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HB2639 • 2026
Allowing short-term rental operators to provide complimentary cannabis.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Complimentary cannabis
First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
Complimentary cannabis
AN ACT Relating to complimentary cannabis products provided by 1 short-term rental operators to guests; and adding a new section to 2 chapter 69.50 RCW. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 69.50 5 RCW to read as follows: 6 (1) There is an annual permit to allow short-term rental 7 operators to provide a complimentary prerolled useable cannabis 8 product, not to exceed one gram of useable cannabis for each 9 prerolled useable cannabis product, to each rental guest who is age 10 21 or over. The annual permit fee is $75. A single permit applies to 11 all rental properties owned or operated by a short-term rental 12 operator and identified in the permit application. The provision of a 13 complimentary prerolled useable cannabis product may occur only after 14 an operator or staff person of the short-term rental, who is present 15 at the short-term rental property, verifies that each rental guest 16 who will consume a prerolled useable cannabis product is age 21 or 17 over by checking a valid form of identification of each such rental 18 guest at the time rental guests arrive. The rental guests must be 19 informed the rental guests are being offered a prerolled useable 20 cannabis product and that it is unlawful to open a package containing 21 H-3045.1 HOUSE BILL 2639 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Representatives Morgan, Hill, and Macri Read first time 01/23/26. Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection & Business. p. 1 HB 2639 cannabis, useable cannabis, or cannabis products or to consume 1 cannabis, useable cannabis, or cannabis products in view of the 2 general public or in a public place pursuant to RCW 69.50.445. The 3 rental guests must not have notified the operator that the rental 4 guests decline the prerolled useable cannabis product. The prerolled 5 useable cannabis product may, when in compliance with RCW 69.50.445, 6 be consumed on the premises of the rental property or removed and 7 consumed off the premises of the rental property. 8 (2) Upon application in the prescribed form being made to any 9 employee authorized by the board to issue permits, accompanied by 10 payment of the prescribed fee, and upon the employee being satisfied 11 that the applicant should be granted a permit under this section, the 12 employee must issue to the applicant under such regulations as may be 13 prescribed by the board a permit under this section.14 (3) For purposes of this section, "short-term rental," 15 "operator," and "guest" have the same meanings as in RCW 64.37.010.16 --- END --- p. 2 HB 2639