The following is our current list of I-502 regulations and moratoria in Washington State, based on what we are reading, but also on what our cannabis lawyers are hearing “on the street.”
- Aberdeen. Amended its zoning code to allow for I-502 facilities.
- Anacortes. Enacted a six to twelve month moratorium on all I-502 operations (Ordinance No. 2908).
- Bainbridge Island. Enacted an interim ordinance allowing for I-502 facilities in certain parts of the city.
- Bellevue. Enacted an interim ordinance to allow for I-502 facilities.
- Bellingham. Enacted an ordinance allowing recreational cannabis businesses to operate in industrial districts, with retail stores allowed in industrial and commercial zones. Here’s a copy of that ordinance.
- Bonney Lake. Enacated amoratorium on I-502.
- Centralia: Enacted a temporary moratorium on I-502.
- Chehalis. Enacted a moratorium on I-502 operations but is looking at its options to enact zoning regulations in the future.
- Chelan County. Shortened its I-502 moratorium to eventually allow for I-502 operations in January 2014.
- Clallam County. In “wait and watch” mode.
- Columbia County. Enacted a year-long moratorium on I-502 facilities.
- East Wenatchee. Enacted a six-month moratorium on new businesses that would produce or sell cannabis.
- Ephrata. Enacted a six-month interim ordinance allowing for I-502 facilities.
- Ferndale. Allows for I-502 operations.
- Franklin County. Passed I-502 moratorium in January, but is looking to enact future I-502 regulations.
- Island County. Contemplating an I-502 moratorium.
- Issaquah. Looking to enact a temporary moratorium that remains in place until the Liquor Control Board finalizes rules.
- Kennewick. Contemplating an I-502 ban.
- Kent. Has made clear in the media that they will not tolerate any I-502 operation within city limits so long as cannabis is still a Schedule I controlled substance.
- King County. Enacted marijuana zoning ordinance on October 17, 2013.
- Kirkland. City council voted on August 6, 2013, to keep current city zones and comply with the rules under Initiative-502. Here’s an article on the council’s vote.
- Kitsap County. County makes recommendations to adopt I-502 regulations.
- Klickitat County. Enacted moratorium on I-502 facilities.
- Lakewood: Has publicly stated that I-502 operations are not welcome so long as cannabis is still a Federal crime.
- Langley. Looking to regulate to allow for I-502 operations.
- Longview. Enacted six-month ban on all I-502 operations.
- Mercer Island. Released map of where I-502 facilities can locate.
- Millwood: Enacted six-month ban on all I-502 operations.
- Moses Lake. Looking to enact an ordinance that allows for I-502 facilities.
- Oak Harbor. Enacted six-month ban on all I-502 and any new MMJ operations (existing MMJ operations are excluded from the ban).
- Olympia. Enacted a temporary ban on I-502 operations in June 2013, but is looking to amend that ban to allow for I-502 operations.
- Pacific. Contemplating a six-month moratorium on all cannabis businesses.
- Pasco. Currently has a ban in place and is thinking of extending it until September 2014.
- Pierce County. Enacted a ban on I-502 operations.
- Pullman. Enacted an I-502 ban that will last until March 2014.
- Puyallup. Enacted a sixty-day moratorium. Here’s a copy of that ordinance. Looking to adopt a new six-month moratorium on all I-502 operations.
- Seattle. Enacted an I-502 zoning ordinance. Here’s the city’s guide on how to comply with that ordinance.
- Snohomish County. Looking to enact a marijuana zoning ordinance.
- Snohomish (City of). Enacted a six-month moratorium on I-502 operations.
- Spokane. Enacted an ordinance allowing I-502 operations within certain zones in the city.
- Stanwood. Enacted a six-month I-502 moratorium in August 2013 (and continued it in September 2013) with options from the city’s planning department to undertake future regulation for I-502.
- Sunnyside. Contemplating a six-month moratorium on cannabis businesses.
- Tacoma. Looking to pass an I-502 zoning ordinance in November 2013.
- Toppenish. Enacted a six-month ban on all I-502 and medical cannabis operations.
- University Place. Enacted a six-month ban on all cannabis operations in May 2013.
- Vancouver. Enacted a six-month ban on all I-502 retail and established interim controls for production and processing.
- Vashon Island. Locals have been invited to comment on the city’s proposed I-502 ordinance.
- Walla Walla. Contemplating I-502 interim zoning regulations.
- Wenatchee. Enacted a ban on I-502 operations.
- West Richland: Enacted an I-502 ban.
- Yakima County. Enacated a six-month moratorium on all I-502 operations in September 2013.
