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

331 and adds county-specific protected uses on top of it. A cannabis retailer cannot sit within 1,000 feet of the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public park, public transit center, library, or any game arcade that admits people under 21. Lewis County then extends the same 1,000-foot buffer to community centers, hospitals, and correctional or detention facilities, categories the state statute does not require. Distance is measured as the shortest straight line from the retailer's property line to the property line of the protected use, not from the building or entrance, so a large parcel can push the qualifying boundary closer than the address alone suggests.

150(10)). 030(1)(c), issued first-in-time, first-in-right from the date a complete application arrives at the Community Development Department, which reviews both buffer compliance and the license application.