Marijuana growing and sales for recreational uses is allowed or denied under state authority. Applicants must meet local and state permit laws and are responsible to make sure their proposed locations meet state requirements.
Retail
Because the uses are under the authority of the Liquor Control Board, the city considers them the same as it considers liquor stores, or "specialty stores," which are currently permitted in the following zones: General Commercial (GC), Central Commercial (CC), Historic Commercial (HC), and Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU).
Currently, the city placed an emergency restriction for retail operations to be 5,000 feet from one another. This restriction is for retail only and not for agriculture. Please join the planning commission in creating new laws to address this issue.
Agriculture (producing or processing)
Agriculture in Buckley includes growing marijuana for recreational or industrial use. Two use categories are used: commercial cultivation of land for agricultural products (if on land), and intensive agricultural production (if in a hothouse or other structure). Both uses are permitted in the same zones: Light Industrial (LI), Public (P), R-8,000, and R-20,000.
