{
 "topic": "cannabis",
 "label": "Cannabis",
 "question": "Is cannabis retail allowed? Where can it be sold or consumed?",
 "jurisdiction": "Delaware",
 "country": "US",
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/de/cannabis/",
 "municipalities": [
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005715",
   "name": "Blades",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/blades/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/blades/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/blades/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 420B-C — BLADES Marijuana",
   "document_number": "420B-C",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/blades/cannabis/ordinance-420b-c/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Blades, Delaware, retail permitted: False; fines: not less than $250.00 nor more than $ 500.00. Source: Ordinance 420B-C — BLADES Marijuana, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005717",
   "name": "Bridgeville",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/bridgeville/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/bridgeville/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/bridgeville/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 23-01: Prohibiting the Production and Sale of Marijuana",
   "document_number": "23-01",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/bridgeville/cannabis/ordinance-23-01/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Bridgeville, Delaware, retail permitted: False. Source: Ordinance 23-01: Prohibiting the Production and Sale of Marijuana, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005718",
   "name": "Camden",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/camden/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/camden/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/camden/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 2025-O-01: Prohibit the Production and Sale of Marijuana",
   "document_number": "2025-O-01",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/camden/cannabis/ordinance-2025-o-01/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Camden, Delaware, retail permitted: False. Source: Ordinance 2025-O-01: Prohibit the Production and Sale of Marijuana, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005719",
   "name": "Cheswold",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/cheswold/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/cheswold/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/cheswold/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 08-16-24-074: Marijuana-Based Businesses",
   "document_number": "08-16-24-074",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/cheswold/cannabis/ordinance-08-16-24-074/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Cheswold, Delaware, retail permitted: True; where allowed: C-2, (Highway Commercial), AG (Agriculture), and 1-1, (Light Industrial), Zoning Districts. Source: Ordinance 08-16-24-074: Marijuana-Based Businesses, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005720",
   "name": "Clayton",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/clayton/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/clayton/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/clayton/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 2024-24: Zoning Amendment Allowing Cannabis Facilities",
   "document_number": "2024-24",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/clayton/cannabis/ordinance-2024-24/",
   "answer": "The Town of Clayton, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance 2024-24: Zoning Amendment Allowing Cannabis Facilities, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005721",
   "name": "Dagsboro",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/dagsboro/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/dagsboro/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/dagsboro/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 146 (§ cannabis prohibition): No business license for marijuana facilities",
   "document_number": "146",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Dagsboro, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 146 (§ cannabis prohibition): No business license for marijuana facilities, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005722",
   "name": "Delaware City",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/delaware-city/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/delaware-city/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/delaware-city/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 25-0127-01: Prohibiting Cultivation, Manufacturing, Testing, or Retail Sales of Marijuana",
   "document_number": "25-0127-01",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The City of Delaware City, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance 25-0127-01: Prohibiting Cultivation, Manufacturing, Testing, or Retail Sales of Marijuana, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005725",
   "name": "Dover",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/dover/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/dover/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/dover/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance #2024-24 – Amending Chapter 26 – Businesses for Recreational Marijuana (Cultivation, Manufacturing, and Testing)",
   "document_number": "2024-24",
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-02",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/dover/cannabis/ordinance-2024-24/",
   "answer": "The City of Dover, Delaware has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Ordinance #2024-24 – Amending Chapter 26 – Businesses for Recreational Marijuana (Cultivation, Manufacturing, and Testing); Ordinance #2024-25 – Amending Chapter 26 – Businesses for Recreational Marijuana (Compassion Centers and Retail Stores), verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005736",
   "name": "Hartly",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/hartly/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/hartly/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/hartly/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance No. 13-02-2025-0001 — An Ordinance Banning Marijuana Establishments in the Town of Hartly",
   "document_number": "13-02-2025-0001",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-10",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/hartly/cannabis/ordinance-13-02-2025-0001/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Hartly, Delaware, retail permitted: False; fines: $100.00. Source: Ordinance No. 13-02-2025-0001 — An Ordinance Banning Marijuana Establishments in the Town of Hartly, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005742",
   "name": "Lewes",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/lewes/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/lewes/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/lewes/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 13-23: Prohibition of Marijuana Retail Sales — City of Lewes, DE",
   "document_number": "13-23",
   "adopted_date": "2024-08-12",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/lewes/cannabis/ordinance-13-23/",
   "answer": "The City of Lewes, Delaware has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Ordinance 13-23: Prohibition of Marijuana Retail Sales — City of Lewes, DE, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005745",
   "name": "Middletown",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/middletown/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/middletown/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/middletown/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 23-10-01: Prohibition of Marijuana-Related Businesses — Town of Middletown, DE",
   "document_number": "23-10-01",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/middletown/cannabis/ordinance-23-10-01/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Middletown, Delaware, retail permitted: False. Source: Ordinance 23-10-01: Prohibition of Marijuana-Related Businesses — Town of Middletown, DE, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005746",
   "name": "Milford",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/milford/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/milford/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/milford/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 2024-11: Regulation of Marijuana Establishments (Prohibition) — City of Milford, DE",
   "document_number": "2024-11",
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-13",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/milford/cannabis/ordinance-2024-11/",
   "answer": "In the City of Milford, Delaware, retail permitted: False; where allowed: Cultivation and manufacturing permitted in BP District; compassion centers permitted in C-3 and IS Districts; retail stores prohibited citywide.. Source: Ordinance 2024-11: Regulation of Marijuana Establishments (Prohibition) — City of Milford, DE, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005748",
   "name": "Millville",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/millville/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/millville/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/millville/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance No. 24-01: Prohibition of Marijuana Establishments — Town of Millville, DE",
   "document_number": "24-01",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/millville/cannabis/ordinance-24-01/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Millville, Delaware, retail permitted: False. Source: Ordinance No. 24-01: Prohibition of Marijuana Establishments — Town of Millville, DE, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005754",
   "name": "Odessa",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/odessa/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/odessa/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/odessa/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance 2024-01: An Ordinance Banning Marijuana Establishments in the Town of Odessa",
   "document_number": "2024-01",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/odessa/cannabis/ordinance-2024-01/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Odessa, Delaware, retail permitted: False; fines: $100.00 shall be assessed for any violations of this ordinance. Source: Ordinance 2024-01: An Ordinance Banning Marijuana Establishments in the Town of Odessa, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005756",
   "name": "Seaford",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/seaford/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/seaford/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/seaford/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Chapter 15 (Zoning, Land Use and Development) — Article 52: Adult Use Retail Marijuana Store regulations",
   "document_number": "15",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/seaford/cannabis/chapter-15/",
   "answer": "In the City of Seaford, Delaware, retail permitted: True; where allowed: Retail in C-2 Highway Commercial District (Special Exception); Medical processing in M-1 (1,000 ft from schools/worship).; fines: not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Source: Chapter 15 (Zoning, Land Use and Development) — Article 52: Adult Use Retail Marijuana Store regulations, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005760",
   "name": "South Bethany",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/south-bethany/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/south-bethany/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/south-bethany/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "South Bethany Ordinance 212-23 — Marijuana-Related Business Operations in Commercial Districts",
   "document_number": "212-23",
   "adopted_date": "2023-12-08",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/south-bethany/cannabis/ordinance-212-23/",
   "answer": "In the Town of South Bethany, Delaware, retail permitted: False. Source: South Bethany Ordinance 212-23 — Marijuana-Related Business Operations in Commercial Districts, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005763",
   "name": "Wilmington",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/de/wilmington/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/wilmington/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/wilmington/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Wilmington Ordinance 25-013 — Amending Chapter 48 Regarding Recreational Marijuana Business Locations",
   "document_number": "25-013",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-02",
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/wilmington/cannabis/ordinance-25-013/",
   "answer": "In the City of Wilmington, Delaware, retail permitted: True; where allowed: C-5, M-1, M-2, W-1, W-2, W-3 districts as of right; W-4 district special exception. 300-foot buffer from schools/residential.. Source: Wilmington Ordinance 25-013 — Amending Chapter 48 Regarding Recreational Marijuana Business Locations, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005765",
   "name": "Wyoming",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/de/wyoming/",
   "answer_page": "/us/de/wyoming/cannabis/",
   "json": "/us/de/wyoming/cannabis.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Ordinance #73-24 — Amend LUDC — Marijuana Based Businesses",
   "document_number": "73-24",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/de/wyoming/cannabis/ordinance-73-24/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Wyoming, Delaware, retail permitted: True; where allowed: C Zone and 1-1 Zone, conditional use approval required.. Source: Ordinance #73-24 — Amend LUDC — Marijuana Based Businesses, verified 2026-06-05."
  }
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005709",
   "name": "Arden",
   "path": "/us/de/arden/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005711",
   "name": "Ardentown",
   "path": "/us/de/ardentown/",
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005712",
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005716",
   "name": "Bowers",
   "path": "/us/de/bowers/",
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005723",
   "name": "Delmar",
   "path": "/us/de/delmar/",
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005724",
   "name": "Dewey Beach",
   "path": "/us/de/dewey-beach/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005726",
   "name": "Ellendale",
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   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005727",
   "name": "Elsmere",
   "path": "/us/de/elsmere/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005729",
   "name": "Felton",
   "path": "/us/de/felton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005730",
   "name": "Fenwick Island",
   "path": "/us/de/fenwick-island/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005732",
   "name": "Frederica",
   "path": "/us/de/frederica/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
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   "name": "Georgetown",
   "path": "/us/de/georgetown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005734",
   "name": "Greenwood",
   "path": "/us/de/greenwood/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005735",
   "name": "Harrington",
   "path": "/us/de/harrington/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "name": "Henlopen Acres",
   "path": "/us/de/henlopen-acres/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005738",
   "name": "Houston",
   "path": "/us/de/houston/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "name": "Kenton",
   "path": "/us/de/kenton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005740",
   "name": "Laurel",
   "path": "/us/de/laurel/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "name": "Little Creek",
   "path": "/us/de/little-creek/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005744",
   "name": "Magnolia",
   "path": "/us/de/magnolia/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005747",
   "name": "Millsboro",
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   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "name": "Milton",
   "path": "/us/de/milton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "name": "New Castle",
   "path": "/us/de/new-castle/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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   "name": "Newark",
   "path": "/us/de/newark/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005752",
   "name": "Newport",
   "path": "/us/de/newport/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005753",
   "name": "Ocean View",
   "path": "/us/de/ocean-view/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005755",
   "name": "Rehoboth Beach",
   "path": "/us/de/rehoboth-beach/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
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   "municipality_id": "gx-005757",
   "name": "Selbyville",
   "path": "/us/de/selbyville/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005758",
   "name": "Slaughter Beach",
   "path": "/us/de/slaughter-beach/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005759",
   "name": "Smyrna",
   "path": "/us/de/smyrna/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005761",
   "name": "Townsend",
   "path": "/us/de/townsend/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005762",
   "name": "Viola",
   "path": "/us/de/viola/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005728",
   "name": "Farmington",
   "path": "/us/de/farmington/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005710",
   "name": "Ardencroft",
   "path": "/us/de/ardencroft/",
   "status": "uncertain",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-005714",
   "name": "Bethel",
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