Is cannabis legal to sell in Bay City, Michigan?

Yes. Bay City has opted in to adult-use cannabis establishments — ordinance adopted 12/18/2017; the mayoral veto was overridden in January 2018.

How many cannabis licences does Bay City have?

8. The Michigan Treasury FY2025 adult-use excise distribution, reflecting licensed retailers and microbusinesses as of roughly 30 September 2025, records 8 licences in Bay City, which produced $432,136.80 in excise distributed to the municipality at $54,017.10 per licence.

Is there a cap on cannabis retailers in Bay City?

50 provisioning centers; 25 per grower class. Caps are set by local ordinance, not by the state, and they are amended more often than operators expect — confirm the current figure with the municipality before signing.

What are the buffer and setback rules in Bay City?

1,000 ft from schools; 100 ft from churches; 50 ft from law enforcement, courts and public safety facilities. The state adult-use rule adds a 1,000-foot separation from pre-existing schools measured property line to property line unless the municipality reduces it, and local measurement methods sometimes differ from the state's — measure both ways.

What other cannabis ordinance requirements does Bay City impose?

Dispensaries permitted in any business district, including downtown; cultivation in M-1 and M-2. These are local ordinance terms rather than state licensing conditions, and they are amended more often than setbacks — confirm the current text with the municipality before signing a lease or purchase agreement.

Is Bay City a social equity community?

Yes. Bay City is a state-designated social equity community, which reduces state application and licensing fees for qualifying applicants. The designation is a state fee programme — it does not change local zoning, caps or ordinance status.

How much cannabis excise revenue did Bay City receive in FY2025?

$432,136.80. Michigan distributed $93,773,685.60 in adult-use excise for FY2025 — $46,886,842.80 to municipalities and an equal amount to counties — across 868 licences in 238 municipalities, at $54,017.10 per licence. This dataset covers 54 municipalities, selected for C3 CRE's active Michigan markets, out of the 238 municipalities that received an FY2025 adult-use excise distribution from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

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Bay County, Michigan

Bay City, Michigan cannabis zoning, licensing and real estate

Ordinance posture, licence capacity, buffer geometry, social equity status and FY2025 excise for Bay City — every field either verified or explicitly marked unverified.

Last updated 2026-08-24

Can you open a dispensary in Bay City, Michigan?

Bay City has opted in to adult-use cannabis establishments. The Michigan Treasury FY2025 distribution records 8 licensed retailers and microbusinesses and $432,136.80 in excise paid to the municipality. Confirm caps, buffers and district zoning with the city and the CRA before signing.

Adult-use: Opted inMedical: Opted inAccepting new applications: Yes

Bay City has opted in to adult-use cannabis

Adult-use establishments are permitted by local ordinance and the ordinance we read admits new applicants.

Adult-use detail: Ordinance adopted 12/18/2017; the mayoral veto was overridden in January 2018.
Medical detail: UnverifiedNot verified — contact us to confirm current status
Accepting new applicants: Yes

Capacity

Licence caps and current count

Local cap: 50 provisioning centers; 25 per grower class.
Accepting new applications: Yes
FY2025 licensed retailers + microbusinesses: 8

Source: Michigan CRA · August 24, 2026

Distance requirements

Buffer and setback rules

1,000 ft from schools
100 ft from churches
50 ft from law enforcement, courts and public safety facilities

The state adult-use rule separately requires 1,000 feet from a pre-existing school, measured parcel line to parcel line, unless the municipality has adopted an ordinance reducing it. Local ordinances sometimes measure door to door instead — measure both ways before you commit. See how the buffer is measured.

Ordinance terms

Other local requirements

Dispensaries permitted in any business district, including downtown; cultivation in M-1 and M-2

Operating hours, permitted districts, co-location, insurance minimums, municipal fee caps and community-benefit conditions are local ordinance terms, not state licensing conditions. They are amended more often than setbacks and they move unit economics — confirm the current text before signing.

State programmes

Social equity and municipal revenue

Social equity community: Designated — qualifying applicants receive reduced state application and licensing fees. The designation does not change local zoning or ordinance status.
FY2025 excise received: $432,136.80
Statewide context: Michigan distributed $93,773,685.60 in FY2025 adult-use excise — $46,886,842.80 to municipalities and an equal amount to counties — across 868 licences in 238 municipalities, at $54,017.10 per licence.
This dataset covers 54 municipalities, selected for C3 CRE's active Michigan markets, out of the 238 municipalities that received an FY2025 adult-use excise distribution from the Michigan Department of Treasury. Michigan Treasury source.

Source: Michigan Treasury · September 30, 2025

Market read

Bay City commercial real estate context

Bay City is unusually permissive, and that is the whole real estate story. Dispensaries are allowed in any business district — including downtown storefronts, which almost no other Michigan city permits — and the setbacks are a fraction of the norm at 100 feet from churches and 50 feet from public safety facilities. Caps are generous rather than binding at 50 provisioning centers and 25 per grower class, against 8 licences generating excise in FY2025. The result is that Bay City's eligible-parcel map looks like its commercial map, so site selection is driven by trade area and building condition rather than by buffer geometry, and downtown adaptive reuse is genuinely on the table.

Inventory

C3 CRE inventory in Bay City

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Bay City - Dispo North Operating Provisioning Center/Processing Building

3843 N Euclid Ave · Bay City, MI 48706

Cannabis for sale in Bay City, MI · 5,650 SF · $749,999.

Price: $749,999
Size: 5,650 SF

Operating Adult-Use Provisioning Center available for sale - includes the retail license/business and real estate.
An operator can occupy or lease the excess space for a Processing license.
Freestanding building with a curb cut along the main road and 30 on-site parking spaces.

Updated 2026-03-30 · Listing details

Questions

Bay City cannabis real estate questions

Is cannabis legal to sell in Bay City, Michigan?: Yes. Bay City has opted in to adult-use cannabis establishments — ordinance adopted 12/18/2017; the mayoral veto was overridden in January 2018.
How many cannabis licences does Bay City have?: 8. The Michigan Treasury FY2025 adult-use excise distribution, reflecting licensed retailers and microbusinesses as of roughly 30 September 2025, records 8 licences in Bay City, which produced $432,136.80 in excise distributed to the municipality at $54,017.10 per licence.
Is there a cap on cannabis retailers in Bay City?: 50 provisioning centers; 25 per grower class. Caps are set by local ordinance, not by the state, and they are amended more often than operators expect — confirm the current figure with the municipality before signing.
What are the buffer and setback rules in Bay City?: 1,000 ft from schools; 100 ft from churches; 50 ft from law enforcement, courts and public safety facilities. The state adult-use rule adds a 1,000-foot separation from pre-existing schools measured property line to property line unless the municipality reduces it, and local measurement methods sometimes differ from the state's — measure both ways.
What other cannabis ordinance requirements does Bay City impose?: Dispensaries permitted in any business district, including downtown; cultivation in M-1 and M-2. These are local ordinance terms rather than state licensing conditions, and they are amended more often than setbacks — confirm the current text with the municipality before signing a lease or purchase agreement.
Is Bay City a social equity community?: Yes. Bay City is a state-designated social equity community, which reduces state application and licensing fees for qualifying applicants. The designation is a state fee programme — it does not change local zoning, caps or ordinance status.
How much cannabis excise revenue did Bay City receive in FY2025?: $432,136.80. Michigan distributed $93,773,685.60 in adult-use excise for FY2025 — $46,886,842.80 to municipalities and an equal amount to counties — across 868 licences in 238 municipalities, at $54,017.10 per licence. This dataset covers 54 municipalities, selected for C3 CRE's active Michigan markets, out of the 238 municipalities that received an FY2025 adult-use excise distribution from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

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Last updated August 24, 2026