Skagit County, WA Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

262 says it is allowed. In the Ag-NRL resource zone, a marijuana operation can only occupy a structure that already existed as of January 1, 2014, so no new agricultural building may be converted for cannabis. Processing with hazardous or flammable solvents is restricted to the BR-HI heavy-industrial zone, and only inside a professional-grade closed-loop extraction system labeled for that use by its manufacturer. Inside a municipal urban growth area, the host city's own development code controls instead of the county's. Every facility needs a special use permit that is conditioned on holding a current Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board license, addresses setback distances from homes, schools, day cares and parks, requires odor and ventilation controls so no odor is detectable off the property, restricts security cameras to the facility's own footprint, and requires the Fire Marshal to notify the local fire district before the Department issues the permit.

Home cultivation of medical marijuana consistent with state law is allowed in every zone without a county permit, but any growing or storage visible or smellable from a public place or a neighboring house is expressly prohibited countywide.