License applications
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.500.050
in effect6.500.050 - License applications
A. Only persons who possess a valid Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board license to engage in a cannabis business, including but not limited to a license to produce, process, distribute, or transport cannabis or cannabis products are eligible for a City cannabis license.
B. Those persons licensed by the Liquor and Cannabis Board to conduct quality assurance testing or research on cannabis for scientific purposes are exempted from the requirement to acquire the license created by this Chapter 6.500. Manufacturers and distributors of cannabis health and beauty aids are likewise exempted from the requirement to acquire a license created by this Chapter 6.500.
C. Cannabis businesses that are not located within Seattle city limits but provide cannabis or cannabis products to cannabis businesses located in Seattle city limits must obtain cannabis licenses.
D. All applications shall be submitted by and issued in the name(s) of the true party(ies) of interest and shall be signed by such person(s) and certified as true under penalty of perjury, and shall be accompanied by written evidence sufficient to show that such person(s) are the owner, operator, or lessee of the premises. All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the Director.
1. Failure to provide complete information required on an application form approved by the Director's form shall render the application incomplete and the license consequently shall be denied.
2. Within 30 days of any change in the information required to be submitted in this Section 6.500.050, each licensee shall notify the Director in writing of such change on a form provided by the Director.
E. Applicants shall comply with all City and State laws, including but not limited to license or tax obligations and all provisions of this Chapter 6.500.
F. Licensees who cease to engage in cannabis business activities must notify the Department within 15 days of discontinuation.
(Ord. 126664, § 5, 2022; Ord. 125516, § 4, 2018; Ord. 124807, § 1, 2015.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.500CABU_6.500.050LIAPFetched: 11/1/2026