Washington has 466 licensed cannabis dispensaries as of November 2026, operating across 149 cities. The count comes straight from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board license database and refreshes weekly.
By Program
Washington issues Cannabis Retailer licenses through the LCB, with a separate medical endorsement for stores serving patients. The LCB publishes its licensee lists as public downloads, which we sync weekly.
Compared
Washington has the 7th-most licensed dispensaries of the 10 states we track, behind California with 1,822.
Top Cities
Methodology
The figure is sourced from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WA LCB) public license database. We re-crawl it weekly, deduplicate licensees, and exclude closed or revoked licenses — so the number reflects dispensaries actually operating, not licenses ever issued. Free to cite with attribution to Holden Leads.
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FAQ
Washington has 466 licensed cannabis dispensaries as of November 2026, spread across 149 cities. The count is verified against the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WA LCB) license database and refreshed weekly.
Of the Washington dispensaries with a known program type, 172 are adult-use, 0 are medical, and 294 serve both programs.
Seattle leads Washington with 53 licensed dispensaries, followed by Spokane with 22.
The count comes directly from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WA LCB) public license database. We re-crawl it weekly, deduplicate licensees, and drop closed or revoked licenses, so the figure reflects dispensaries actually operating — not just licenses ever issued.
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