Skagit County, WA Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)

262, which classifies them as marijuana cooperatives, production facilities, processing facilities, or retail facilities and treats production and processing as an industrial use rather than agriculture. A marijuana facility is allowed only where explicitly listed for a zone, and a special use permit for a production or processing facility must be conditioned on a current Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board license and must address the distance of the facility from residences, schools, daycare facilities, public parks, other public facilities, and other marijuana facilities, along with odor control, screening from lighting and security fencing, waste disposal, and camera placement so cameras view only the facility property.

Marijuana processing with hazardous or flammable solvents is confined to the Bayview Ridge Heavy Industrial (BR-HI) zone and only inside a professional-grade closed-loop extraction system labeled for that use by its manufacturer. Growing or storing marijuana that can be seen with normal unaided vision or smelled from a public place or a neighbor's property is prohibited outright, separate from any permit condition. Growing medical marijuana at home for personal use consistent with state law is allowed in every zone without a facility permit. Ventilation must prevent detectable off-premises odor, and the Fire Marshal must be notified whenever the Department approves a production or processing permit.

Because the code sets no printed footage, the actual separation from a school or park is fixed permit-by-permit through the special use process, not by a blanket ordinance number.