Cannabis Regulations in Kirkland, WA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Kirkland, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Kirkland lets licensed marijuana retailers operate but boxes them in with location rules: a hard 100-foot buffer from any child care center, a citywide ban on stores abutting mapped school walk routes, and outright zone bans in MSC 1 and MSC 2.
Kirkland Marijuana Retail Zoning Buffers
Some RestrictionsKirkland Zoning Code KZC 115.155
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the distance requirements of RCW 69.50.331(8)(a) (as it now exists or may subsequently be amended) shall apply to State Liquor and Cannabis Board licensing of all marijuana producers, processors, retailers and research premises. Pursuant to RCW 69.50.331(8)(b), the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board may issue a license for a marijuana retail...
Buffer Zones
Kirkland applies the state's marijuana buffer rule from licensed child care centers: retailers can locate within 1,000 feet of a center but no closer than 100 feet, per KZC 115.155.
Kirkland Marijuana Retail Child Care Buffers
Some RestrictionsKZC 115.155
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the distance requirements of RCW 69.50.331(8)(a) (as it now exists or may subsequently be amended) shall apply to State Liquor and Cannabis Board licensing of all marijuana producers, processors, retailers and research premises. Pursuant to RCW 69.50.331(8)(b), the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board may issue a license for a marijuana retail...
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