Cannabis consumption

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the consumption of cannabis in 1
regulated environments while including protections for public health 2
and safety; amending RCW 69.50.328, 69.50.345, 69.50.342, 69.50.331, 3
69.50.325, 69.50.346, 69.50.335, 69.50.354, 69.50.357, 69.50.380, 4
69.50.369, 69.50.390, 69.50.334, 69.50.339, 69.50.445, 69.50.465, 5
69.50.475, 69.50.535, 69.50.4013, 70.160.020, 70.160.060, 69.50.101, 6
and 43.06.490; adding new sections to chapter 69.50 RCW; creating a 7
new section; and prescribing penalties. 8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:9
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that consumers who 10
legally purchase cannabis products from Washington's licensed and 11
regulated cannabis market lack legal pathways to responsibly consume 12
cannabis products in safe and regulated environments outside of their 13
homes. Some living situations do not allow the use of cannabis, and 14
so for many people there remains no legal and practical pathways to 15
consume cannabis under Washington law. The legislature finds that 16
creating a legal pathway for cannabis consumption is within the 17
spirit of Initiative Measure No. 502, which called for bringing 18
cannabis under a tightly regulated, state-licensed system similar to 19
that for controlling hard alcohol. Washington's cannabis market has 20
grown and matured substantially since 2012; it is time to continue 21
H-1125.2
HOUSE BILL 1932
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Morgan, Waters, Donaghy, Reeves, Walen, Hill,
Reed, Fitzgibbon, Simmons, Ormsby, and Scott
Read first time 02/10/25. Referred to Committee on Consumer
Protection & Business.
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the considered evolution of the industry by creating legal 1
environments where adult consumers age 21 and over may purchase and 2
consume cannabis products on-site in designated consumption areas. 3
The legislature finds that by creating a cannabis event organizer 4
license as a new license type to conduct a limited number of events 5
each year, subject to statutory and regulatory requirements, local 6
government ordinances, and regulation by the liquor and cannabis 7
board, Washington can follow the lead of other states that have 8
successfully legalized cannabis consumption events or activities and 9
entrusted their citizens to partake responsibly. 10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 69.50 11
RCW to read as follows: 12
(1) There is a cannabis consumption event organizer license 13
available to a person or entity that does not hold a cannabis license 14
under this chapter. The license authorizes the holder to organize and 15
conduct consumption events at specified locations on specified dates 16
and times approved by the board at which adults age 21 and over may 17
purchase single-use cannabis products and ready-to-consume cannabis 18
products from the licensed cannabis consumption event organizer or 19
from participating cannabis producers, processors, and retailers, and 20
consume single-use cannabis products and ready-to-consume cannabis 21
products in approved consumption areas by smoking, vaporization, 22
consumption, or ingestion, subject to the requirements and 23
limitations in this section. A maximum of one event per calendar 24
month may be conducted under the cannabis consumption event organizer 25
license, with each event lasting a maximum of three consecutive days, 26
except that two years after the effective date of this section, the 27
board, by rule, may increase the maximum number of events per 28
calendar month and the maximum duration of each individual event. The 29
possession, delivery, distribution, and sale of cannabis, single-use 30
cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products in 31
accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted to implement and 32
enforce it, by a validly licensed cannabis consumption event 33
organizer, shall not be a criminal or civil offense under Washington 34
state law. Every cannabis consumption event organizer license must be 35
issued in the name of the applicant, must specify the location of the 36
cannabis consumption event organizer's principal location where the 37
licensee will operate, which must be within the state of Washington, 38
and the holder thereof may not allow any other person to use the 39
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license. The application fee is $500. Annual license renewal is $200. 1
An event permit is required as provided in subsection (5) of this 2
section. No licensed cannabis consumption event organizer or its 3
employees may perform work involving sale or service of single-use 4
cannabis products, or preparation, sale, or service of ready-to-5
consume cannabis products to the public unless the individual 6
conducting the activity holds a valid budtender permit as provided in 7
section 3 of this act. 8
(2)(a) A licensed cannabis consumption event organizer may:9
(i) Obtain, from a cannabis processor licensed under this 10
chapter, or a cannabis processor operating consistent with a tribal-11
state cannabis agreement under RCW 43.06.490, single-use cannabis 12
products for the purposes of resale and cannabis products approved by 13
the board for preparation of ready-to-consume cannabis products for 14
sale at retail at an approved consumption event; 15
(ii) Obtain, from a cannabis producer licensed under this 16
chapter, or a cannabis producer operating consistent with a tribal-17
state cannabis agreement under RCW 43.06.490, cannabis for the 18
preparation of ready-to-consume cannabis products for sale at retail 19
at an approved consumption event; 20
(iii) Sell single-use cannabis products at retail to adults age 21
21 and over at the premises of an approved consumption event;22
(iv) Prepare ready-to-consume cannabis products using cannabis 23
and cannabis products and sell ready-to-consume cannabis products at 24
retail to adults age 21 and over at the premises of an approved 25
consumption event; 26
(v) Sell noncannabis food and beverages to customers of a 27
consumption event approved under this section; 28
(vi) Sell any other item that does not contain cannabis or 29
cannabis products and is not intended for use with cannabis or 30
cannabis products to customers of the cannabis consumption event; and31
(vii) Provide live entertainment at the cannabis consumption 32
event. 33
(b) The sale of alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco products, and vapor 34
products, other than vapor products that are cannabis products, is 35
prohibited by a licensee under this section. 36
(3) Consumption areas may be indoors subject to the limitations 37
in this section on methods of consumption, or consumption areas may 38
be outdoors. All sales and use, consumption, smoking, vaporization, 39
and ingestion of cannabis products authorized for sale and 40
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consumption under this section must be out of the view of public 1
places other than public places authorized for conducting the 2
consumption event. 3
(a)(i) Except as provided in (a)(ii) of this subsection (3), in 4
an indoor consumption area approved by the board, the consumption or 5
ingestion of single-use cannabis products and ready-to-consume 6
cannabis products is permitted, but smoking or vaporizing single-use 7
cannabis products and any other cannabis product is prohibited.8
(ii) A temporary structure, including a tent with walls and a 9
covered top, may be used at a consumption event and the smoking or 10
vaporizing of single-use cannabis products is allowed in the 11
temporary structure if there is a ventilation and exhaust system 12
capable of expelling odors generated in the consumption area, 13
reducing volatile organic compounds as defined in 40 C.F.R. Sec. 14
51.100(s), and maintaining the standards for air quality in the 15
cannabis consumption area as may be required by board rules.16
(b) In an outdoor consumption area approved by the board, the 17
consumption of single-use cannabis products is permitted by 18
consumption, ingestion, smoking, and vaporization, and the 19
consumption of ready-to-consume cannabis products is permitted by 20
consumption and ingestion. 21
(c) A licensee, and any participating licensed cannabis producer, 22
processor, or retailer, must make available personal protective 23
equipment including masks and gloves and have procedures that ensure 24
employees are reasonably protected from secondhand smoke, vapor, or 25
other workplace safety concerns. 26
(4)(a) A cannabis consumption event organizer licensee must not 27
allow: (i) The use, smoking, vaporization, consumption, or ingestion 28
of cannabis products at any place that is within view of a public 29
place; (ii) the entry of any person who is less than 21 years of age 30
to a consumption event under this section; (iii) the use, smoking, 31
vaporization, consumption, or ingestion of any cannabis product in 32
the cannabis consumption area that is not a single-use cannabis 33
product or ready-to-consume cannabis product; or (iv) a single-use 34
cannabis product or ready-to-consume cannabis product that was 35
purchased at the consumption event to be removed from the premises of 36
the event. 37
(b) A cannabis consumption event organizer licensee must ensure 38
that only single-use cannabis products or ready-to-consume cannabis 39
products that were purchased from the event organizer or 40
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participating licensed cannabis producers, processors, or retailers 1
are consumed on the premises of the consumption event.2
(5) A cannabis consumption event organizer licensee is subject to 3
the requirements in this subsection and the board's rules.4
(a) The licensee must have a temporary on-site consumption event 5
permit issued by the board in advance of each consumption event and 6
include in any application for the approval of a temporary on-site 7
consumption event permit the location or address of the consumption 8
event, a list of cannabis producers, processors, and retailers 9
participating in the consumption event, and a diagram identifying the 10
consumption event's premises, including designated areas for retail 11
sales, consumption areas, and storage of cannabis products. The board 12
may by rule establish the fee for a temporary on-site consumption 13
event permit under this subsection, provided the fee may not exceed 14
$500 per event. The event fee under this subsection (5)(a) for a 15
licensee who obtained a license through the cannabis social equity 16
program is waived through July 1, 2032. 17
(b) The licensee is responsible for security, age verification, 18
and all other activities at a consumption event. Participating 19
licensed cannabis producers, processors, and retailers are also 20
responsible for age verification at all of their activities at an 21
event. 22
(c) The licensee must demonstrate to the board that the licensee 23
obtained any required local permit or approval. 24
(d) The licensee must separate consumption areas from retail 25
sales areas and other areas of the consumption event's premises.26
(e) The licensee must ensure that use, consumption, ingestion, 27
smoking, or vaporization of cannabis products is not visible from any 28
public place that is not authorized for the event.29
(f) The licensee must warehouse cannabis and single-use cannabis 30
products at its principal place of business. If the licensee chooses 31
to warehouse such products, the licensee may temporarily store these 32
products at a consumption event for the purposes of sale to adults 33
age 21 and over and making ready-to-consume cannabis products. The 34
product must be in a locked storage compartment or container approved 35
by the board and all remaining product must be returned back to the 36
warehouse at the end of each day of the consumption event. Nothing in 37
this section requires a licensee to possess or warehouse cannabis 38
products or sell cannabis products directly to consumers. Licensees 39
may choose to organize consumption events at which the sale of 40
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cannabis products is conducted only by participating cannabis 1
producers, processors, and retailers. 2
(g) The licensee must designate a limited access area or areas 3
that can only be accessed by the licensee, participating cannabis 4
producers, processors, retailers, designated staff of such licensees, 5
and the board. 6
(h) A licensee, and any participating producer, processor, or 7
retailer, must train each employee concerning paraphernalia, single-8
use cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products 9
including, without limitation, the proper use of paraphernalia, the 10
potency, absorption time, and effects of single-use cannabis products 11
and ready-to-consume cannabis products, the recognition of impairment 12
from and overconsumption of cannabis, and the safe handling of a 13
customer who is impaired. The training in this subsection is in 14
addition to budtender permit requirements in section 3 of this act.15
(i) The licensee must submit a security plan to the board that, 16
without limitation, provides for adequate security and lighting at 17
the consumption event and for each entrance and exit of the 18
consumption event to be adequately secured, and submit to the board 19
such updates to the plan as the board may require.20
(j) The licensee must submit a plan to the board setting forth 21
protocols and procedures to deter customers from driving under the 22
influence of cannabis and submit to the board such updates to the 23
plan as the board may require. 24
(k) The licensee must submit a plan to the board setting forth 25
protocols and procedures to ensure that cannabis and cannabis 26
products are not sold or otherwise distributed at a consumption event 27
other than as authorized in this section and submit to the board such 28
updates to the plan as the board may require. 29
(l) Licensees must dispose of cannabis or cannabis products that 30
are left at a consumption area in accordance with the procedures for 31
disposal set forth by the rules of the board. 32
(m) The licensee must post conspicuous notices at the point of 33
sale with: 34
(i) The same information required to be posted by cannabis 35
retailers under RCW 69.50.357(5), which the department of health 36
shall make available to licensees and licensed cannabis producers, 37
processors, or retailers participating in consumption events; and38
(ii) Information about the possible harmful impacts of cannabis 39
consumption, risks of dependence or substance use disorder related to 40
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cannabis, and contact information to prevention, treatment, or 1
support services. 2
(n) The licensee must ensure that the: 3
(i) Sale of cigarettes and tobacco products is prohibited at a 4
consumption event; 5
(ii) Sale of vapor products, as defined in chapter 70.345 RCW, is 6
prohibited at a consumption event; 7
(iii) Sale and consumption of alcohol is prohibited at a 8
consumption event; and 9
(iv) Smoking or consumption of cigarettes or tobacco products and 10
the use of vapor products that are not a cannabis product occur on 11
the premises of a consumption event only in designated outdoor areas, 12
consistent with chapter 70.160 RCW, that are separate from any 13
consumption area in which consumption of single-use cannabis products 14
and ready-to-consume cannabis products is allowed under this section.15
(o) The licensee shall not employ persons under age 21.16
(p) The licensee must comply with all local ordinances.17
(q) The licensee must comply with any requirements in the rules 18
of the board. 19
(6) A licensed cannabis consumption event organizer is not 20
considered to be a cannabis retailer under this chapter, but may sell 21
cannabis products directly to consumers for consumption at an 22
approved consumption event in a consumption area. A licensed cannabis 23
consumption event organizer shall collect and remit the cannabis 24
excise tax in RCW 69.50.540. 25
(7)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the board 26
may not issue more than one cannabis consumption event organizer 27
license under this section to any one person. 28
(b) The board may approve a transfer of a cannabis consumption 29
event organizer license to a person who is approved to acquire a 100 30
percent ownership interest in a cannabis consumption event organizer, 31
if the transfer complies with requirements of the board and will not 32
result in the person holding more than two cannabis consumption event 33
organizer licenses. 34
(8) For the purposes of this section, "public place" has the 35
meaning provided in RCW 66.04.010, but the exclusions in RCW 36
66.04.011 do not apply. 37
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 69.50 38
RCW to read as follows: 39
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(1)(a) For employees of a cannabis consumption event organizer 1
licensed under section 2 of this act, or employees of licensed 2
cannabis producers, processors, or retailers authorized to 3
participate in a consumption event under section 2 of this act, who 4
perform work involving sale or service of single-use cannabis 5
products to the public, or preparation, sale, or service of ready-to-6
consume cannabis products to the public, the employee must obtain a 7
valid budtender permit before conducting such activities and working 8
at a consumption event. A budtender permit is awarded upon successful 9
completion of a budtender training program provided by, or approved 10
by, the board. A budtender permit is valid for a period of two years 11
unless the board takes enforcement action against the permit holder 12
before the expiration of the permit and the permit is suspended or 13
revoked by the board. The board must establish the elements of a 14
budtender permit program, including permit fees, by rule.15
(b) The budtender training program must cover topics including, 16
but not limited to, responsible sales and service of cannabis, the 17
prevention of overconsumption or impairment of a person with respect 18
to cannabis, assisting persons who may experience negative effects of 19
impairment by cannabis, differences in cannabis product types 20
including delayed effects of certain edible products, considerations 21
for inexperienced or first-time consumers of cannabis, and 22
considerations for responsible transportation and avoiding violations 23
of RCW 46.61.502 by customers. The board must consult with the 24
department of health to ensure the curriculum of the budtender 25
training program provided by the board does not include topics 26
related to health or medical issues that are addressed in a training 27
or education program leading to a medical cannabis consultant 28
certificate established under RCW 69.51A.290. Topics that may be 29
included in both the budtender training program and a medical 30
cannabis consultant certificate training or education program are: 31
State laws and rules related to cannabis, safe handling of cannabis 32
products including single-use cannabis products and ready-to-consume 33
cannabis products, and reducing access by minors to cannabis 34
products. 35
(2)(a) The board may suspend or revoke a budtender permit if it 36
finds the permit holder has violated or permitted anyone to act in 37
violation of this chapter. The board must immediately suspend the 38
budtender permit of any person who has been certified under RCW 39
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74.20A.320 as being a responsible parent who is not in compliance 1
with a child support order. 2
(b) Suspension or revocation of an employee's budtender permit 3
does not relieve a cannabis consumption event organizer licensee or 4
licensed producer, processor, or retailer of responsibility for any 5
action by one of its employees under this chapter. The board may, in 6
its discretion, revoke or suspend either the budtender permit of an 7
employee or the license of a cannabis consumption event organizer on 8
whose premises the violation occurred, the license of the 9
participating producer, processor, or retailer, or both the budtender 10
permit and the cannabis business's license. The board's rules 11
implementing this section must include provisions for appeal of its 12
decision to suspend or revoke a budtender permit or the cannabis 13
business's license or both the permit and the license.14
(c) Budtender permit holders who have their permits suspended for 15
failure to pay child support under RCW 74.20A.320 through 74.20A.330 16
must contact the department of social and health services to have the 17
suspension released, and the department must notify the board when it 18
determines the parent's noncompliance status has changed.19
(3) Any person who has had a budtender permit revoked may not 20
seek or accept employment with a cannabis consumption event 21
organizer, or with a cannabis producer, processor, or retailer, in a 22
position involving sale or service of any cannabis product to the 23
public for a period of at least one year following revocation of the 24
budtender permit. It is a violation of this chapter for a cannabis 25
consumption event organizer licensee, or a cannabis producer, 26
processor, or retailer participating in a consumption event, to 27
provide employment requiring a budtender permit to any person who 28
does not hold a valid budtender permit. 29
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 69.50 30
RCW to read as follows: 31
The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed cannabis 32
consumption event organizer or employee of a validly licensed 33
cannabis consumption event organizer in compliance with rules adopted 34
by the board to implement this chapter, do not constitute criminal or 35
civil offenses under Washington state law: 36
(1) The purchase and receipt of cannabis from a validly licensed 37
cannabis producer under this chapter or operating in compliance with 38
a compact entered into under RCW 43.06.490, and purchase and receipt 39
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of single-use cannabis products that have been properly packaged and 1
labeled as cannabis products approved by the board for the 2
preparation of ready-to-consume cannabis products, from a cannabis 3
processor validly licensed under this chapter or operating in 4
compliance with a compact entered into under RCW 43.06.490;5
(2) The possession of quantities of cannabis, single-use cannabis 6
products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products that do not exceed 7
the maximum amounts established by the board; 8
(3) The delivery, distribution, and sale, on the premises of an 9
approved consumption event, of a combination of single-use cannabis 10
products and ready-to-consume cannabis products, up to a maximum 11
amount established by the board, to any person 21 years of age or 12
older for the person's consumption on the premises.13
Sec. 5. RCW 69.50.328 and 2022 c 16 s 57 are each amended to 14
read as follows: 15
(1) Neither a licensed cannabis producer nor a licensed cannabis 16
processor shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in a 17
licensed cannabis retailer. Except as provided in subsection (2) of 18
this section, neither a licensed cannabis producer, nor a licensed 19
cannabis processor, nor a licensed cannabis retailer shall have a 20
direct or indirect financial interest in a licensed cannabis 21
consumption event organizer.22
(2) A licensed cannabis producer, processor, or retailer may 23
participate at a consumption event conducted by a licensed cannabis 24
consumption event organizer and approved by the board.25
Sec. 6. RCW 69.50.345 and 2023 c 220 s 5 are each amended to 26
read as follows: 27
The board, subject to the provisions of this chapter, must adopt 28
rules that establish the procedures and criteria necessary to 29
implement the following: 30
(1) Licensing of cannabis producers, cannabis processors, ((and)) 31
cannabis retailers, and cannabis consumption event organizers, 32
including prescribing forms and establishing application, 33
reinstatement, and renewal fees. 34
(a) Application forms for cannabis producers must request the 35
applicant to state whether the applicant intends to produce cannabis 36
for sale by cannabis retailers holding medical cannabis endorsements 37
and the amount of or percentage of canopy the applicant intends to 38
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commit to growing plants determined by the department under RCW 1
69.50.375 to be of a THC concentration, CBD concentration, or THC to 2
CBD ratio appropriate for cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or 3
cannabis-infused products sold to qualifying patients.4
(b) The board must reconsider and increase limits on the amount 5
of square feet permitted to be in production on July 24, 2015, and 6
increase the percentage of production space for those cannabis 7
producers who intend to grow plants for cannabis retailers holding 8
medical cannabis endorsements if the cannabis producer designates the 9
increased production space to plants determined by the department 10
under RCW 69.50.375 to be of a THC concentration, CBD concentration, 11
or THC to CBD ratio appropriate for cannabis concentrates, useable 12
cannabis, or cannabis-infused products to be sold to qualifying 13
patients. If current cannabis producers do not use all the increased 14
production space, the board may reopen the license period for new 15
cannabis producer license applicants but only to those cannabis 16
producers who agree to grow plants for cannabis retailers holding 17
medical cannabis endorsements. Priority in licensing must be given to 18
cannabis producer license applicants who have an application pending 19
on July 24, 2015, but who are not yet licensed and then to new 20
cannabis producer license applicants. After January 1, 2017, any 21
reconsideration of the limits on the amount of square feet permitted 22
to be in production to meet the medical needs of qualifying patients 23
must consider information contained in the medical cannabis 24
authorization database established in RCW 69.51A.230;25
(2)(a) Except as provided in RCW 69.50.335, determining, in 26
consultation with the office of financial management, the maximum 27
number of retail outlets , not including cannabis consumption event 28
organizers licensed under section 2 of this act and authorized 29
consumption events, that may be licensed in each county, taking into 30
consideration: 31
(i) Population distribution; 32
(ii) Security and safety issues; 33
(iii) The provision of adequate access to licensed sources of 34
cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and cannabis-infused 35
products to discourage purchases from the illegal market; and36
(iv) The number of retail outlets holding medical cannabis 37
endorsements necessary to meet the medical needs of qualifying 38
patients. The board must reconsider and increase the maximum number 39
of retail outlets it established before July 24, 2015, and allow for 40
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a new license application period and a greater number of retail 1
outlets to be permitted in order to accommodate the medical needs of 2
qualifying patients and designated providers. After January 1, 2017, 3
any reconsideration of the maximum number of retail outlets needed to 4
meet the medical needs of qualifying patients must consider 5
information contained in the medical cannabis authorization database 6
established in RCW 69.51A.230. 7
(b)(i) In making the determination under (a) of this subsection, 8
the board must consider written input from an incorporated city or 9
town, or county legislative authority when evaluating concerns 10
related to outlet density. 11
(ii) An incorporated city or town, or county legislative 12
authority, may enact an ordinance prescribing outlet density 13
limitations. An ordinance may not affect licenses issued before the 14
effective date of the ordinance prescribing outlet density 15
limitations. 16
(iii) The board may adopt rules to identify how local 17
jurisdiction input will be evaluated; 18
(3) Determining the maximum quantity of cannabis a cannabis 19
producer may have on the premises of a licensed location at any time 20
without violating Washington state law; 21
(4) Determining the maximum quantities of cannabis, cannabis 22
concentrates, useable cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , 23
and single-use cannabis products a cannabis processor may have on the 24
premises of a licensed location at any time without violating 25
Washington state law; 26
(5) Determining the maximum quantities of cannabis concentrates, 27
useable cannabis, and cannabis-infused products a cannabis retailer 28
may have on the premises of a retail outlet at any time without 29
violating Washington state law; 30
(6) Determining the maximum quantities of cannabis, single-use 31
cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products that a 32
cannabis consumption event organizer licensee may have on its 33
licensed premises or an authorized location at any time without 34
violating Washington state law;35
(7) In making the determinations required by this section, the 36
board shall take into consideration: 37
(a) Security and safety issues; 38
(b) The provision of adequate access to licensed sources of 39
cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-40
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infused products , single-use cannabis products, and ready-to-consume 1
cannabis products to discourage purchases from the illegal market; 2
and 3
(c) Economies of scale, and their impact on licensees' ability to 4
both comply with regulatory requirements and undercut illegal market 5
prices; 6
(((7))) (8) Determining the nature, form, and capacity of all 7
containers to be used by licensees to contain cannabis, cannabis 8
concentrates, useable cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused products, 9
single-use cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products, 10
and their labeling requirements; 11
(((8))) (9) In consultation with the department of agriculture 12
and the department, establishing classes of cannabis, cannabis 13
concentrates, useable cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , 14
single-use cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products, 15
according to grade, condition, cannabinoid profile, THC 16
concentration, CBD concentration, or other qualitative measurements 17
deemed appropriate by the board; 18
(((9))) (10) Establishing reasonable time, place, and manner 19
restrictions and requirements regarding advertising of cannabis, 20
cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused 21
products, single-use cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis 22
products, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this 23
chapter, taking into consideration: 24
(a) Federal laws relating to cannabis that are applicable within 25
Washington state; 26
(b) Minimizing exposure of people under 21 years of age to the 27
advertising; 28
(c) The inclusion of medically and scientifically accurate 29
information about the health and safety risks posed by cannabis use 30
in the advertising; and 31
(d) Ensuring that retail outlets with medical cannabis 32
endorsements may advertise themselves as medical retail outlets;33
(((10))) (11) Specifying and regulating the time and periods 34
when, and the manner, methods, and means by which, licensees shall 35
transport and deliver cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable 36
cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , and single-use cannabis 37
products within the state; 38
(((11))) (12) In consultation with the department and the 39
department of agriculture, prescribing methods of producing, 40
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processing, and packaging cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable 1
cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , single-use cannabis 2
products, and, as applicable, ready-to-consume cannabis products ; 3
conditions of sanitation; and standards of ingredients, quality, and 4
identity of cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, 5
((and)) cannabis-infused products , single-use cannabis products, and 6
ready-to-consume cannabis products produced, processed, packaged, or 7
sold by licensees; 8
(((12))) (13) Specifying procedures for identifying, seizing, 9
confiscating, destroying, and donating to law enforcement for 10
training purposes all cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable 11
cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , single-use cannabis 12
products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products produced, processed, 13
packaged, labeled, or offered for sale in this state that do not 14
conform in all respects to the standards prescribed by this chapter 15
or the rules of the board;16
(14) Licensing and regulation of cannabis consumption event 17
organizers, to include at a minimum the following:18
(a) Prescribing a list of single-use cannabis products comprising 19
each type of cannabis and adult-use cannabis product that the board 20
has determined to be appropriate for consumption at a consumption 21
event;22
(b) Establishing standards for the content, quality, and potency 23
of ready-to-consume cannabis products including, without limitation, 24
the maximum THC concentration for such products;25
(c) Prescribing procedures and protocols for the preparation and 26
safe handling of ready-to-consume cannabis products to ensure that 27
each prepared product meets the standards established under (b) of 28
this subsection;29
(d) Establishing requirements relating to the sale of ready-to-30
consume cannabis products including, without limitation, requirements 31
relating to notifications that must be provided to a purchaser of the 32
product at the time of sale;33
(e) Criteria for the approval of on-site consumption areas that 34
are established by a licensee;35
(f) The issuance of on-site consumption permits for each 36
consumption event organized and conducted by a cannabis consumption 37
event organizer licensee and notice to the board of all participating 38
cannabis licensees in any consumption event organized and conducted 39
by a cannabis consumption event organizer licensee;40
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(g) Requirements for the safe and healthful operation of 1
consumption events and consumption areas including, without 2
limitation: (i) Standards for the air quality in a cannabis 3
consumption area; (ii) procedures and requirements for the collection 4
and disposal of cannabis and cannabis products that are left at a 5
cannabis consumption area or consumption event; and (iii) 6
requirements for the training of employees of a cannabis consumption 7
event organizer licensee in the sale and safe consumption of single-8
use cannabis products and ready-to-consume cannabis products; and9
(h) Transaction limits on quantities of single-use cannabis 10
products and ready-to-consume cannabis products a person age 21 or 11
over may purchase from a consumption event. 12
Sec. 7. RCW 69.50.342 and 2022 c 16 s 63 are each amended to 13
read as follows: 14
(1) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of 15
chapter 3, Laws of 2013 according to their true intent or of 16
supplying any deficiency therein, the board may adopt rules not 17
inconsistent with the spirit of chapter 3, Laws of 2013 as are deemed 18
necessary or advisable. Without limiting the generality of the 19
preceding sentence, the board is empowered to adopt rules regarding 20
the following: 21
(a) The equipment and management of retail outlets and premises 22
where cannabis is produced ((or)), processed, prepared, or consumed, 23
and inspection of the retail outlets and premises where cannabis is 24
produced ((or)), processed, or prepared; 25
(b) The books and records to be created and maintained by 26
licensees, the reports to be made thereon to the board, and 27
inspection of the books and records; 28
(c) Methods of producing, processing, and packaging cannabis, 29
useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, ((and)) cannabis-infused 30
products, single-use cannabis products, and, as applicable, ready-to-31
consume cannabis products ; conditions of sanitation; safe handling 32
requirements; approved pesticides and pesticide testing requirements; 33
and standards of ingredients, quality, and identity of cannabis, 34
useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, ((and)) cannabis-infused 35
products, single-use cannabis products, and, as applicable, ready-to-36
consume cannabis products produced, processed, packaged, or sold by 37
licensees; 38
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(d) Security requirements for retail outlets and premises where 1
cannabis is produced or processed, and safety protocols for licensees 2
and their employees; 3
(e) Screening, hiring, training, and supervising employees of 4
licensees; 5
(f) Retail outlet locations and hours of operation;6
(g) Labeling requirements and restrictions on advertisement of 7
cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, cannabis health 8
and beauty aids, and cannabis-infused products for sale in retail 9
outlets, and requirements and restrictions for single-use cannabis 10
products and ready-to-consume cannabis products for sale and 11
consumption at consumption events; 12
(h) Forms to be used for purposes of this chapter and chapter 13
69.51A RCW or the rules adopted to implement and enforce these 14
chapters, the terms and conditions to be contained in licenses issued 15
under this chapter and chapter 69.51A RCW, and the qualifications for 16
receiving a license issued under this chapter and chapter 69.51A RCW, 17
including a criminal history record information check. The board may 18
submit any criminal history record information check to the 19
Washington state patrol and to the identification division of the 20
federal bureau of investigation in order that these agencies may 21
search their records for prior arrests and convictions of the 22
individual or individuals who filled out the forms. The board must 23
require fingerprinting of any applicant whose criminal history record 24
information check is submitted to the federal bureau of 25
investigation; 26
(i) Application, reinstatement, and renewal fees for licenses 27
issued under this chapter and chapter 69.51A RCW, and fees for 28
anything done or permitted to be done under the rules adopted to 29
implement and enforce this chapter and chapter 69.51A RCW;30
(j) The manner of giving and serving notices required by this 31
chapter and chapter 69.51A RCW or rules adopted to implement or 32
enforce these chapters; 33
(k) Times and periods when, and the manner, methods, and means by 34
which, licensees transport and deliver cannabis, cannabis 35
concentrates, useable cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , 36
single-use cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products 37
within the state; 38
(l) Identification, seizure, confiscation, destruction, or 39
donation to law enforcement for training purposes of all cannabis, 40
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cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused 1
products, single-use cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis 2
products produced, processed, sold, or offered for sale within this 3
state which do not conform in all respects to the standards 4
prescribed by this chapter or chapter 69.51A RCW or the rules adopted 5
to implement and enforce these chapters; 6
(m) The prohibition of any type of device used in conjunction 7
with a cannabis vapor product and the prohibition of the use of any 8
type of additive, solvent, ingredient, or compound in the production 9
and processing of cannabis products, including cannabis vapor 10
products, when the board determines, following consultation with the 11
department of health or any other authority the board deems 12
appropriate, that the device, additive, solvent, ingredient, or 13
compound may pose a risk to public health or youth access; ((and))14
(n) Requirements for processors to submit under oath to the 15
department of health a complete list of all constituent substances 16
and the amount and sources thereof in each cannabis vapor product, 17
including all additives, thickening agents, preservatives, compounds, 18
and any other substance used in the production and processing of each 19
cannabis vapor product;20
(o) Licensing and regulatory requirements for cannabis 21
consumption event organizers licensed under section 2 of this act; 22
and23
(p) Circumstances under which a person is authorized to consume 24
single-use cannabis products and ready-to-consume cannabis products 25
in a public licensed cannabis consumption event conducted under 26
section 2 of this act. These rules may not prohibit a local 27
government from adopting and enforcing an ordinance or rule governing 28
the consumption of single-use cannabis products and ready-to-consume 29
cannabis products in a public place in the jurisdiction of the local 30
government that is more restrictive than the rules adopted by the 31
board. 32
(2) Rules adopted on retail outlets holding medical cannabis 33
endorsements must be adopted in coordination and consultation with 34
the department. 35
(3) The board must adopt rules to perfect and expand existing 36
programs for compliance education for licensed cannabis businesses 37
and their employees. The rules must include a voluntary compliance 38
program created in consultation with licensed cannabis businesses and 39
their employees. The voluntary compliance program must include 40
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recommendations on abating violations of this chapter and rules 1
adopted under this chapter. 2
Sec. 8. RCW 69.50.331 and 2023 c 220 s 2 are each amended to 3
read as follows: 4
(1) For the purpose of considering any application for a license 5
to produce, process, research, transport, or deliver cannabis, 6
useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, or cannabis-infused products 7
subject to the regulations established under RCW 69.50.385, or sell 8
cannabis, or allow the consumption of cannabis products, or for the 9
renewal of a license to produce, process, research, transport, or 10
deliver cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, or 11
cannabis-infused products subject to the regulations established 12
under RCW 69.50.385, or sell cannabis, or allow the consumption of 13
cannabis products, the board must conduct a comprehensive, fair, and 14
impartial evaluation of the applications timely received.15
(a) The board may cause an inspection of the premises to be made, 16
and may inquire into all matters in connection with the construction 17
and operation of the premises. For the purpose of reviewing any 18
application for a license and for considering the denial, suspension, 19
revocation, cancellation, or renewal or denial thereof, of any 20
license, the board may consider any prior criminal arrests or 21
convictions of the applicant, any public safety administrative 22
violation history record with the board, and a criminal history 23
record information check. The board may submit the criminal history 24
record information check to the Washington state patrol and to the 25
identification division of the federal bureau of investigation in 26
order that these agencies may search their records for prior arrests 27
and convictions of the individual or individuals who filled out the 28
forms. The board must require fingerprinting of any applicant whose 29
criminal history record information check is submitted to the federal 30
bureau of investigation. The provisions of RCW 9.95.240 and of 31
chapter 9.96A RCW do not apply to these cases. Subject to the 32
provisions of this section, the board may, in its discretion, grant 33
or deny the renewal or license applied for. Denial may be based on, 34
without limitation, the existence of chronic illegal activity 35
documented in objections submitted pursuant to subsections (7)(c) and 36
(10) of this section. Authority to approve an uncontested or 37
unopposed license may be granted by the board to any staff member the 38
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board designates in writing. Conditions for granting this authority 1
must be adopted by rule. 2
(b) No license of any kind may be issued to: 3
(i) A person under the age of 21 years; 4
(ii) A person doing business as a sole proprietor who has not 5
lawfully resided in the state for at least six months prior to 6
applying to receive a license; 7
(iii) A partnership, employee cooperative, association, nonprofit 8
corporation, or corporation unless formed under the laws of this 9
state, and unless all of the members thereof are qualified to obtain 10
a license as provided in this section; or 11
(iv) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager 12
or agent, unless the manager or agent possesses the same 13
qualifications required of the licensee. 14
(2)(a) The board may, in its discretion, subject to RCW 15
43.05.160, 69.50.563, 69.50.562, 69.50.334, and 69.50.342(3) suspend 16
or cancel any license; and all protections of the licensee from 17
criminal or civil sanctions under state law for producing, 18
processing, researching, or selling cannabis, cannabis concentrates, 19
useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products thereunder must be 20
suspended or terminated, as the case may be. 21
(b) The board must immediately suspend the license of a person 22
who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department 23
of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance 24
with a support order. If the person has continued to meet all other 25
requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of 26
the license is automatic upon the board's receipt of a release issued 27
by the department of social and health services stating that the 28
licensee is in compliance with the order. 29
(c) The board may request the appointment of administrative law 30
judges under chapter 34.12 RCW who shall have power to administer 31
oaths, issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the 32
production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony, 33
examine witnesses, receive testimony in any inquiry, investigation, 34
hearing, or proceeding in any part of the state, and consider 35
mitigating and aggravating circumstances in any case and deviate from 36
any prescribed penalty, under rules the board may adopt.37
(d) Witnesses must be allowed fees and mileage each way to and 38
from any inquiry, investigation, hearing, or proceeding at the rate 39
authorized by RCW 34.05.446. Fees need not be paid in advance of 40
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appearance of witnesses to testify or to produce books, records, or 1
other legal evidence. 2
(e) In case of disobedience of any person to comply with the 3
order of the board or a subpoena issued by the board, or any of its 4
members, or administrative law judges, or on the refusal of a witness 5
to testify to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully 6
interrogated, the judge of the superior court of the county in which 7
the person resides, on application of any member of the board or 8
administrative law judge, compels obedience by contempt proceedings, 9
as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena 10
issued from said court or a refusal to testify therein.11
(3) Upon receipt of notice of the suspension or cancellation of a 12
license, the licensee must forthwith deliver up the license to the 13
board. Where the license has been suspended only, the board must 14
return the license to the licensee at the expiration or termination 15
of the period of suspension. The board must notify all other 16
licensees in the county where the subject licensee has its premises 17
of the suspension or cancellation of the license; and no other 18
licensee or employee of another licensee may allow or cause any 19
cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-20
infused products to be delivered to or for any person at the premises 21
of the subject licensee. 22
(4) Every license issued under this chapter is subject to all 23
conditions and restrictions imposed by this chapter or by rules 24
adopted by the board to implement and enforce this chapter. All 25
conditions and restrictions imposed by the board in the issuance of 26
an individual license must be listed on the face of the individual 27
license along with the trade name, address, and expiration date.28
(5) Every licensee must post and keep posted its license, or 29
licenses, in a conspicuous place on the premises. 30
(6) No licensee may employ any person under the age of 21 years.31
(7)(a) Before the board issues a new or renewed license to an 32
applicant it must give notice of the application to the chief 33
executive officer of the incorporated city or town, if the 34
application is for a license within an incorporated city or town, or 35
to the county legislative authority, if the application is for a 36
license outside the boundaries of incorporated cities or towns, or to 37
the tribal government if the application is for a license within 38
Indian country, or to the port authority if the application for a 39
license is located on property owned by a port authority.40
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(b) The incorporated city or town through the official or 1
employee selected by it, the county legislative authority or the 2
official or employee selected by it, the tribal government, or port 3
authority has the right to file with the board within ((twenty)) 20 4
days after the date of transmittal of the notice for applications, or 5
at least ((thirty)) 30 days prior to the expiration date for 6
renewals, written objections against the applicant or against the 7
premises for which the new or renewed license is asked. The board may 8
extend the time period for submitting written objections upon request 9
from the authority notified by the board. 10
(c) The written objections must include a statement of all facts 11
upon which the objections are based, and in case written objections 12
are filed, the city or town or county legislative authority may 13
request, and the board may in its discretion hold, a hearing subject 14
to the applicable provisions of Title 34 RCW. If the board makes an 15
initial decision to deny a license or renewal based on the written 16
objections of an incorporated city or town or county legislative 17
authority, the applicant may request a hearing subject to the 18
applicable provisions of Title 34 RCW. If a hearing is held at the 19
request of the applicant, board representatives must present and 20
defend the board's initial decision to deny a license or renewal.21
(d) Upon the granting of a license under this title the board 22
must send written notification to the chief executive officer of the 23
incorporated city or town in which the license is granted, or to the 24
county legislative authority if the license is granted outside the 25
boundaries of incorporated cities or towns. 26
(8)(a) Except as provided in (b) through (e) of this subsection, 27
the board may not issue a license for any premises within 1,000 feet 28
of the perimeter of the grounds of any elementary or secondary 29
school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, 30
public park, public transit center, or library, or any game arcade 31
admission to which is not restricted to persons aged 21 years or 32
older. 33
(b) A city, county, or town may permit the licensing of premises 34
within 1,000 feet but not less than 100 feet of the facilities 35
described in (a) of this subsection, except elementary schools, 36
secondary schools, and playgrounds, by enacting an ordinance 37
authorizing such distance reduction, provided that such distance 38
reduction will not negatively impact the jurisdiction's civil 39
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regulatory enforcement, criminal law enforcement interests, public 1
safety, or public health. 2
(c) A city, county, or town may permit the licensing of research 3
premises allowed under RCW 69.50.372 within 1,000 feet but not less 4
than 100 feet of the facilities described in (a) of this subsection 5
by enacting an ordinance authorizing such distance reduction, 6
provided that the ordinance will not negatively impact the 7
jurisdiction's civil regulatory enforcement, criminal law 8
enforcement, public safety, or public health. 9
(d) The board may license premises located in compliance with the 10
distance requirements set in an ordinance adopted under (b) or (c) of 11
this subsection. Before issuing or renewing a research license for 12
premises within 1,000 feet but not less than 100 feet of an 13
elementary school, secondary school, or playground in compliance with 14
an ordinance passed pursuant to (c) of this subsection, the board 15
must ensure that the facility: 16
(i) Meets a security standard exceeding that which applies to 17
cannabis producer, processor, or retailer licensees;18
(ii) Is inaccessible to the public and no part of the operation 19
of the facility is in view of the general public; and20
(iii) Bears no advertising or signage indicating that it is a 21
cannabis research facility. 22
(e) The board must issue a certificate of compliance if the 23
premises met the requirements under (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this 24
subsection on the date of the application. The certificate allows the 25
licensee to operate the business at the proposed location 26
notwithstanding a later occurring, otherwise disqualifying factor.27
(f) The board may not issue a license for any premises within 28
Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1151, including any fee 29
patent lands within the exterior boundaries of a reservation, without 30
the consent of the federally recognized tribe associated with the 31
reservation or Indian country. 32
(9) A city, town, or county may adopt an ordinance prohibiting a 33
cannabis producer or cannabis processor from operating or locating a 34
business within areas zoned primarily for residential use or rural 35
use with a minimum lot size of five acres or smaller.36
(10) In determining whether to grant or deny a license or renewal 37
of any license, the board must give substantial weight to objections 38
from an incorporated city or town or county legislative authority 39
based upon chronic illegal activity associated with the applicant's 40
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operations of the premises proposed to be licensed or the applicant's 1
operation of any other licensed premises, or the conduct of the 2
applicant's patrons inside or outside the licensed premises. "Chronic 3
illegal activity" means (a) a pervasive pattern of activity that 4
threatens the public health, safety, and welfare of the city, town, 5
or county including, but not limited to, open container violations, 6
assaults, disturbances, disorderly conduct, or other criminal law 7
violations, or as documented in crime statistics, police reports, 8
emergency medical response data, calls for service, field data, or 9
similar records of a law enforcement agency for the city, town, 10
county, or any other municipal corporation or any state agency; or 11
(b) an unreasonably high number of citations for violations of RCW 12
46.61.502 associated with the applicant's or licensee's operation of 13
any licensed premises as indicated by the reported statements given 14
to law enforcement upon arrest. 15
(11) The board may not issue a cannabis retail license for any 16
premises not currently licensed if: 17
(a) The board receives a written objection from the legislative 18
authority of an incorporated city or town, or county legislative 19
authority, relating to the physical location of the proposed 20
premises; 21
(b) The objection to the location from the incorporated city or 22
town, or county legislative authority, is received by the board 23
within 20 days of the board notifying the incorporated city or town, 24
or county legislative authority, of the proposed cannabis retail 25
location; and 26
(c) The objection to the issuance of a cannabis retail license at 27
the specified location is based on a preexisting local ordinance 28
limiting outlet density in a specific geographic area. For purposes 29
of this subsection (11), a preexisting local ordinance is an 30
ordinance enacted and in effect before the date the applicant submits 31
an application for a cannabis retail license to the board identifying 32
the premises proposed to be licensed. No objection related to the 33
physical location of a proposed premises may be made by a local 34
government under this subsection (11) based on a local ordinance 35
enacted after the date the applicant submits an application for a 36
cannabis retail license to the board identifying the premises 37
proposed to be licensed. 38
(12) After January 1, 2024, all cannabis licensees are encouraged 39
but are not required to submit a social equity plan to the board. 40
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Upon confirmation by the board that a cannabis licensee who is not a 1
social equity applicant, and who does not hold a social equity 2
license issued under RCW 69.50.335, has submitted a social equity 3
plan, the board must within 30 days reimburse such a licensee an 4
amount equal to the cost of the licensee's annual cannabis license 5
renewal fee. The license renewal fee reimbursement authorized under 6
this subsection is subject to the following limitations:7
(a) The board may provide reimbursement one time only to any 8
licensed entity; and 9
(b) Any licensed entity holding more than one cannabis license is 10
eligible for reimbursement of the license renewal fee on only one 11
license. 12
Sec. 9. RCW 69.50.325 and 2022 c 16 s 54 are each amended to 13
read as follows: 14
(1) There shall be a cannabis producer's license regulated by the 15
board and subject to annual renewal. The licensee is authorized to 16
produce: (a) Cannabis for sale at wholesale to cannabis processors 17
((and)), other cannabis producers , and cannabis consumption event 18
organizer licensees; (b) immature plants or clones and seeds for sale 19
to cooperatives as described under RCW 69.51A.250; and (c) immature 20
plants or clones and seeds for sale to qualifying patients and 21
designated providers as provided under RCW 69.51A.310. The licensee 22
is also authorized to prepare and sell ready-to-consume cannabis 23
products and sell useable cannabis, in the form of a single-use 24
cannabis product, in a manner authorized by the board, to adults age 25
21 and over at retail while participating in an approved consumption 26
event conducted under section 2 of this act. The production, 27
possession, delivery, distribution, and sale of cannabis , single-use 28
cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products in 29
accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted 30
to implement and enforce it, by a validly licensed cannabis producer, 31
shall not be a criminal or civil offense under Washington state law. 32
Every cannabis producer's license shall be issued in the name of the 33
applicant, shall specify the location at which the cannabis producer 34
intends to operate, which must be within the state of Washington, and 35
the holder thereof shall not allow any other person to use the 36
license. The application fee for a cannabis producer's license shall 37
be ((two hundred fifty dollars )) $250. The annual fee for issuance 38
and renewal of a cannabis producer's license shall be ((one thousand 39
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three hundred eighty-one dollars )) $1,381. A separate license shall 1
be required for each location at which a cannabis producer intends to 2
produce cannabis. 3
(2) There shall be a cannabis processor's license to process, 4
package, and label cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and 5
cannabis-infused products for sale at wholesale to cannabis 6
processors and cannabis retailers, and process, package, and label 7
single-use cannabis products for sale at wholesale to cannabis 8
consumption event organizer licensees and to cannabis retailers 9
participating at an approved consumption event under section 2 of 10
this act, regulated by the board and subject to annual renewal. The 11
licensee may sell single-use cannabis products and prepare and sell 12
ready-to-consume cannabis products to adults age 21 and over while 13
participating at a consumption event conducted under section 2 of 14
this act. The processing, packaging, possession, delivery, 15
distribution, and sale of cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis-16
infused products, ((and)) cannabis concentrates , single-use cannabis 17
products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products in accordance with 18
the provisions of this chapter and chapter 69.51A RCW and the rules 19
adopted to implement and enforce these chapters, by a validly 20
licensed cannabis processor, shall not be a criminal or civil offense 21
under Washington state law. Every cannabis processor's license shall 22
be issued in the name of the applicant, shall specify the location at 23
which the licensee intends to operate, which must be within the state 24
of Washington, and the holder thereof shall not allow any other 25
person to use the license. The application fee for a cannabis 26
processor's license shall be ((two hundred fifty dollars )) $250. The 27
annual fee for issuance and renewal of a cannabis processor's license 28
shall be ((one thousand three hundred eighty-one dollars )) $1,381. A 29
separate license shall be required for each location at which a 30
cannabis processor intends to process cannabis. 31
(3)(a) There shall be a cannabis retailer's license to sell 32
cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and cannabis-infused 33
products at retail in retail outlets, and to sell single-use cannabis 34
products and prepare and sell ready-to-consume cannabis products at 35
consumption events under section 2 of this act, regulated by the 36
board and subject to annual renewal. The possession, delivery, 37
distribution, and sale of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, 38
((and)) cannabis-infused products , single-use cannabis products, and 39
ready-to-consume cannabis products in accordance with the provisions 40
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of this chapter and the rules adopted to implement and enforce it, by 1
a validly licensed cannabis retailer, shall not be a criminal or 2
civil offense under Washington state law. Every cannabis retailer's 3
license shall be issued in the name of the applicant, shall specify 4
the location of the retail outlet the licensee intends to operate, 5
which must be within the state of Washington, and the holder thereof 6
shall not allow any other person to use the license. The application 7
fee for a cannabis retailer's license shall be ((two hundred fifty 8
dollars)) $250. The annual fee for issuance and renewal of a cannabis 9
retailer's license shall be ((one thousand three hundred eighty-one 10
dollars)) $1,381. A separate license shall be required for each 11
location at which a cannabis retailer intends to sell cannabis 12
concentrates, useable cannabis, and cannabis-infused products.13
(b) An individual retail licensee and all other persons or 14
entities with a financial or other ownership interest in the business 15
operating under the license are limited, in the aggregate, to holding 16
a collective total of not more than five retail cannabis licenses.17
(c)(i) A cannabis retailer's license is subject to forfeiture in 18
accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to this section.19
(ii) The board shall adopt rules to establish a license 20
forfeiture process for a licensed cannabis retailer that is not fully 21
operational and open to the public within a specified period from the 22
date of license issuance, as established by the board, subject to the 23
following restrictions: 24
(A) No cannabis retailer's license may be subject to forfeiture 25
within the first nine months of license issuance; and26
(B) The board must require license forfeiture on or before 27
((twenty-four)) 24 calendar months of license issuance if a cannabis 28
retailer is not fully operational and open to the public, unless the 29
board determines that circumstances out of the licensee's control are 30
preventing the licensee from becoming fully operational and that, in 31
the board's discretion, the circumstances warrant extending the 32
forfeiture period beyond ((twenty-four)) 24 calendar months.33
(iii) The board has discretion in adopting rules under this 34
subsection (3)(c). 35
(iv) This subsection (3)(c) applies to cannabis retailer's 36
licenses issued before and after July 23, 2017. However, no license 37
of a cannabis retailer that otherwise meets the conditions for 38
license forfeiture established pursuant to this subsection (3)(c) may 39
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be subject to forfeiture within the first nine calendar months of 1
July 23, 2017. 2
(v) The board may not require license forfeiture if the licensee 3
has been incapable of opening a fully operational retail cannabis 4
business due to actions by the city, town, or county with 5
jurisdiction over the licensee that include any of the following:6
(A) The adoption of a ban or moratorium that prohibits the 7
opening of a retail cannabis business; or 8
(B) The adoption of an ordinance or regulation related to zoning, 9
business licensing, land use, or other regulatory measure that has 10
the effect of preventing a licensee from receiving an occupancy 11
permit from the jurisdiction or which otherwise prevents a licensed 12
cannabis retailer from becoming operational. 13
(d) The board may issue cannabis retailer licenses pursuant to 14
this chapter and RCW 69.50.335. 15
Sec. 10. RCW 69.50.346 and 2023 c 365 s 4 are each amended to 16
read as follows: 17
(1) The label on a cannabis product package, including cannabis 18
concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products, sold at 19
retail, and single-use cannabis products sold and consumed at a 20
consumption event conducted under a cannabis consumption event 21
organizer license, must include: 22
(a) The business or trade name and Washington state unified 23
business identifier number of the cannabis producer and processor;24
(b) The lot numbers of the product; 25
(c) The THC concentration and CBD concentration of the product;26
(d) Medically and scientifically accurate and reliable 27
information about the health and safety risks posed by cannabis use;28
(e) Language required by RCW 69.04.480; and 29
(f) A disclaimer, subject to the following conditions:30
(i) Where there is one statement made under subsection (2) of 31
this section, or as described in subsection (5)(b) of this section, 32
the disclaimer must state "This statement has not been evaluated by 33
the State of Washington. This product is not intended to diagnose, 34
treat, cure, or prevent any disease."; and 35
(ii) Where there is more than one statement made under subsection 36
(2) of this section, or as described in subsection (5)(b) of this 37
section, the disclaimer must state "These statements have not been 38
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evaluated by the State of Washington. This product is not intended to 1
diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease." 2
(2)(a) For cannabis products that have been identified by the 3
department in rules adopted under RCW 69.50.375(4) in chapter 246-70 4
WAC as being a compliant cannabis product, the product label and 5
labeling may include a structure or function claim describing the 6
intended role of a product to maintain the structure or any function 7
of the body, or characterize the documented mechanism by which the 8
product acts to maintain such structure or function, provided that 9
the claim is truthful and not misleading. 10
(b) A statement made under (a) of this subsection may not claim 11
to diagnose, mitigate, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.12
(3) The labels and labeling may not be: 13
(a) False or misleading; or 14
(b) Especially appealing to children. 15
(4) The label is not required to include the business or trade 16
name or Washington state unified business identifier number of, or 17
any information about, the cannabis retailer selling the cannabis 18
product. 19
(5) A cannabis product is not in violation of any Washington 20
state law or rule of the board solely because its label or labeling 21
contains: 22
(a) Directions or recommended conditions of use; or23
(b) A warning describing the psychoactive effects of the cannabis 24
product, provided that the warning is truthful and not misleading.25
(6) This section does not create any civil liability on the part 26
of the state, the board, any other state agency, officer, employee, 27
or agent based on a cannabis licensee's description of a structure or 28
function claim or the product's intended role under subsection (2) of 29
this section. 30
(7) Nothing in this section shall apply to a drug, as defined in 31
RCW 69.50.101, or a pharmaceutical product approved by the United 32
States food and drug administration. 33
(8) The information required on a label under this section must, 34
for ready-to-consume cannabis products sold under section 2 of this 35
act, be provided either on a label meeting the requirements of this 36
section or be provided to a consumer in accompanying material with 37
the product in a format approved by the board.38
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Sec. 11. RCW 69.50.335 and 2023 c 220 s 3 are each amended to 1
read as follows: 2
(1)(a) Beginning December 1, 2020, and until July 1, 2032, 3
cannabis retailer licenses, cannabis processor licenses, ((and)) 4
cannabis producer licenses , and cannabis consumption event organizer 5
licenses that have been subject to forfeiture, revocation, or 6
cancellation by the board, or cannabis retailer licenses that were 7
not previously issued by the board but could have been issued without 8
exceeding the limit on the statewide number of cannabis retailer 9
licenses established before January 1, 2020, by the board, may be 10
issued or reissued to an applicant who meets the cannabis retailer 11
license, cannabis processor license, ((or)) cannabis producer 12
license, or cannabis consumption event organizer license requirements 13
of this chapter. 14
(b) In accordance with (a) of this subsection, the board may 15
issue or reissue: 16
(i) Up to 100 cannabis processor licenses immediately; and17
(ii) Beginning January 1, 2025, up to 10 cannabis producer 18
licenses, which must be issued in conjunction with a cannabis 19
processor license. 20
(c) In addition to the cannabis retailer licenses and cannabis 21
producer licenses that may be issued under (a) and (b) of this 22
subsection, beginning January 1, 2023, and continuing every three 23
years until July 1, 2032, the board may, with the approval of the 24
legislature through the passage of a bill, increase the number of 25
cannabis retailer licenses and cannabis producer licenses for the 26
social equity program based on: 27
(i) The most recent census data available as of January 1, 2023; 28
and 29
(ii) The annual population estimates published by the office of 30
financial management. 31
(d) In addition to the cannabis retailer licenses that may be 32
issued under (a) of this subsection, beginning January 1, 2024, and 33
until July 1, 2032, the board may issue up to 52 cannabis retailer 34
licenses for the social equity program. 35
(e)(i) At the time of licensure, all licenses issued under the 36
social equity program under this section may be located in any city, 37
town, or county in the state that allows cannabis retail, cannabis 38
production, ((or)) cannabis processing , or cannabis consumption 39
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business activities, as applicable, at the proposed location, 1
regardless of: 2
(A) Whether a cannabis retailer license, cannabis producer 3
license, ((or)) cannabis processor license , or cannabis consumption 4
event organizer license was originally allocated to or issued in 5
another city, town, or county; and 6
(B) The maximum number of retail cannabis licenses established by 7
the board for each county under RCW 69.50.345. 8
(ii) The board must adopt rules establishing a threshold of the 9
number of licenses created by this section that can be located in 10
each county. 11
(f) After a social equity license has been issued under this 12
section for a specific location, the location of the licensed 13
business may not be moved to a city, town, or county different from 14
the city, town, or county for which it was initially licensed.15
(2)(a) In order to be considered for a cannabis retailer license, 16
cannabis processor license, ((or)) cannabis producer license , or 17
cannabis consumption event organizer license under subsection (1) of 18
this section, an applicant must be a social equity applicant and 19
submit required cannabis license materials to the board. If the 20
application proposes ownership by more than one person, then at least 21
51 percent of the proposed ownership structure must reflect the 22
qualifications of a social equity applicant. 23
(b) Persons holding an existing cannabis retailer license or 24
title certificate for a cannabis retailer business in a local 25
jurisdiction subject to a ban or moratorium on cannabis retail 26
businesses may apply for a license under this section.27
(3)(a) In determining the priority for issuance of a license 28
among applicants, the board must select a third-party contractor to 29
identify and score social equity applicants, using a scoring rubric 30
developed by the board. The board must rely on the score provided by 31
the third-party contractor in issuing licenses. 32
(b) The board may deny any application submitted under this 33
subsection if: 34
(i) The board determines that, upon the advice of the third-party 35
contractor, the application does not meet the social equity licensing 36
requirements of this chapter; or 37
(ii) The board determines the application does not otherwise meet 38
licensing requirements. 39
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(4) The board must adopt rules to implement this section. Prior 1
to adopting any rule implementing this section, the board must 2
consider advice on the social equity program from individuals the 3
program is intended to benefit. Rules may also require that licenses 4
awarded under this section only be transferred to or assumed by 5
individuals or groups of individuals who comply with the requirements 6
for initial licensure as a social equity applicant for a period of at 7
least five years from the date of initial licensure.8
(5) The annual fee for issuance, reissuance, or renewal for any 9
license under this section must be waived through July 1, 2032.10
(6) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 11
section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.12
(a) "Disproportionately impacted area" means a census tract or 13
comparable geographic area within Washington state where community 14
members were more likely to be impacted by the war on drugs. These 15
areas must be determined in rule by the board, in consultation with 16
the office of equity, using a standardized statistical equation to 17
identify areas with demographic indicators consistent with 18
populations most impacted by the war on drugs. These areas must be 19
assessed to account for demographic changes in the composition of the 20
population over time. Disproportionately impacted areas must include 21
census tracts or comparable geographic areas in the top 15th 22
percentile in at least two of the following demographic indicators of 23
populations most impacted by the war on drugs: 24
(i) The area has a high rate of people living under the federal 25
poverty level; 26
(ii) The area has a high rate of people who did not graduate from 27
high school; 28
(iii) The area has a high rate of unemployment; or29
(iv) The area has a high rate of people receiving public 30
assistance. 31
(b) "Social equity applicant" means an applicant who has at least 32
51 percent ownership and control by one or more individuals who meet 33
at least two of the following qualifications: 34
(i) Lived in a disproportionately impacted area in Washington 35
state for a minimum of five years between 1980 and 2010;36
(ii) Has been arrested or convicted of a cannabis offense or has 37
a family member who has been arrested or convicted of a cannabis 38
offense; 39
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(iii) Had a household income in the year prior to submitting an 1
application under this section that was less than the median 2
household income within the state of Washington as calculated by the 3
United States census bureau; or 4
(iv) Is both a socially and economically disadvantaged individual 5
as defined by the office of minority and women's business enterprises 6
under chapter 39.19 RCW. 7
(c) "Social equity goals" means: 8
(i) Increasing the number of cannabis retailer, producer, ((and)) 9
processor, and cannabis consumption event organizer licenses held by 10
social equity applicants from disproportionately impacted areas; and11
(ii) Reducing accumulated harm suffered by individuals, families, 12
and local areas subject to severe impacts from the historical 13
application and enforcement of cannabis prohibition laws.14
(7) Except for the process detailed in subsection (1) of this 15
section, the process for creating new cannabis retail licenses under 16
this chapter remains unaltered. 17
Sec. 12. RCW 69.50.354 and 2022 c 16 s 70 are each amended to 18
read as follows: 19
(1) There may be licensed, in no greater number in each of the 20
counties of the state than as the board shall deem advisable, retail 21
outlets established for the purpose of making cannabis concentrates, 22
useable cannabis, and cannabis-infused products available for sale to 23
adults aged ((twenty-one)) 21 and over. 24
(2) Retail sale of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and 25
cannabis-infused products in accordance with the provisions of this 26
chapter and the rules adopted to implement and enforce it, by a 27
validly licensed cannabis retailer or retail outlet employee, shall 28
not be a criminal or civil offense under Washington state law.29
(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to cannabis 30
consumption event organizers licensed under section 2 of this act.31
Sec. 13. RCW 69.50.357 and 2024 c 360 s 4 are each amended to 32
read as follows: 33
(1)(a) Retail outlets may not sell products or services other 34
than cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, cannabis-infused 35
products, or paraphernalia intended for the storage or use of 36
cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused 37
products. 38
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(b)(i) Retail outlets may receive lockable boxes, intended for 1
the secure storage of cannabis products and paraphernalia, and 2
related literature as a donation from another person or entity, that 3
is not a cannabis producer, processor, or retailer, for donation to 4
their customers. 5
(ii) Retail outlets may donate the lockable boxes and provide the 6
related literature to any person eligible to purchase cannabis 7
products under subsection (2) of this section. Retail outlets may not 8
use the donation of lockable boxes or literature as an incentive or 9
as a condition of a recipient's purchase of a cannabis product or 10
paraphernalia. 11
(iii) Retail outlets may also purchase and sell lockable boxes, 12
provided that the sales price is not less than the cost of 13
acquisition. 14
(2) Licensed cannabis retailers may not employ persons under 15
((twenty-one)) 21 years of age or allow persons under ((twenty-one)) 16
21 years of age to enter or remain on the premises of a retail 17
outlet. However, qualifying patients between ((eighteen)) 18 and 18
((twenty-one)) 21 years of age with a recognition card may enter and 19
remain on the premises of a retail outlet holding a medical cannabis 20
endorsement and may purchase products for their personal medical use. 21
Qualifying patients who are under the age of ((eighteen)) 18 with a 22
recognition card and who accompany their designated providers may 23
enter and remain on the premises of a retail outlet holding a medical 24
cannabis endorsement, but may not purchase products for their 25
personal medical use. 26
(3)(a) Licensed cannabis retailers must ensure that all employees 27
are trained on the rules adopted to implement this chapter, 28
identification of persons under the age of ((twenty-one)) 21, and 29
other requirements adopted by the board to ensure that persons under 30
the age of ((twenty-one)) 21 are not permitted to enter or remain on 31
the premises of a retail outlet. 32
(b) Licensed cannabis retailers with a medical cannabis 33
endorsement must ensure that all employees are trained on the 34
subjects required by (a) of this subsection as well as identification 35
of authorizations and recognition cards. Employees must also be 36
trained to permit qualifying patients who hold recognition cards and 37
are between the ages of ((eighteen)) 18 and ((twenty-one)) 21 to 38
enter the premises and purchase cannabis for their personal medical 39
use and to permit qualifying patients who are under the age of 40
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((eighteen)) 18 with a recognition card to enter the premises if 1
accompanied by their designated providers. 2
(4) Except for the purposes of disposal as authorized by the 3
board, no licensed cannabis retailer or employee of a retail outlet 4
may open or consume, or allow to be opened or consumed, any cannabis 5
concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused product on the 6
outlet premises. 7
(5)(a) By December 31, 2024, licensed cannabis retailers shall 8
post a conspicuous notice at the point of sale in retail outlets with 9
information about: (i) The potential health risks and adverse health 10
impacts that may be associated with the consumption of high THC 11
cannabis; (ii) the potentially much higher risks that may be present 12
for younger persons under age 25 as well as for persons who have or 13
are at risk for developing certain mental health conditions or 14
psychotic disorders; and (iii) where to find help in case of negative 15
effects and resources for quitting or reducing cannabis consumption. 16
The notice must be the same or substantially the same as the notice 17
developed by the department of health under this subsection (5).18
(b) The department of health shall develop the notice required 19
under this section and section 2 of this act and make it available to 20
licensed cannabis retailers and licensed cannabis consumption event 21
organizers. The notice must, at a minimum, identify the information 22
specified in (a)(i) through (iii) of this subsection, and may include 23
additional information. 24
(6) The board must fine a licensee ((one thousand dollars )) 25
$1,000 for each violation of any subsection of this section. Fines 26
collected under this section must be deposited into the dedicated 27
cannabis account created under RCW 69.50.530. 28
Sec. 14. RCW 69.50.380 and 2022 c 16 s 79 are each amended to 29
read as follows: 30
(1) Cannabis producers, processors, ((and)) retailers, and 31
cannabis consumption event organizers are prohibited from making 32
sales of any cannabis ((or)), cannabis product, single-use cannabis 33
product, or ready-to-consume cannabis product, if the sale of the 34
cannabis or cannabis product is conditioned upon the buyer's purchase 35
of any service or noncannabis product. This subsection applies 36
whether the buyer purchases such service or noncannabis product at 37
the time of sale of the cannabis or cannabis product, or in a 38
separate transaction. 39
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(2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 1
section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.2
(a) "Cannabis product" means "useable cannabis," "cannabis 3
concentrates," ((and)) "cannabis-infused products," ((as those terms 4
are defined in RCW 69.50.101.)) "single-use cannabis products," or 5
"ready-to-consume cannabis products."6
(b) "Noncannabis product" includes paraphernalia, promotional 7
items, lighters, bags, boxes, containers, and such other items as may 8
be identified by the board. 9
(c) "Selling price" has the same meaning as in RCW 69.50.535.10
(d) "Service" includes memberships and any other services 11
identified by the board. 12
Sec. 15. RCW 69.50.369 and 2022 c 16 s 75 are each amended to 13
read as follows: 14
(1) No licensed cannabis producer, processor, researcher, ((or)) 15
retailer, or cannabis consumption event organizer may place or 16
maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, any sign or other 17
advertisement for a cannabis business or cannabis product, including 18
useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, ((or)) cannabis-infused 19
product, single-use cannabis product, or ready-to-consume cannabis 20
product, in any form or through any medium whatsoever within ((one 21
thousand)) 1,000 feet of the perimeter of a school grounds, 22
playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public 23
park, or library, or any game arcade admission to which is not 24
restricted to persons aged ((twenty-one)) 21 years or older.25
(2) Except for the use of billboards as authorized under this 26
section, licensed cannabis retailers and licensed cannabis 27
consumption event organizers may not display any signage outside of 28
the licensed premises, other than two signs identifying the retail 29
outlet or the cannabis consumption event organizer by the licensee's 30
business or trade name, stating the location of the business, an 31
approved consumption event under section 2 of this act for cannabis 32
consumption event organizers, and identifying the nature of the 33
business. Each sign must be no larger than ((one thousand six 34
hundred)) 1,600 square inches and be permanently affixed to a 35
building or other structure. The location and content of the retail 36
cannabis signs authorized under this subsection are subject to all 37
other requirements and restrictions established in this section for 38
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indoor signs, outdoor signs, and other cannabis-related advertising 1
methods. 2
(3) A cannabis licensee may not utilize transit advertisements 3
for the purpose of advertising its business or product line. "Transit 4
advertisements" means advertising on or within private or public 5
vehicles and all advertisements placed at, on, or within any bus 6
stop, taxi stand, transportation waiting area, train station, 7
airport, or any similar transit-related location. 8
(4) A cannabis licensee may not engage in advertising or other 9
marketing practice that specifically targets persons residing outside 10
of the state of Washington. 11
(5) All signs, billboards, or other print advertising for 12
cannabis businesses or cannabis products must contain text stating 13
that cannabis products may be purchased or possessed only by persons 14
((twenty-one)) 21 years of age or older. 15
(6) A cannabis licensee may not: 16
(a) Take any action, directly or indirectly, to target youth in 17
the advertising, promotion, or marketing of cannabis and cannabis 18
products, or take any action the primary purpose of which is to 19
initiate, maintain, or increase the incidence of youth use of 20
cannabis or cannabis products; 21
(b) Use objects such as toys or inflatables, movie or cartoon 22
characters, or any other depiction or image likely to be appealing to 23
youth, where such objects, images, or depictions indicate an intent 24
to cause youth to become interested in the purchase or consumption of 25
cannabis products; or 26
(c) Use or employ a commercial mascot outside of, and in 27
proximity to, a licensed cannabis business. A "commercial mascot" 28
means live human being, animal, or mechanical device used for 29
attracting the attention of motorists and passersby so as to make 30
them aware of cannabis products or the presence of a cannabis 31
business. Commercial mascots include, but are not limited to, 32
inflatable tube displays, persons in costume, or wearing, holding, or 33
spinning a sign with a cannabis-related commercial message or image, 34
where the intent is to draw attention to a cannabis business or its 35
products. 36
(7) A cannabis licensee that engages in outdoor advertising is 37
subject to the advertising requirements and restrictions set forth in 38
this subsection (7) and elsewhere in this chapter.39
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(a) All outdoor advertising signs, including billboards, are 1
limited to text that identifies the retail outlet or the cannabis 2
consumption event organizer by the licensee's business or trade name, 3
states the location of the business or an approved consumption event 4
under section 2 of this act , and identifies the type or nature of the 5
business. Such signs may not contain any depictions of cannabis 6
plants, cannabis products, or images that might be appealing to 7
children. The board is granted rule-making authority to regulate the 8
text and images that are permissible on outdoor advertising. Such 9
rule making must be consistent with other administrative rules 10
generally applicable to the advertising of cannabis businesses and 11
products. 12
(b) Outdoor advertising is prohibited: 13
(i) On signs and placards in arenas, stadiums, shopping malls, 14
fairs that receive state allocations, farmers markets, and video game 15
arcades, whether any of the foregoing are open air or enclosed, but 16
not including any such sign or placard located in an adult only 17
facility; and 18
(ii) Billboards that are visible from any street, road, highway, 19
right-of-way, or public parking area are prohibited, except as 20
provided in (c) of this subsection. 21
(c) Licensed retail outlets and licensed cannabis consumption 22
event organizers may use a billboard or outdoor sign solely for the 23
purpose of identifying the name of the business, the nature of the 24
business, ((and)) providing the public with directional information 25
to the licensed retail outlet , and, for a licensed cannabis 26
consumption event organizer, information about a consumption event 27
approved under section 2 of this act . Billboard advertising is 28
subject to the same requirements and restrictions as set forth in (a) 29
of this subsection. 30
(d) Advertising signs within the premises of a retail cannabis 31
business outlet or at an approved consumption event that are visible 32
to the public from outside the premises or event must meet the 33
signage regulations and requirements applicable to outdoor signs as 34
set forth in this section. 35
(e) The restrictions and regulations applicable to outdoor 36
advertising under this section are not applicable to:37
(i) An advertisement inside a licensed retail establishment or at 38
an approved consumption event that sells cannabis products that is 39
not placed on the inside surface of a window facing outward; or40
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(ii) An outdoor advertisement at the site of an event to be held 1
at an adult only facility that is placed at such site during the 2
period the facility or enclosed area constitutes an adult only 3
facility, but in no event more than ((fourteen)) 14 days before the 4
event, and that does not advertise any cannabis product other than by 5
using a brand name to identify the event. 6
(8) Merchandising within a retail outlet or at a consumption 7
event organized by a licensed cannabis consumption event organizer is 8
not advertising for the purposes of this section. 9
(9) This section does not apply to a noncommercial message.10
(10)(a) The board must: 11
(i) Adopt rules implementing this section and specifically 12
including provisions regulating the billboards and outdoor signs 13
authorized under this section; and 14
(ii) Fine a licensee ((one thousand dollars )) $1,000 for each 15
violation of this section until the board adopts rules prescribing 16
penalties for violations of this section. The rules must establish 17
escalating penalties including fines and up to suspension or 18
revocation of a cannabis license for subsequent violations.19
(b) Fines collected under this subsection must be deposited into 20
the dedicated cannabis account created under RCW 69.50.530.21
(11) A city, town, or county may adopt rules of outdoor 22
advertising by licensed cannabis retailers that are more restrictive 23
than the advertising restrictions imposed under this chapter. 24
Enforcement of restrictions to advertising by a city, town, or county 25
is the responsibility of the city, town, or county.26
Sec. 16. RCW 69.50.390 and 2022 c 16 s 82 are each amended to 27
read as follows: 28
(1) A retailer or cannabis consumption event organizer licensed 29
under this chapter is prohibited from operating a vending machine, as 30
defined in RCW 82.08.080(3) for the sale of cannabis products at 31
retail or a drive-through purchase facility where cannabis products 32
are sold at retail and dispensed through a window or door to a 33
purchaser who is either in or on a motor vehicle or otherwise located 34
outside of the licensed premises at the time of sale.35
(2) The board may not issue, transfer, or renew a cannabis retail 36
license for any licensee in violation of the provisions of subsection 37
(1) of this section. 38
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Sec. 17. RCW 69.50.334 and 2022 c 16 s 59 are each amended to 1
read as follows: 2
(1) The action, order, or decision of the board as to any denial 3
of an application for the reissuance of a license to produce, 4
process, ((or)) sell cannabis, or allow the consumption of cannabis, 5
or as to any revocation, suspension, or modification of any license 6
to produce, process, or sell cannabis, or as to the administrative 7
review of a notice of unpaid trust fund taxes under RCW 69.50.565, 8
must be an adjudicative proceeding and subject to the applicable 9
provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW. 10
(2) An opportunity for a hearing may be provided to an applicant 11
for the reissuance of a license prior to the disposition of the 12
application, and if no opportunity for a prior hearing is provided 13
then an opportunity for a hearing to reconsider the application must 14
be provided the applicant. 15
(3) An opportunity for a hearing must be provided to a licensee 16
prior to a revocation or modification of any license and, except as 17
provided in subsection (6) of this section, prior to the suspension 18
of any license. 19
(4) An opportunity for a hearing must be provided to any person 20
issued a notice of unpaid trust fund taxes under RCW 69.50.565.21
(5) No hearing may be required under this section until demanded 22
by the applicant, licensee, or person issued a notice of unpaid trust 23
fund taxes under RCW 69.50.565. 24
(6) The board may summarily suspend a license for a period of up 25
to ((one hundred eighty )) 180 days without a prior hearing if it 26
finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively require 27
emergency action, and it incorporates a finding to that effect in its 28
order. Proceedings for revocation or other action must be promptly 29
instituted and determined. An administrative law judge may extend the 30
summary suspension period for up to one calendar year from the first 31
day of the initial summary suspension in the event the proceedings 32
for revocation or other action cannot be completed during the initial 33
((one hundred eighty-day )) 180-day period due to actions by the 34
licensee. The board's enforcement division shall complete a 35
preliminary staff investigation of the violation before requesting an 36
emergency suspension by the board. 37
Sec. 18. RCW 69.50.339 and 2022 c 16 s 62 are each amended to 38
read as follows: 39
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(1) If the board approves, a license to produce, process, ((or)) 1
sell, or sell and allow the consumption of cannabis may be 2
transferred, without charge, to the surviving spouse or domestic 3
partner of a deceased licensee if the license was issued in the names 4
of one or both of the parties. For the purpose of considering the 5
qualifications of the surviving party to receive a cannabis 6
producer's, cannabis processor's, ((or)) cannabis retailer's , or 7
cannabis consumption event organizer's license, the board may require 8
a criminal history record information check. The board may submit the 9
criminal history record information check to the Washington state 10
patrol and to the identification division of the federal bureau of 11
investigation in order that these agencies may search their records 12
for prior arrests and convictions of the individual or individuals 13
who filled out the forms. The board shall require fingerprinting of 14
any applicant whose criminal history record information check is 15
submitted to the federal bureau of investigation. 16
(2) The proposed sale of more than ((ten)) 10 percent of the 17
outstanding or issued stock of a corporation licensed under chapter 18
3, Laws of 2013, or any proposed change in the officers of such a 19
corporation, must be reported to the board, and board approval must 20
be obtained before the changes are made. A fee of ((seventy-five 21
dollars)) $75 will be charged for the processing of the change of 22
stock ownership or corporate officers. 23
Sec. 19. RCW 69.50.445 and 2022 c 16 s 94 are each amended to 24
read as follows: 25
(1) ((It)) Except as authorized at a consumption event under 26
section 2 of this act, it is unlawful to open a package containing 27
cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis-infused products, ((or)) 28
cannabis concentrates, single-use cannabis products, and ready-to-29
consume cannabis products, or consume cannabis, useable cannabis, 30
cannabis-infused products, ((or)) cannabis concentrates, single-use 31
cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products, in view of 32
the general public or in a public place. 33
(2) For the purposes of this section, "public place" has the same 34
meaning as defined in RCW 66.04.010, but the exclusions in RCW 35
66.04.011 do not apply. 36
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 3 37
civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW. 38
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Sec. 20. RCW 69.50.465 and 2022 c 16 s 96 are each amended to 1
read as follows: 2
(1) ((It)) Except as authorized in section 2 of this act, it is 3
unlawful for any person to conduct or maintain a cannabis club by 4
himself or herself or by associating with others, or in any manner 5
aid, assist, or abet in conducting or maintaining a cannabis club.6
(2) It is unlawful for any person to conduct or maintain a public 7
place where cannabis is held or stored ((, except as provided for a 8
licensee under this chapter, )) or consumption of cannabis is 9
permitted, except as provided for a licensee under this chapter.10
(3) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class C 11
felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW. 12
(4) The following definitions apply throughout this section 13
unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 14
(a) "Cannabis club" means a club, association, or other business, 15
for profit or otherwise, that conducts or maintains a premises for 16
the primary or incidental purpose of providing a location where 17
members or other persons may keep or consume cannabis on the 18
premises. "Cannabis club" does not include a cannabis consumption 19
event organizer or consumption event licensed or approved under 20
section 2 of this act.21
(b) "Public place" means, in addition to the definition provided 22
in RCW 66.04.010, any place to which admission is charged or for 23
which any pecuniary gain is realized by the owner or operator of such 24
place. 25
Sec. 21. RCW 69.50.475 and 2022 c 16 s 97 are each amended to 26
read as follows: 27
(1) Except as otherwise authorized in this chapter and as 28
provided in subsection (2) of this section, an employee of a retail 29
outlet or a cannabis consumption event organizer licensee who sells 30
cannabis products to a person under the age of ((twenty-one years )) 31
21 in the course of his or her employment is guilty of a gross 32
misdemeanor. 33
(2) An employee of a retail outlet or a cannabis consumption 34
event organizer licensee may be prosecuted under RCW 69.50.401 or 35
69.50.406 or any other applicable provision, if the employee sells 36
cannabis products to a person the employee knows is under the age of 37
((twenty-one)) 21 and not otherwise authorized to purchase cannabis 38
products under this chapter, or if the employee sells or otherwise 39
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provides cannabis products to a person under the age of ((twenty-1
one)) 21 outside of the course of his or her employment.2
Sec. 22. RCW 69.50.535 and 2024 c 79 s 1 are each amended to 3
read as follows: 4
(1)(a) There is levied and collected a cannabis excise tax equal 5
to ((thirty-seven)) 37 percent of the selling price on each retail 6
sale in this state of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, 7
((and)) cannabis-infused products , single-use cannabis products, and 8
ready-to-consume cannabis products . This tax is separate and in 9
addition to general state and local sales and use taxes that apply to 10
retail sales of tangible personal property, and is not part of the 11
total retail price to which general state and local sales and use 12
taxes apply. The tax must be separately itemized from the state and 13
local retail sales tax on the sales receipt provided to the buyer.14
(b) The tax levied in this section must be reflected in the price 15
list or quoted shelf price in the licensed cannabis retail store , 16
licensed cannabis consumption event organizer premises, or approved 17
consumption event and in any advertising that includes prices for all 18
useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, ((or)) cannabis-infused 19
products, single-use cannabis products, or ready-to-consume cannabis 20
products. 21
(2)(a) Until June 30, 2029, the tax levied by subsection (1) of 22
this section does not apply to sales by a cannabis retailer with a 23
medical cannabis endorsement to qualifying patients or designated 24
providers who have been issued a recognition card, of cannabis 25
concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products, 26
identified by the department as a compliant cannabis product in 27
chapter 246-70 WAC and tested to the standards in WAC 246-70-040.28
(b) Each seller making exempt sales under this subsection (2) 29
must maintain information establishing eligibility for the exemption 30
in the form and manner required by the board. 31
(c) The board must provide a separate tax reporting line on the 32
excise tax form for exemption amounts claimed under this subsection 33
(2). 34
(3) All revenues collected from the cannabis excise tax imposed 35
under this section must be deposited each day in the dedicated 36
cannabis account. 37
(4) The tax imposed in this section must be paid by the buyer to 38
the seller. Each seller must collect from the buyer the full amount 39
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of the tax payable on each taxable sale. The tax collected as 1
required by this section is deemed to be held in trust by the seller 2
until paid to the board. If any seller fails to collect the tax 3
imposed in this section or, having collected the tax, fails to pay it 4
as prescribed by the board, whether such failure is the result of the 5
seller's own acts or the result of acts or conditions beyond the 6
seller's control, the seller is, nevertheless, personally liable to 7
the state for the amount of the tax. 8
(5) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 9
section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.10
(a) "Retail sale" has the same meaning as in RCW 82.08.010.11
(b) "Selling price" has the same meaning as in RCW 82.08.010, 12
except that when product is sold under circumstances where the total 13
amount of consideration paid for the product is not indicative of its 14
true value, "selling price" means the true value of the product sold.15
(c) "Product" means cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable 16
cannabis, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , single-use cannabis 17
products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products. 18
(d) "True value" means market value based on sales at comparable 19
locations in this state of the same or similar product of like 20
quality and character sold under comparable conditions of sale to 21
comparable purchasers. However, in the absence of such sales of the 22
same or similar product, true value means the value of the product 23
sold as determined by all of the seller's direct and indirect costs 24
attributable to the product. 25
(6)(a) The board must regularly review the tax level established 26
under this section and make recommendations, in consultation with the 27
department of revenue, to the legislature as appropriate regarding 28
adjustments that would further the goal of discouraging use while 29
undercutting illegal market prices. 30
(b) The board must report, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, to 31
the appropriate committees of the legislature every two years. The 32
report at a minimum must include the following: 33
(i) The specific recommendations required under (a) of this 34
subsection; 35
(ii) A comparison of gross sales and tax collections prior to and 36
after any cannabis tax change; 37
(iii) The increase or decrease in the volume of legal cannabis 38
sold prior to and after any cannabis tax change; 39
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(iv) Increases or decreases in the number of licensed cannabis 1
producers, processors, and retailers; 2
(v) The number of illegal and noncompliant cannabis outlets the 3
board requires to be closed; 4
(vi) Gross cannabis sales and tax collections in Oregon; and5
(vii) The total amount of reported sales and use taxes exempted 6
for qualifying patients. The department of revenue must provide the 7
data of exempt amounts to the board. 8
(c) The board is not required to report to the legislature as 9
required in (b) of this subsection after January 1, 2025.10
(7) The legislature does not intend and does not authorize any 11
person or entity to engage in activities or to conspire to engage in 12
activities that would constitute per se violations of state and 13
federal antitrust laws including, but not limited to, agreements 14
among retailers as to the selling price of any goods sold.15
Sec. 23. RCW 69.50.4013 and 2024 c 9 s 2 are each amended to 16
read as follows: 17
(1) Except as otherwise authorized by this chapter, it is 18
unlawful for any person to: 19
(a) Knowingly possess a controlled substance unless the substance 20
was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or 21
order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his or her 22
professional practice; or 23
(b) Knowingly use a controlled substance in a public place, 24
unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a 25
valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the 26
course of his or her professional practice. 27
(2)(a) Except as provided in RCW 69.50.4014 or 69.50.445, a 28
violation of subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section is a gross 29
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of up to 180 days in jail, or 30
by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both such imprisonment and 31
fine, however, if the defendant has two or more prior convictions 32
under subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section occurring after July 33
1, 2023, a violation of subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section is 34
punishable by imprisonment for up to 364 days, or by a fine of not 35
more than $1,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine. The 36
prosecutor is encouraged to divert such cases for assessment, 37
treatment, or other services. 38
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(b) No person may be charged under both subsection (1)(a) and (b) 1
of this section relating to the same course of conduct.2
(c) In lieu of jail booking and referral to the prosecutor, law 3
enforcement is encouraged to offer a referral to assessment and 4
services available under RCW 10.31.110 or other program or entity 5
responsible for receiving referrals in lieu of legal system 6
involvement, which may include, but are not limited to, arrest and 7
jail alternative programs established under RCW 36.28A.450, law 8
enforcement assisted diversion programs established under RCW 9
71.24.589, and the recovery navigator program established under RCW 10
71.24.115. 11
(3)(a) The possession, by a person 21 years of age or older, of 12
useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, or cannabis-infused products 13
in amounts that do not exceed those set forth in RCW 69.50.360(3), in 14
addition to amounts of single-use cannabis products and ready-to-15
consume cannabis products authorized under section 2 of this act is 16
not a violation of this section, this chapter, or any other provision 17
of Washington state law. 18
(b) The possession of cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis 19
concentrates, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , single-use cannabis 20
products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products being physically 21
transported or delivered within the state, in amounts not exceeding 22
those that may be established under RCW 69.50.385(3), by a licensed 23
employee of a common carrier when performing the duties authorized in 24
accordance with RCW 69.50.382 and 69.50.385, is not a violation of 25
this section, this chapter, or any other provision of Washington 26
state law. 27
(4)(a) The delivery by a person 21 years of age or older to one 28
or more persons 21 years of age or older, during a single 24 -hour 29
period, for noncommercial purposes and not conditioned upon or done 30
in connection with the provision or receipt of financial 31
consideration, of any of the following cannabis products, is not a 32
violation of this section, this chapter, or any other provisions of 33
Washington state law: 34
(i) One-half ounce of useable cannabis; 35
(ii) Eight ounces of cannabis-infused product in solid form;36
(iii) 36 ounces of cannabis-infused product in liquid form unless 37
the cannabis-infused product in liquid form is packaged in individual 38
units containing no more than four milligrams of THC per unit;39
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(iv) 100 milligrams of THC within a cannabis-infused product in 1
liquid form if the product is packaged in individual units containing 2
no more than four milligrams of THC per unit; ((or))3
(v) Three and one-half grams of cannabis concentrates; and4
(vi) The amount of single-use cannabis products and ready-to-5
consume cannabis products that an adult age 21 and over may possess 6
under section 2 of this act. 7
(b) The act of delivering cannabis or a cannabis product as 8
authorized under this subsection (4) must meet one of the following 9
requirements: 10
(i) The delivery must be done in a location outside of the view 11
of general public and in a nonpublic place; or 12
(ii) The cannabis or cannabis product must be in the original 13
packaging as purchased from the cannabis retailer , cannabis 14
consumption event organizer licensee, or cannabis licensee 15
participating in a consumption event under section 2 of this act.16
(5) No person under 21 years of age may manufacture, sell, 17
distribute, or knowingly possess cannabis, cannabis-infused products, 18
or cannabis concentrates, regardless of THC concentration. This does 19
not include qualifying patients with a valid authorization.20
(6) The possession by a qualifying patient or designated provider 21
of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, cannabis-infused 22
products, or plants in accordance with chapter 69.51A RCW is not a 23
violation of this section, this chapter, or any other provision of 24
Washington state law. 25
(7) For the purposes of this section, "public place" has the same 26
meaning as defined in RCW 66.04.010, but the exclusions in RCW 27
66.04.011 do not apply. 28
(8) For the purposes of this section, "use a controlled 29
substance" means to introduce the substance into the human body by 30
injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means.31
Sec. 24. RCW 70.160.020 and 2006 c 2 s 2 are each amended to 32
read as follows: 33
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings 34
indicated unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.35
(1) "Smoke" or "smoking" means the carrying or smoking of any 36
kind of lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, or any other lighted smoking 37
equipment. "Smoke" or "smoking" does not include carrying, lighting, 38
or smoking cannabis products, as defined in RCW 69.50.101, in a 39
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consumption area at a consumption event conducted by a cannabis 1
consumption event organizer licensed by the liquor and cannabis board 2
under section 2 of this act when in compliance with chapter 69.50 RCW 3
and the liquor and cannabis board's rules. 4
(2) "Public place" means that portion of any building or vehicle 5
used by and open to the public, regardless of whether the building or 6
vehicle is owned in whole or in part by private persons or entities, 7
the state of Washington, or other public entity, and regardless of 8
whether a fee is charged for admission, and includes a presumptively 9
reasonable minimum distance, as set forth in RCW 70.160.075, of 10
((twenty-five)) 25 feet from entrances, exits, windows that open, and 11
ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area where smoking is 12
prohibited. A public place does not include a private residence 13
unless the private residence is used to provide licensed child care, 14
foster care, adult care, or other similar social service care on the 15
premises. 16
Public places include, but are not limited to: Schools, 17
elevators, public conveyances or transportation facilities, museums, 18
concert halls, theaters, auditoriums, exhibition halls, indoor sports 19
arenas, hospitals, nursing homes, health care facilities or clinics, 20
enclosed shopping centers, retail stores, retail service 21
establishments, financial institutions, educational facilities, 22
ticket areas, public hearing facilities, state legislative chambers 23
and immediately adjacent hallways, public restrooms, libraries, 24
restaurants, waiting areas, lobbies, bars, taverns, bowling alleys, 25
skating rinks, casinos, reception areas, and no less than ((seventy-26
five)) 75 percent of the sleeping quarters within a hotel or motel 27
that are rented to guests. A public place does not include a private 28
residence. This chapter is not intended to restrict smoking in 29
private facilities which are occasionally open to the public except 30
upon the occasions when the facility is open to the public.31
(3) "Place of employment" means any area under the control of a 32
public or private employer which employees are required to pass 33
through during the course of employment, including, but not limited 34
to: Entrances and exits to the places of employment, and including a 35
presumptively reasonable minimum distance, as set forth in RCW 36
70.160.075, of ((twenty-five)) 25 feet from entrances, exits, windows 37
that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area where 38
smoking is prohibited; work areas; restrooms; conference and 39
classrooms; break rooms and cafeterias; and other common areas. A 40
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private residence or home-based business, unless used to provide 1
licensed child care, foster care, adult care, or other similar social 2
service care on the premises, is not a place of employment.3
Sec. 25. RCW 70.160.060 and 1995 c 369 s 60 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) This chapter is not intended to regulate smoking in a private 6
enclosed workplace, within a public place, even though such workplace 7
may be visited by nonsmokers, excepting places in which smoking is 8
prohibited by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the 9
director of fire protection, or by other law, ordinance, or 10
regulation. 11
(2) This chapter is not intended to regulate or prevent the 12
smoking of single-use cannabis products, as defined in RCW 69.50.101, 13
outdoors or within a temporary structure, such as a tent with walls 14
and a covered top, approved as a consumption area by the liquor and 15
cannabis board, and meeting the requirements of chapter 69.50 RCW. 16
Nothing in this subsection is intended to authorize the smoking of 17
cigarettes or tobacco in any form whatsoever at a cannabis 18
consumption event organizer's consumption event licensed by the 19
liquor and cannabis board under section 2 of this act.20
Sec. 26. RCW 69.50.101 and 2024 c 62 s 17 are each amended to 21
read as follows: 22
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter 23
unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 24
(1) "Administer" means to apply a controlled substance, whether 25
by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, directly to 26
the body of a patient or research subject by: 27
(a) a practitioner authorized to prescribe (or, by the 28
practitioner's authorized agent); or 29
(b) the patient or research subject at the direction and in the 30
presence of the practitioner. 31
(2) "Agent" means an authorized person who acts on behalf of or 32
at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser. It 33
does not include a common or contract carrier, public 34
warehouseperson, or employee of the carrier or warehouseperson.35
(3) "Board" means the Washington state liquor and cannabis board.36
(4) "Cannabis" means all parts of the plant Cannabis, whether 37
growing or not, with a THC concentration greater than 0.3 percent on 38
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a dry weight basis during the growing cycle through harvest and 1
usable cannabis. "Cannabis" does not include hemp or industrial hemp 2
as defined in RCW 15.140.020, or seeds used for licensed hemp 3
production under chapter 15.140 RCW. 4
(5) "Cannabis concentrates" means products consisting wholly or 5
in part of the resin extracted from any part of the plant Cannabis 6
and having a THC concentration greater than ((ten)) 10 percent.7
(6) "Cannabis consumption event organizer" means a type of 8
license under which an individual or entity may coordinate 9
consumption events for the consumption of single-use cannabis 10
products and ready-to-consume cannabis products by adults age 21 and 11
over, after obtaining a temporary on-site consumption permit from the 12
board for each consumption event.13
(7) "Cannabis processor" means a person licensed by the board to 14
process cannabis into cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and 15
cannabis-infused products, package and label cannabis concentrates, 16
useable cannabis, and cannabis-infused products for sale in retail 17
outlets, and sell cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and 18
cannabis-infused products at wholesale to cannabis retailers.19
(((7))) (8) "Cannabis producer" means a person licensed by the 20
board to produce and sell cannabis at wholesale to cannabis 21
processors and other cannabis producers. 22
(((8))) (9)(a) "Cannabis products" means useable cannabis, 23
cannabis concentrates, ((and)) cannabis-infused products , single-use 24
cannabis products, and ready-to-consume cannabis products as defined 25
in this section, including any product intended to be consumed or 26
absorbed inside the body by any means including inhalation, 27
ingestion, or insertion, with any detectable amount of THC.28
(b) "Cannabis products" also means any product containing only 29
THC content. 30
(c) "Cannabis products" does not include cannabis health and 31
beauty aids as defined in RCW 69.50.575 or products approved by the 32
United States food and drug administration. 33
(((9))) (10) "Cannabis researcher" means a person licensed by the 34
board to produce, process, and possess cannabis for the purposes of 35
conducting research on cannabis and cannabis-derived drug products.36
(((10))) (11) "Cannabis retailer" means a person licensed by the 37
board to sell cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and cannabis-38
infused products in a retail outlet. 39
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(((11))) (12) "Cannabis-infused products" means products that 1
contain cannabis or cannabis extracts, are intended for human use, 2
are derived from cannabis as defined in subsection (4) of this 3
section, and have a THC concentration no greater than ((ten)) 10 4
percent. The term "cannabis-infused products" does not include either 5
useable cannabis or cannabis concentrates. 6
(((12))) (13) "CBD concentration" has the meaning provided in RCW 7
69.51A.010. 8
(((13))) (14) "CBD product" means any product containing or 9
consisting of cannabidiol. 10
(((14))) (15) "Commission" means the pharmacy quality assurance 11
commission. 12
(((15))) (16) "Consumption area" means a space authorized under 13
section 2 of this act and approved by the board at a location under 14
the cannabis consumption event organizer license, where persons age 15
21 and over may consume single-use cannabis products and ready-to-16
consume cannabis products by methods of consumption approved for the 17
type of space as provided in section 2 of this act.18
(17) "Consumption event" means a temporary event, not to exceed 19
one event per calendar month lasting up to three consecutive days 20
except as provided in section 2 of this act, that a cannabis 21
consumption event organizer organizes and operates, which may include 22
participation by cannabis producers, processors, and retailers 23
licensed under this chapter or operating consistent with a compact 24
entered into under RCW 43.06.490, after the cannabis consumption 25
event organizer obtains a temporary on-site consumption permit from 26
the board.27
(18) "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate 28
precursor included in Schedules I through V as set forth in federal 29
or state laws, or federal or commission rules, but does not include 30
hemp or industrial hemp as defined in RCW 15.140.020.31
(((16))) (19)(a) "Controlled substance analog" means a substance 32
the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the 33
chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II and:34
(i) that has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on 35
the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, 36
depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of 37
a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II; or38
(ii) with respect to a particular individual, that the individual 39
represents or intends to have a stimulant, depressant, or 40
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hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially 1
similar to the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the 2
central nervous system of a controlled substance included in Schedule 3
I or II. 4
(b) The term does not include: 5
(i) a controlled substance; 6
(ii) a substance for which there is an approved new drug 7
application; 8
(iii) a substance with respect to which an exemption is in effect 9
for investigational use by a particular person under Section 505 of 10
the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 355, or 11
chapter 69.77 RCW to the extent conduct with respect to the substance 12
is pursuant to the exemption; or 13
(iv) any substance to the extent not intended for human 14
consumption before an exemption takes effect with respect to the 15
substance. 16
(((17))) (20) "Deliver" or "delivery" means the actual or 17
constructive transfer from one person to another of a substance, 18
whether or not there is an agency relationship. 19
(((18))) (21) "Department" means the department of health.20
(((19))) (22) "Designated provider" has the meaning provided in 21
RCW 69.51A.010. 22
(((20))) (23) "Dispense" means the interpretation of a 23
prescription or order for a controlled substance and, pursuant to 24
that prescription or order, the proper selection, measuring, 25
compounding, labeling, or packaging necessary to prepare that 26
prescription or order for delivery. 27
(((21))) (24) "Dispenser" means a practitioner who dispenses.28
(((22))) (25) "Distribute" means to deliver other than by 29
administering or dispensing a controlled substance.30
(((23))) (26) "Distributor" means a person who distributes.31
(((24))) (27) "Drug" means (a) a controlled substance recognized 32
as a drug in the official United States pharmacopoeia/national 33
formulary or the official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United 34
States, or any supplement to them; (b) controlled substances intended 35
for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention 36
of disease in individuals or animals; (c) controlled substances 37
(other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of 38
the body of individuals or animals; and (d) controlled substances 39
intended for use as a component of any article specified in (a), (b), 40
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or (c) of this subsection. The term does not include devices or their 1
components, parts, or accessories. 2
(((25))) (28) "Drug enforcement administration" means the drug 3
enforcement administration in the United States Department of 4
Justice, or its successor agency. 5
(((26))) (29) "Electronic communication of prescription 6
information" means the transmission of a prescription or refill 7
authorization for a drug of a practitioner using computer systems. 8
The term does not include a prescription or refill authorization 9
verbally transmitted by telephone nor a facsimile manually signed by 10
the practitioner. 11
(((27))) (30) "Immature plant or clone" means a plant or clone 12
that has no flowers, is less than ((twelve)) 12 inches in height, and 13
is less than ((twelve)) 12 inches in diameter. 14
(((28))) (31) "Immediate precursor" means a substance:15
(a) that the commission has found to be and by rule designates as 16
being the principal compound commonly used, or produced primarily for 17
use, in the manufacture of a controlled substance;18
(b) that is an immediate chemical intermediary used or likely to 19
be used in the manufacture of a controlled substance; and20
(c) the control of which is necessary to prevent, curtail, or 21
limit the manufacture of the controlled substance.22
(((29))) (32) "Isomer" means an optical isomer, but in subsection 23
(((33))) (36)(e) of this section, RCW 69.50.204(1) (l) and (hh), and 24
69.50.206(2)(d), the term includes any geometrical isomer; in RCW 25
69.50.204(1) (h) and (pp)((,)) and 69.50.210(3)(([,])), the term 26
includes any positional isomer; and in RCW 69.50.204(1)(ii), 27
69.50.204(3), and 69.50.208(1)(([,])), the term includes any 28
positional or geometric isomer. 29
(((30))) (33) "Lot" means a definite quantity of cannabis, 30
cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused product 31
identified by a lot number, every portion or package of which is 32
uniform within recognized tolerances for the factors that appear in 33
the labeling. 34
(((31))) (34) "Lot number" must identify the licensee by business 35
or trade name and Washington state unified business identifier 36
number, and the date of harvest or processing for each lot of 37
cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-38
infused product. 39
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(((32))) (35) "Manufacture" means the production, preparation, 1
propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of a controlled 2
substance, either directly or indirectly or by extraction from 3
substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical 4
synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis, 5
and includes any packaging or repackaging of the substance or 6
labeling or relabeling of its container. The term does not include 7
the preparation, compounding, packaging, repackaging, labeling, or 8
relabeling of a controlled substance: 9
(a) by a practitioner as an incident to the practitioner's 10
administering or dispensing of a controlled substance in the course 11
of the practitioner's professional practice; or 12
(b) by a practitioner, or by the practitioner's authorized agent 13
under the practitioner's supervision, for the purpose of, or as an 14
incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for 15
sale. 16
(((33))) (36) "Narcotic drug" means any of the following, whether 17
produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of 18
vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or 19
by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:20
(a) Opium, opium derivative, and any derivative of opium or opium 21
derivative, including their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, 22
whenever the existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is 23
possible within the specific chemical designation. The term does not 24
include the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium. 25
(b) Synthetic opiate and any derivative of synthetic opiate, 26
including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, 27
esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of the isomers, esters, 28
ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical 29
designation. 30
(c) Poppy straw and concentrate of poppy straw.31
(d) Coca leaves, except coca leaves and extracts of coca leaves 32
from which cocaine, ecgonine, and derivatives or ecgonine or their 33
salts have been removed. 34
(e) Cocaine, or any salt, isomer, or salt of isomer thereof.35
(f) Cocaine base. 36
(g) Ecgonine, or any derivative, salt, isomer, or salt of isomer 37
thereof. 38
(h) Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any quantity 39
of any substance referred to in (a) through (g) of this subsection.40
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(((34))) (37) "Opiate" means any substance having an addiction-1
forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or 2
being capable of conversion into a drug having addiction-forming or 3
addiction-sustaining liability. The term includes opium, substances 4
derived from opium (opium derivatives), and synthetic opiates. The 5
term does not include, unless specifically designated as controlled 6
under RCW 69.50.201, the dextrorotatory isomer of 3-methoxy-n-7
methylmorphinan and its salts (dextromethorphan). The term includes 8
the racemic and levorotatory forms of dextromethorphan.9
(((35))) (38) "Opium poppy" means the plant of the species 10
Papaver somniferum L., except its seeds. 11
(((36))) (39) "Package" means a container that has a single unit 12
or group of units. 13
(((37))) (40) "Person" means individual, corporation, business 14
trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, 15
government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or 16
commercial entity. 17
(((38))) (41) "Plant" has the meaning provided in RCW 69.51A.010.18
(((39))) (42) "Poppy straw" means all parts, except the seeds, of 19
the opium poppy, after mowing. 20
(((40))) (43) "Practitioner" means: 21
(a) A physician under chapter 18.71 RCW; a physician assistant 22
under chapter 18.71A RCW; an osteopathic physician and surgeon under 23
chapter 18.57 RCW; an optometrist licensed under chapter 18.53 RCW 24
who is certified by the optometry board under RCW 18.53.010 subject 25
to any limitations in RCW 18.53.010; a dentist under chapter 18.32 26
RCW; a podiatric physician and surgeon under chapter 18.22 RCW; a 27
veterinarian under chapter 18.92 RCW; a registered nurse, advanced 28
registered nurse practitioner, or licensed practical nurse under 29
chapter 18.79 RCW; a naturopathic physician under chapter 18.36A RCW 30
who is licensed under RCW 18.36A.030 subject to any limitations in 31
RCW 18.36A.040; a pharmacist under chapter 18.64 RCW or a scientific 32
investigator under this chapter, licensed, registered or otherwise 33
permitted insofar as is consistent with those licensing laws to 34
distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer 35
a controlled substance in the course of their professional practice 36
or research in this state. 37
(b) A pharmacy, hospital or other institution licensed, 38
registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct 39
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research with respect to or to administer a controlled substance in 1
the course of professional practice or research in this state.2
(c) A physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery, a 3
physician licensed to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery, a 4
dentist licensed to practice dentistry, a podiatric physician and 5
surgeon licensed to practice podiatric medicine and surgery, a 6
licensed physician assistant or a licensed osteopathic physician 7
assistant specifically approved to prescribe controlled substances by 8
his or her state's medical commission or equivalent and his or her 9
participating physician as defined in RCW 18.71A.010, an advanced 10
registered nurse practitioner licensed to prescribe controlled 11
substances, or a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary 12
medicine in any state of the United States. 13
(((41))) (44) "Prescription" means an order for controlled 14
substances issued by a practitioner duly authorized by law or rule in 15
the state of Washington to prescribe controlled substances within the 16
scope of his or her professional practice for a legitimate medical 17
purpose. 18
(((42))) (45) "Production" includes the manufacturing, planting, 19
cultivating, growing, or harvesting of a controlled substance.20
(((43))) (46) "Qualifying patient" has the meaning provided in 21
RCW 69.51A.010. 22
(((44))) (47) "Ready-to-consume cannabis product" means a 23
cannabis product that is prepared on the premises of a licensed 24
cannabis consumption event organizer or an approved consumption 25
event, presented in the form of a foodstuff or beverage, sold in a 26
heated or unheated state, intended for immediate consumption, and 27
that the board has determined to be an appropriate product for 28
consumption at a consumption event.29
(48) "Recognition card" has the meaning provided in RCW 30
69.51A.010. 31
(((45))) (49) "Retail outlet" means a location licensed by the 32
board for the retail sale of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, 33
((and)) cannabis-infused products , but does not include a cannabis 34
consumption event organizer or a consumption event approved under 35
section 2 of this act. 36
(((46))) (50) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the 37
secretary's designee. 38
(((47))) (51) "Single-use cannabis product" means a type of 39
product containing cannabis, other than a ready-to-consume cannabis 40
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product, that the board has determined to be appropriate for 1
consumption in a cannabis consumption area under section 2 of this 2
act. A single-use cannabis product may be a form of useable cannabis, 3
cannabis-infused product in solid or liquid form, or cannabis 4
concentrate, that is smoked, vaporized, consumed, or ingested.5
(52) "Social equity plan" means a plan that addresses at least 6
some of the elements outlined in this subsection (((47))) (52), along 7
with any additional plan components or requirements approved by the 8
board following consultation with the task force created in RCW 9
69.50.336. The plan may include: 10
(a) A statement that indicates how the cannabis licensee will 11
work to promote social equity goals in their community;12
(b) A description of how the cannabis licensee will meet social 13
equity goals as defined in RCW 69.50.335; 14
(c) The composition of the workforce the licensee has employed or 15
intends to hire; and 16
(d) Business plans involving partnerships or assistance to 17
organizations or residents with connections to populations with a 18
history of high rates of enforcement of cannabis prohibition.19
(((48))) (53) "State," unless the context otherwise requires, 20
means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 21
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or insular possession 22
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 23
(((49))) (54) "Temporary on-site consumption permit" means an 24
official authorization documented by the board for a cannabis 25
consumption event organizer to host a consumption event.26
(55) "THC concentration" means percent of tetrahydrocannabinol 27
content of any part of the plant Cannabis, or per volume or weight of 28
cannabis product, or the combined percent of tetrahydrocannabinol and 29
tetrahydrocannabinolic acid in any part of the plant Cannabis 30
regardless of moisture content. 31
(((50))) (56) "Ultimate user" means an individual who lawfully 32
possesses a controlled substance for the individual's own use or for 33
the use of a member of the individual's household or for 34
administering to an animal owned by the individual or by a member of 35
the individual's household. 36
(((51))) (57) "Unit" means an individual consumable item within a 37
package of one or more consumable items in solid, liquid, gas, or any 38
form intended for human consumption. 39
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(((52))) (58) "Useable cannabis" means dried cannabis flowers. 1
The term "useable cannabis" does not include either cannabis-infused 2
products or cannabis concentrates. 3
(((53))) (59) "Warehouse" means an indoor structure or a portion 4
of the structure on a cannabis consumption event organizer's premises 5
at its principal place of business used for the onsite storage of 6
cannabis and single-use cannabis products in compliance with the 7
requirements of the board, including for security, storage, and 8
disposal.9
(60) "Youth access" means the level of interest persons under the 10
age of ((twenty-one)) 21 may have in a vapor product, as well as the 11
degree to which the product is available or appealing to such 12
persons, and the likelihood of initiation, use, or addiction by 13
adolescents and young adults. 14
Sec. 27. RCW 43.06.490 and 2022 c 16 s 33 are each amended to 15
read as follows: 16
(1) The governor may enter into agreements with federally 17
recognized Indian tribes concerning cannabis. Cannabis agreements may 18
address any cannabis-related issue that involves both state and 19
tribal interests or otherwise has an impact on tribal-state 20
relations. Such agreements may include, but are not limited to, the 21
following provisions and subject matter: 22
(a) Criminal and civil law enforcement; 23
(b) Regulatory issues related to the commercial production, 24
processing, sale, ((and)) possession, and consumption of cannabis, 25
and processed cannabis products, for both recreational and medical 26
purposes; 27
(c) Medical and pharmaceutical research involving cannabis;28
(d) Taxation in accordance with subsection (2) of this section;29
(e) Any tribal immunities or preemption of state law regarding 30
the production, processing, or marketing of cannabis; and31
(f) Dispute resolution, including the use of mediation or other 32
nonjudicial process. 33
(2)(a) Each cannabis agreement adopted under this section must 34
provide for a tribal cannabis tax that is at least ((one hundred )) 35
100 percent of the state cannabis excise tax imposed under RCW 36
69.50.535 and state and local sales and use taxes on sales of 37
cannabis. Cannabis agreements apply to sales in which tribes, tribal 38
enterprises, or tribal member-owned businesses (i) deliver or cause 39
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delivery to be made to or receive delivery from a cannabis producer, 1
processor, ((or)) retailer, or cannabis consumption event organizer 2
licensed under chapter 69.50 RCW or (ii) physically transfer 3
possession of the cannabis from the seller to the buyer within Indian 4
country. 5
(b) The tribe may allow an exemption from tax for sales to the 6
tribe, tribal enterprises, tribal member-owned businesses, or tribal 7
members, on cannabis grown, produced, or processed within its Indian 8
country, or for activities to the extent they are exempt under state 9
or federal law from the state cannabis excise tax imposed under RCW 10
69.50.535 or state and local sales or use taxes on sales of cannabis. 11
Medical cannabis products used in the course of medical treatments by 12
a clinic, hospital, or similar facility owned and operated by a 13
federally recognized Indian tribe within its Indian country may be 14
exempted from tax under the terms of an agreement entered into under 15
this section. 16
(3) Any cannabis agreement relating to the production, 17
processing, ((and)) sale, and consumption of cannabis in Indian 18
country, whether for recreational or medical purposes, must address 19
the following issues: 20
(a) Preservation of public health and safety; 21
(b) Ensuring the security of production, processing, retail, and 22
research facilities; and 23
(c) Cross-border commerce in cannabis. 24
(4) The governor may delegate the power to negotiate cannabis 25
agreements to the state liquor and cannabis board. In conducting such 26
negotiations, the state liquor and cannabis board must, when 27
necessary, consult with the governor and/or the department of 28
revenue. 29
(5) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 30
section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.31
(a) "Indian country" has the same meaning as in RCW 82.24.010.32
(b) "Indian tribe" or "tribe" means a federally recognized Indian 33
tribe located within the geographical boundaries of the state of 34
Washington. 35
(c) "Cannabis" means "cannabis," "cannabis concentrates," 36
"cannabis-infused products," ((and)) "useable cannabis," "single-use 37
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cannabis products," and "ready-to-consume cannabis products," as 1
those terms are defined in RCW 69.50.101. 2
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