needs a conditional use permit.
Source: City of Blaine cannabis business rules
By the numbers
Commercial, industrial and vacant parcels inside the zoning that allows cannabis retail, screened against the buffers above.
- In retail zoning
- 552
- Clear of every buffer
- 395
- Close to a buffer edge
- 8
- Blocked by a buffer
- 149
Not counted: 64 condo units, homes and tax-exempt parcels in the same zoning (subscribers can include them). Licensed cannabis stores in Blaine: 3.
What subscribers see
- • Every one of those parcels on the map, colored by status
- • Why a parcel is blocked, and how far it is from each school, child care center and cannabis store
- • Owner name and mailing address, value, size and last sale
- • A shortlist with notes, and CSV export
School rings on this public map are drawn from the school’s location. The subscriber map measures from property lines.
Common questions about Blaine
- Is cannabis retail allowed in Blaine?
- Cannabis retail is allowed in the B-2, B-3, PBD and MU (County Road 10 mixed use) districts, at least 500 feet from schools, child care centers, residential treatment facilities, and park playgrounds and athletic fields. The city registers up to six stores.
- How far from a school does a dispensary have to be in Blaine?
- 500 feet. We measure from property line to property line.
- Is there a limit on the number of cannabis stores in Blaine?
- Up to six cannabis retail registrations.
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