Columbia Limitation on retail sale of medical marijuana ordinance (§ 13-433)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article XIII. Marijuana Business Licensing
In short: Medical marijuana dispensaries may sell, give away or transfer medical marijuana only to qualifying patients, primary caregivers, other dispensaries, testing facilities, infused-products manufacturers, or other entities allowed under state and local law.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No medical marijuana dispensary facility may sell, give away or transfer medical marijuana except to a qualifying patient, a primary caregiver, another medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility, or other entity allowed under state and local law.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-433
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.