11/15/2025
Examples of cities addressing THC stores
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1. Krum, Texas
Krum adopted a “head shop operation” ordinance in November 2024 that:
• Defines “head shop operations” and “head shop products” as businesses and items associated with “potentially intoxicating substances,” including products that mimic the effects of THC and synthetic cannabinoids. 
• Makes it unlawful to sell, offer, display, or possess these products without a Specific Use Permit (SUP) and imposes big distance buffers from schools, parks, daycares, libraries, and other head shops. 
This doesn’t say “THC store” by name, but in practice it targets THC-adjacent/head-shop style retailers.
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2. Lavon, Texas
Lavon adopted Ordinance 2023-03-03 – “Zoning: Smoke, To***co, V**e, C*D Store Regulations.”
• It amends the zoning ordinance to regulate smoke, to***co, v**e, and C*D shops as a special category. 
• The findings say regulation is needed due to “substantial likelihood” of expansion of smoke/to***co/C*D stores and possible negative impacts on nearby neighborhoods. 
Again, not an outright ban, but tight zoning rules that limit where a C*D/THC-type store can operate.
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3. Anna, Texas (Collin County)
In April 2025, Anna City Council amended its zoning ordinance to:
• Create a specific category for “C*D shops” (defined as businesses with more than 50% of sales from C*D products). 
• Require buffers of 2,000 feet from schools and churches for new smoke-related and C*D businesses; existing businesses are grandfathered. 
This doesn’t ban them outright, but it strongly restricts locations and expansion of C*D/THC-style retailers.
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4. San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio has taken several steps that affect THC / v**e businesses:
• A 2025 ordinance banned va**ng in all indoor public places (bars, restaurants, etc.), treating va**ng like smoking under the city’s clean-indoor-air rules. 
• The council has also moved to ban new v**e shops within 1,000 feet of schools and daycares, with existing shops grandfathered but limited in expansion. 
These are primarily v**e-shop and location restrictions, but they directly hit shops selling THC v**es and other cannabinoid products.
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5. Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite adopted a city ordinance restricting smoking paraphernalia (“glassware”):
• A smoke-shop owner reported that Mesquite passed an ordinance that forced them to remove most of their glassware/drug-paraphernalia inventory with only 24 hours’ notice. 
That was aimed at paraphernalia rather than THC content specifically, but it’s another example of local action against THC-adjacent retail.
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6. Abilene, Texas
Abilene’s zoning code has also been used against C*D/THC shops:
• In 2025, Abilene police raided “C*D House of Healing,” and the city cited both Texas Health & Safety Code 481.113 (THC) and zoning violations under the city’s Land Development Code in enforcement letters. 
This shows city-level land-use rules being used alongside state THC laws to clamp down on a THC-selling C*D shop.
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7. Many other cities (pattern, not an exact list)
Industry and legal guides note that numerous Texas municipalities now use zoning to:
• Create special categories for C*D / h**p / smoke shops
• Prohibit them within a set distance of schools, shelters, or places of worship
• Require special permits or limit how many can operate in a given area 
