General provisions
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.500.040
in effect6.500.040 - General provisions
A. No cannabis business shall be located within another business. More than one cannabis business licensee may be located in the same building if each licensee occupies an area that is physically separate from any other business and has its own separate entrance. Licensees shall not commingle cannabis and cannabis products.
B. No cannabis processor licensed by the Department shall conduct the processing, storage, or sale of cannabis-infused products except using sanitary practices and ensuring facilities are constructed, kept, and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition pursuant to rules prescribed by the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, Seattle Fire Department, Washington Department of Agriculture under Chapters 16-165 and 16-167 of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC), and Seattle-King County Department of Public Health.
C. Consumption of cannabis or cannabis products is prohibited on licensed premises unless expressly permitted by license type.
D. Signs containing the following language must be conspicuously posted at each entry: "Persons under 21 years of age are not permitted on these premises without a valid qualifying patient card. Juvenile qualifying patients must be accompanied by their designated provider at all times."
E. Cannabis and cannabis products may only be sold or provided to the public by retail licensees from their licensed business locations or by other licensees expressly permitted by license type to sell or provide cannabis or cannabis products to the public.
F. Cannabis and cannabis products shall not be sold, donated or transferred at festivals, fairs, farmers' markets, or other similar events without a license expressly permitting such activities.
G. Licensees may only purchase cannabis and cannabis products from another licensee in compliance with Section 5.55.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code and this Chapter 6.500.
(Ord. 126664, § 4, 2022; Ord. 125516, § 3, 2018; Ord. 124919, § 31, 2015; 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_6.500.040GEPRFetched: 11/1/2026
