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Bill would cap local distance rules to help social-equity cannabis retailers find locations
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 5758, capping local distance requirements so social-equity cannabis retailers cannot be forced further than 250 feet from another retailer, was the subject of a public hearing March 19 before the Consumer Protection & Business Committee.
Substitute Senate Bill 5758, intended to ease siting restrictions for cannabis retailers licensed through the state’s social equity program, was heard by the Consumer Protection & Business Committee on March 19. The bill would prohibit a city, town, or county from requiring social-equity program retail licensees to locate more than 250 feet from the premises of another licensed cannabis retailer.
Committee staff explained the proposal. Peter Clodfelter told members that Washington law already limits where cannabis businesses may locate relative to schools, playgrounds, childcare centers, parks and other sensitive facilities — typically a 1,000-foot default distance, with some local reductions allowed for non-school sites — but state law does not set a distance limit between…
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