Cannabis Regulations in Lewis County, WA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Lewis County, Washington.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Lewis County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Dispensary Zoning

Cannabis retailers in unincorporated Lewis County must front a state highway, local arterial, or local major collector under Lewis County Code § 17.142.150(7), and the county allows only one retailer per ZIP code, with a narrow exception letting one operate on each side of Interstate 5 within the 98532 ZIP.

Lewis County Cannabis Retailer Location Standards

Significant Restrictions

Lewis County Code § 17.142.150(7), (9)

(7) Cannabis retailers shall locate on parcels with direct access to the following transportation routes under the standards of the Washington State Department of Transportation: state highways, local arterials, and local major collectors. ... (9) No cannabis retailer shall locate on a parcel that is within the same ZIP postal code region as any other cannabis retailer, except that in the regio...

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Buffer Zones

Unincorporated Lewis County bars cannabis retailers from locating within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, libraries, playgrounds, recreation centers, child care centers, and restricted-admission arcades under Lewis County Code § 17.142.150(8). The county layers on its own 1,000-foot buffer from community centers, hospitals, and correctional or detention facilities, measured property line to property line.

Lewis County Cannabis Retailer Buffer Zones

Significant Restrictions

Lewis County Code § 17.142.150(8)

Pursuant to RCW 39.50.331, any cannabis retailer shall not locate within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public park, public transit center, or library, or any game arcade, admission to which is not restricted to persons aged 21 years or older. In addition, cannabis retailers shall no...

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