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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Chapter 5 — PUBLIC PEACE AND MORALS›Article VII — CANNABIS.

Salinas Municipal Code Div. 10 Distribution Facilities

Salinas Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-08 · Salinas

Cite as: Salinas Municipal Code Division 10 · Text as of 2026-10-08

Sec. 5-07.45. - Limitation on the number of distribution facilities.

No more than five distribution facilities may operate within the City of Salinas at any one time and no more than five commercial cannabis permits shall be issued by the City of Salinas for distribution facilities to operate within the City of Salinas at any one time. Administrative permits issued pursuant to Municipal Code Section 5-07.12(c) shall not count towards the maximum number of permits for distribution. Furthermore, distribution that is accessory to another commercial cannabis business, as described elsewhere in this article, shall not count towards the maximum number of permits.

(Ord. No. 2600 (NCS), § 1, 11-29-2017)

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Sec. 5-07.46. - Accessory cannabis uses.

Distribution facilities may not engage in the conduct of any other type of commercial cannabis activity without a separate permit authorizing said activity.

(Ord. No. 2600 (NCS), § 1, 11-29-2017)

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Sec. 5-07.47. - Operating requirements.

A distribution facility shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) A distributor shall keep records of all transactions made during its operations, and shall account for all cannabis and funds collected and distributed, including the names of suppliers and customers, dates of pickups and deliveries, an inventory of all products involved in each transaction, and the amounts and methods of payment for each transaction. The business shall make these records available to the City of Salinas within twenty-four hours upon request.

(b) The distributor shall transfer cannabis and/or cannabis product only between licensed businesses.

(Ord. No. 2600 (NCS), § 1, 11-29-2017)

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