Washington requires a 1,000-foot buffer between licensed cannabis retailers and schools, parks, libraries, and similar sensitive sites, and Spokane SMC Chapter 17C applies that buffer through local zoning.
Under WAC 314-55-050, the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board enforces a default 1,000-foot buffer between cannabis retailers, processors, and producers and elementary or secondary schools, playgrounds, recreation centers, child care centers, public parks, public transit centers, libraries, and game arcades. Spokane has not reduced the buffer for any of these uses, so the full 1,000 feet applies citywide. Zoning Chapter 17C limits cannabis retail to specific commercial and industrial zones, and the Planning Department screens new license applications for buffer compliance before LCB issues a state license.
Operating inside the buffer or without a valid LCB license can mean state license denial or revocation, city zoning enforcement, and forced closure.
Spokane, WA
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Spokane, WA
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