Cannabis in Scottsdale

Last verified: April 2026

The City

Scottsdale (population ~245,000) contains roughly 110 hotel/resort properties, including the Westin Kierland (735 rooms) and Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Scottsdale is the cannabis-tourism epicenter of Arizona — both because of high-end visitor traffic (Cactus League, Barrett-Jackson, golf, spring training) and because the very first state-licensed adult-use cannabis sale in Arizona took place at a Harvest dispensary in Scottsdale on January 22, 2021.

Old Town Scottsdale Cannabis Scene

Old Town is the historic core (Camelback Road, Scottsdale Road, Indian School Road quadrant) — bars, restaurants, art galleries, and the Scottsdale Civic Center. Despite the area’s tourist density, Scottsdale’s zoning has historically been resistant to dispensaries inside Old Town’s most-trafficked blocks. A 2019 proposal to bring a Sunday Goods dispensary to 4255 N. Winfield Scott Plaza generated public opposition, and the city has used buffer-zone and conditional-use-permit (CUP) requirements to keep dispensary density low in the immediate Old Town footprint.

Most Scottsdale dispensaries instead cluster on Hayden Road, Scottsdale Road north of the airport, Butherus Drive, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa border zone. These are commercial corridors that comply with the CUP and buffer rules.

Talking Stick Resort & Casinos — Tribal Land

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community owns Talking Stick Resort, Casino Arizona, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (spring training home of the Diamondbacks and Rockies), and the Pavilions retail complex. All of this is sovereign tribal land. Cannabis brought from a Scottsdale dispensary onto the Salt River Indian Community is governed by tribal law (which since May 1, 2023 mirrors Arizona’s adult-use rules — see our Salt River page) and federal law (cannabis remains Schedule I); tribal casinos enforce strict no-cannabis policies on premises regardless of tribal cannabis law.

Dispensary Landscape

Notable Scottsdale operators include:

• Trulieve Scottsdale (15190 N. Hayden Rd.)
• Trulieve Scottsdale–Butherus
• Mint Cannabis Scottsdale
• Sol Flower Scottsdale (78th Way)
• Phoenix Cannabis Co.
• Curaleaf Scottsdale
• Zen Leaf Arcadia (just over the Phoenix line at 2710 E. Indian School Rd.)
• Arizona Natural Selections (E. Butherus Dr.)

Most are clustered north and east of Old Town to comply with buffer rules.

Scottsdale Police Department

SPD policies are similar to Phoenix’s: state-law-driven enforcement, with strong attention to public consumption and impaired driving in Old Town nightlife districts. SPD operates aggressive DUI enforcement during Cactus League and Barrett-Jackson weekends — anyone consuming cannabis and then driving from Scottsdale should not. Lyft, Uber, and Waymo (autonomous taxis launched in Phoenix in 2024 and 2025) are widely available.

Cannabis Tourism Around Scottsdale Events

• WM Phoenix Open (TPC Scottsdale, late January / early February) — the world’s most-attended golf tournament (700,000+). Cannabis prohibited on TPC grounds. See our WM Phoenix Open page.
• Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction (WestWorld of Scottsdale, January) — the world’s largest collector-car auction. Cannabis prohibited on premises.
• Cactus League — Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (Diamondbacks / Rockies) is on tribal land; cannabis prohibited inside the stadium. See our Cactus League page.

Where to Stay if You Want to Consume

Scottsdale’s 110+ hotels and resorts are overwhelmingly smoke-free and cannabis-prohibited. The Clarendon Hotel in central Phoenix (over the Scottsdale border) is the only adult-only cannabis-friendly hotel in metro Phoenix per Visit Phoenix. Short-term-rental properties (AirBnB, Vrbo) depend on individual host policies; verify before booking.