Welcome to the City of Merced's Commercial Cannabis Business Landing Page. Please use the links below or the navigation window to the left to find the information you are looking for. 

RETAIL:

The City received 9 complete applications for retail cannabis permits by the deadline of January 31, 2022. At this time, only one dispensary permit is available per the City’s cannabis Ordinance. All proposed business owners were subject to a detailed background check by the Police Department in addition to review by the City’s Selection panel.

The Selection Panel consists of the City Manager, Chief of Police, and Director of Development Services, and it has completed its review of all applications and scored them based on the criteria adopted by the City Council. The scoring table is shown below. A score of 100 points was possible for each application. The total scores of the reviewers were divided by three to create an average score. The applications were then ranked based on that average score.

City staff will coordinate with the applicants for the top-scoring application to prepare for a public hearing before the Planning Commission.

For any additional questions or clarifications, please contact planningweb@cityofmerced.org, or call the Planning Division at 209-385-6858.

Retail (Merit-Based) Application Materials

Sensitive Uses Web Tool

OTHER APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Manufacturing, Distribution, Cultivation, and Testing Application Materials

RENEWALS:

Renewals

CANNABIS OPEN HOUSE 2021 PRESENTATION:

Presentation PDF

 OTHER MATERIALS:

Tax Measure Materials

Historic Documents

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For any other questions regarding Commercial Cannabis Businesses in Merced, please contact the City of Merced Planning Department at (209) 385-6858 or at planningweb@cityofmerced.org.

**This page is currently under construction.**