Reminder: What cities can do above statewide minimums for cannabis

Did you know that cities can impose higher local standards on cannabis retailers and growers than the state? Per the Liquor and Cannabis Board, cities can:

• Issue bans or moratoria on cannabis retail operation.
• Limit manner of advertising at storefronts.
• Restrict retailers to commercial zones only or prohibit retailers from locating in residential mixed zones as well as require minimum distance from residential zones.
• Cap the number of retailers within the city.
• Setting buffer/distance requirements from schools or other establishments.
• Establishing more restrictive operating hours.
• Requiring point-of-sale public health messaging.
• Zoning and capacity limitations for growing and processing facilities.

For more information on cannabis regulations in Washington, MRSC has compiled an overview page on current regulations.