Unincorporated Benton County bans cannabis retail, production, and processing under county code Chapter 11.42, so no store may open outside the cities. Rules differ by city: West Richland also bans retail, while other Benton County cities are more permissive.
Benton County Code Chapter 11.42 prohibits cannabis retail, production, and processing businesses in the unincorporated county, so no dispensary may open there. Washington law lets local governments ban cannabis businesses even though the state licenses them through the Liquor and Cannabis Board. Inside the cities the picture varies, so the jurisdiction matters: West Richland prohibits cannabis retail like the county, while Prosser, Kennewick, Richland, and Benton City have allowed licensed stores under their own zoning, often only medically endorsed retailers and with buffers from schools and youth facilities. Confirm the specific city's current ordinance before assuming a store is allowed.
In unincorporated Benton County no cannabis retail license can be issued, so any dispensary there is operating unlawfully. Within cities that allow retail, operating without an LCB license or outside the zoning buffers brings state and city enforcement.
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