Coachella allows the following legal cannabis uses inside its jurisdiction:

• Distribution: Ch. 5.68
• Manufacturing: Ch. 5.68
• Testing: Ch. 5.68
• Cultivation (Outdoor): Ch. 5.68
• Cultivation (Indoor): Ch. 5.68
• Microbusiness: Ch 5.69
• Non-Storefront Delivery: Ch 5.69
• Retail: Ch 5.69
• Temporary Cannabis Events: Ch. 5.69.130
• Onsite Consumption: Ch. 5.69.120

Ordinance No. 1109 (Commercial Cannabis Activity - Regulatory Permit), effective August 12, 2017, created a cannabis regulatory permit process. This ordinance supersedes Ordinance No. 1084 in its entirety.

Download the Application for Cannabis Regulatory Permit (CRP) for individual licensees.

On April 26, 2017 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1103 (IP Overlay Zone) which allows cannabis cultivation uses in the M-S zone, subject to the I-P (Industrial Park) overlay zone on a minimum of 30 acres.

Note: Ordinance No. 1103 has been amended by Ordinance No. 1108 to allow Cannabis Testing Laboratories as a conditionally-permitted use in the C-G (General Commercial) zone, and to remove reference to "Maximum Site Area Devoted to Cannabis Cultivation Uses".

The policies, background, and taxation for cannabis-related uses is explained in the City Council Study Session Slides.

Wholesale gross receipts are taxed annually at 3% for cultivation, 2% for manufacturing and processing, and 6% for retail. Resolution No. 2022-22 enables the taxing scheme.

On February 14, 2018 the City Council passed three Ordinances and approved Selection Criteria for Retail Cannabis and Micro-businesses in the "Pueblo Viejo" (Downtown) area, and at the Glenroy Resort property.

• Ordinance No. 1114 - Chapt. 17.84 (Retail Cannabis Zoning Regulations)
• Ordinance No. 1115 - RC Overlay Zone and Locations
• Ordinance No. 1120 - Retail Cannabis Regulatory Permit
• RC Sub Zone No 1
• RC Sub Zone No 2
• Resolution No. 2018-07 (Selection Criteria)

Effective June 29, 2020 the Planning Division will accept applications for Conditional Use Permit for Non-Storefront Retail Cannabis business types (Delivery Only) in the City's various commercial and industrial zoning districts. Please refer to the Ordinances below for zoning regulations (Ordinance No. 1161) and Cannabis Regulatory Permitting regulations (Ordinance No. 1162).

Ordinance No. 1140 became effective in late July 2019, and allows for up to 10 Retail Cannabis Dispensaries in the City, including up to five dispensaries in the Pueblo Viejo (Sub-Zone #1) and four additional dispensaries within three commercial/industrial sectors (i.e., Wrecking Yard, Dillon Road, Coachella Industrial Business Park) including one dispensary at the southwest corner of Avenue 48 and Grapefruit Boulevard. Please see document links below for further guidance. The City Council approved new selection criteria as part of Resolution No. 2020-23 on May 27, 2020 that includes social equity policies and revised scoring.

• Ordinance No. 1140
• Resolution No. 2020-23
• Round #2 Retail Cannabis Maps