Is cannabis legal to sell in Warren, Michigan?

Yes. Warren has opted in to adult-use cannabis establishments — adult-use retail approved 3/24/2025 on a 5–2 council vote.

How many cannabis licences does Warren have?

2. The Michigan Treasury FY2025 adult-use excise distribution, reflecting licensed retailers and microbusinesses as of roughly 30 September 2025, records 2 licences in Warren, which produced $108,034.20 in excise distributed to the municipality at $54,017.10 per licence.

Is there a cap on cannabis retailers in Warren?

No cap. 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 Warren?

1,000 ft from schools; 500 ft from residential, a library, a park or a religious institution. 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 Warren impose?

Microbusinesses prohibited; Permitted in intensive business and light and heavy industrial districts. 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 Warren a social equity community?

No. Warren is not a state-designated social equity community, so the state's reduced application and licensing fees for qualifying applicants do not apply to a location here.

How much cannabis excise revenue did Warren receive in FY2025?

$108,034.20. 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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Warren, Michigan cannabis zoning, licensing and real estate

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

Last updated 2026-08-24

Can you open a dispensary in Warren, Michigan?

Warren has opted in to adult-use cannabis establishments. The Michigan Treasury FY2025 distribution records 2 licensed retailers and microbusinesses and $108,034.20 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

Warren 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: Adult-use retail approved 3/24/2025 on a 5–2 council vote.
Medical detail: 28 provisioning centers awarded under the Pinebrook Warren LLC v. City of Warren settlement.
Accepting new applicants: Yes

Capacity

Licence caps and current count

Local cap: No cap.
Accepting new applications: Yes
FY2025 licensed retailers + microbusinesses: 2

Source: Michigan CRA · August 24, 2026

Distance requirements

Buffer and setback rules

1,000 ft from schools
500 ft from residential, a library, a park or a religious institution

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

Microbusinesses prohibited
Permitted in intensive business and light and heavy industrial districts

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: Not designated — the state's reduced application and licensing fees do not apply to a location here.
FY2025 excise received: $108,034.20
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

Warren commercial real estate context

Warren is the largest near-term cannabis real estate opportunity in Southeast Michigan. Michigan's third-largest city opened to adult-use retail on 24 March 2025 with no numeric cap, on top of the 28 medical provisioning centers awarded through the Pinebrook Warren settlement, and the Treasury FY2025 snapshot still shows only two licences generating excise. An uncapped market of roughly 135,000 residents with a dense industrial base along Van Dyke, Mound and Groesbeck is a rare combination: retail sites and cultivation buildings are both available, and the constraint is the setback geometry rather than a licence queue. Expect the eligible-parcel analysis, not the entitlement, to be the hard part of a Warren deal.

Inventory

C3 CRE inventory in Warren

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Warren - Freestanding Industrial/Cannabis Warehouse

23515-23525 Blackstone Avenue · Warren, MI 48089

Industrial/Cannabis for sale in Warren, MI · 6,400 SF · $699,999.

Price: $699,999
Size: 6,400 SF

Freestanding industrial warehouse available for sale.
Two (2) separately addressed suites can be occupied independently or combined for an individual user.
The property is zoned M-2 and permits a wide range of industrial and commercial uses.

Updated 2026-07-18 · Listing details

Questions

Warren cannabis real estate questions

Is cannabis legal to sell in Warren, Michigan?: Yes. Warren has opted in to adult-use cannabis establishments — adult-use retail approved 3/24/2025 on a 5–2 council vote.
How many cannabis licences does Warren have?: 2. The Michigan Treasury FY2025 adult-use excise distribution, reflecting licensed retailers and microbusinesses as of roughly 30 September 2025, records 2 licences in Warren, which produced $108,034.20 in excise distributed to the municipality at $54,017.10 per licence.
Is there a cap on cannabis retailers in Warren?: No cap. 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 Warren?: 1,000 ft from schools; 500 ft from residential, a library, a park or a religious institution. 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 Warren impose?: Microbusinesses prohibited; Permitted in intensive business and light and heavy industrial districts. 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 Warren a social equity community?: No. Warren is not a state-designated social equity community, so the state's reduced application and licensing fees for qualifying applicants do not apply to a location here.
How much cannabis excise revenue did Warren receive in FY2025?: $108,034.20. 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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