Everett, WA Cannabis Regulations: Buffer Zones (2026)

Marijuana producers and marijuana processors may not locate within one thousand feet of any parcel zoned as residential (NR-C, NR, UR4, or UR7 zones);

4. Marijuana producers and marijuana processors may not locate within one thousand feet of any parcel containing an elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public park, public transit center, or library, or any game arcade to which admission is not restricted to persons aged twenty-one years or older;

5. Tier 2 and Tier 3 marijuana producers and/or processors may not operate or locate in the city; and

6. There shall be a minimum separation of one thousand feet between production and/or processing uses, measured as the shortest distance between the boundaries of the lot upon which each use is located.

C. Retailers. Marijuana retailers may operate in the city pursuant to the following restrictions:

1. Marijuana retailers must comply with all requirements of state law, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and the city;

2. Marijuana retailers may locate only within the MU, LI-MU, LI and HI zones;

3. Repealed by Ord. 4102-25;

4. Marijuana retailers may not locate in a building in which nonconforming retail uses have been established in residential zones (NR-C, NR, UR4, or UR7 zones);