WA HB1835

Prohibits the Liquor and Cannabis Board from issuing new or renewed cannabis licenses when a city, town, county, port authority, or tribal government submits written objection stating local zoning ordinances prohibit cannabis activities at that property

Requires the Board to hold a hearing when a local government files written objections to a license application, removing the previous discretionary language ("may in its discretion")

Expands grounds for license denial by changing "chronic illegal activity" to "illegal activity," lowering the threshold from requiring a "pervasive pattern" to any activity threatening public health, safety, or welfare

Adds local zoning non-compliance as a new category disqualifying applicants from receiving any cannabis license, alongside existing disqualifications like age requirements and residency rules

Amends both recreational cannabis (RCW 69.50.331) and medical cannabis cooperative (RCW 69.51A.250) statutes to align with the new local zoning authority provisions