WA Senate Bill 5887 by Senator Rivers

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S- 2269. 1 _____________________________________________

SENATE BILL 5887_____________________________________________

State of Washington 63rd Legislature 2013 Regular Session

By Senat or s Ri ver s, Tom, and Li t zow

Read f i r st t i me 03/ 28/ 13. Ref er r ed t o Commi t t ee on Ways & Means.

1 AN ACT Rel at i ng t o t he medi cal use of cannabi s; amendi ng RCW

2 69. 51A. 010, 69. 51A. 020, 69. 51A. 030, 69. 51A. 040, 69. 51A. 047, 69. 51A. 055,

3 69. 51A. 060, 69. 51A. 085, and 69. 51A. 140; addi ng new sect i ons t o chapt er

4 69. 51A RCW; addi ng a new sect i on t o chapt er 82. 08 RCW; addi ng a new

5 sect i on t o chapt er 82. 12 RCW; r epeal i ng RCW 69. 51A. 043; pr escr i bi ng

6 penal t i es; pr ovi di ng an ef f ecti ve dat e; and pr ovi di ng a cont i ngent

7 ef f ect i ve dat e.

8 BE I T ENACTED BY THE LEGI SLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHI NGTON:

9 Sec. 1. RCW 69. 51A. 010 and 2010 c 284 s 2 are each amended to r ead

10 as f ol l ows:

11 The def i ni t i ons i n t hi s sect i on appl y t hr oughout t hi s chapter

12 unl ess t he cont ext cl ear l y r equi r es ot her wi se.

13 ( 1) " Cannabi s" means al l par t s of t he pl antCannabis,

whet her14 gr owi ng or not ; t he seeds ther eof ; t he r esi n ext r act ed f r omany par t of

15 t he pl ant ; and ever y compound, manuf act ur e, sal t , der i vat i ve, mi xt ur e,

16 or pr epar at i on of t he pl ant , i t s seeds, or r esi n. For t he pur poses of

17 t hi s chapt er , "cannabi s" does not i ncl ude t he mat ur e st al ks of t he

18 pl ant , f i ber pr oduced f r om t he st al ks, oi l or cake made f r om t he seeds

19 of t he pl ant , any ot her compound, manuf actur e, sal t , der i vat i ve,

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1 mi xt ur e, or pr epar at i on of t he mat ur e st al ks, except t he resi n

2 ext r act ed t her ef r om, f i ber , oi l , or cake, or t he ster i l i zed seed of t he

3 pl ant whi ch i s i ncapabl e of ger mi nat i on. "Cannabi s" i ncl udes cannabi s

4 pr oduct s and useabl e cannabi s.

5 ( 2) "Cannabi s pr oduct s" means pr oduct s that cont ai n cannabi s or

6 cannabi s ext r act s, have a measur abl e THC concent r at i on gr eat er t han one

7 per cent , and ar e i nt ended f or human consumpt i on or appl i cat i on,8 i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, edi bl e pr oduct s, t i nct ur es, and l ot i ons.

9 "Cannabi s pr oduct s, " does not i ncl ude useabl e cannabi s. "Cannabi s

10 pr oduct s, " as a measur ement of THC concent r at i on, onl y appl i es t o t he

11 pr ovi si ons of t hi s chapt er and i s not consi der ed appl i cabl e t o any

12 cri mi nal l aws rel at ed t o mar i j uana or cannabi s.

13 (3) "Col l ect i ve gar den" means qual i f yi ng pat i ent s shar i ng

14 r esponsi bi l i t y f or acqui r i ng and suppl yi ng t he r esour ces r equi r ed t o

15 pr oduce, pr ocess, and del i ver cannabi s f or medi cal use such as, f or

16 exampl e, a l ocat i on f or a col l ect i ve gar den; equi pment , suppl i es, and

17 l abor necessar y t o pl ant , gr ow, and har vest cannabi s; cannabi s pl ant s,

18 seeds, and cut t i ngs; and equi pment , suppl i es, and l abor necessar y f or

19 pr oper const r uct i on, pl umbi ng, wi r i ng, and vent i l at i on of a gar den of

20 cannabi s pl ant s .

21 ( 4) "Corr ect i onal f aci l i t y" has the same meani ng as provi ded i n RCW

22 72. 09. 015.

23 ( 5) "Cor r ect i ons agency or depar t ment " means any agency or

24 depar t ment i n t he st at e of Washi ngt on, i ncl udi ng l ocal gover nment s or25 j ai l s , t hat i s vested wi t h t he respons i bi l i t y to manage those

26 i ndi vi dual s who ar e bei ng super vi sed i n t he communi t y f or a cr i mi nal

27 convi ct i on and has est abl i shed a wr i t t en pol i cy f or det er mi ni ng when

28 t he medi cal use of cannabi s, i ncl udi ng possessi on, manuf act ur e, or

29 del i ver y of , or f or possessi on wi t h i nt ent t o manuf actur e or del i ver ,

30 i s i nconsi st ent wi t h and cont r ar y t o t he per son' s super vi si on.

31 ( 6) "Del i ver " means a medi cal cannabi s di spensar y t hat makes

32 del i ver i es of medi cal cannabi s and ot her medi cal cannabi s pr oduct s t o

33 qual i f yi ng pat i ent s by way of aut omobi l e, bus, bi cycl e, or any ot her

34 conveyance.

35 ( 7) ( a) "Des i gnat ed provi der" means a person who:

36 ( ( ( a) ) ) ( i ) I s ei ght een year s of age or ol der ;

37 ( ( ( b) ) ) ( i i ) Has been des i gnat ed i n ( ( wr i t i ng) ) a wr i t t en document

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1 si gned and dat ed by a qual i f yi ng pat i ent t o ser ve as a desi gnat ed

2 pr ovi der under t hi s chapt er ; and

3 ( ( ( c) ) ) ( i i i ) I s ( ( pr ohi bi t ed f romconsumi ng mar i j uana obt ai ned f or

4 t he per sonal , medi cal use of t he pat i ent f or whom t he i ndi vi dual i s

5 act i ng as desi gnat ed pr ovi der ; and

6 ( d) I s t he desi gnat ed pr ovi der t o onl y one pat i ent at any one t i me.

7 ( 2) ) ) i n compl i ance wi t h t he t erms and condi t i ons set f or t h i n RCW8 69. 51A. 040.

9 ( b) A qual i f yi ng pat i ent may be t he des i gnat ed provi der f or anot her

10 qual i f yi ng pat i ent and be i n possessi on of bot h pat i ent s' cannabi s at

11 t he same t i me.

12 ( 8) "Di spense" means t he sel ect i on, measur i ng, packagi ng, l abel i ng,

13 del i ver y, or r et ai l sal e of cannabi s by a l i censed di spenser t o a

14 qual i f yi ng pat i ent or desi gnat ed pr ovi der .

15 (9) "Heal th care prof essi onal , " f or purposes of thi s chapter onl y,

16 means a physi ci an l i censed under chapt er 18. 71 RCW, a physi ci an

17 assi st ant l i censed under chapt er 18. 71A RCW, an ost eopat hi c physi ci an

18 l i censed under chapt er 18. 57 RCW, an ost eopat hi c physi ci ans' assi st ant

19 l i censed under chapt er 18. 57A RCW, a nat ur opat h l i censed under chapt er

20 18. 36A RCW, or an advanced r egi st er ed nur se pr act i t i oner l i censed under

21 chapt er 18. 79 RCW.

22 ( ( ( 3) ) ) ( 10) "Heal t h care servi ces" means servi ces provi ded by a

23 heal t h car e pr of essi onal under t he st andar d of car e f or hi s or her

24 pr of essi on and does not i ncl ude t he sal e of suppl ement s, dr ugs,25 r emedi es, or ot her r et ai l sal es f or t he pur poses of t hi s chapt er .

26 (11) " Label " means al l l abel s and other wr i t t en, pr i nted, or

27 gr aphi c mat t er upon any cannabi s i nt ended f or medi cal use or

28 accompanyi ng such cannabi s.

29 ( 12) "Medi cal cannabi s di spensary" means a f aci l i t y l i censed by t he

30 l i quor cont r ol boar d and t hat di spenses cannabi s f or medi cal use t o

31 qual i f yi ng pat i ent s and desi gnat ed pr ovi der s.

32 ( 13) "Medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor " means a per son or ent i t y l i censed

33 by t he l i quor cont r ol boar d t hat oper at es i n a l i censed commer ci al

34 ki t chen t hat pr ocesses cannabi s l eaves and f l ower s i nt o oi l s, f oods,

35 ext r acts, r esi ns, l ot i ons, dr i nks, and ot her f or ms of i nf used cannabi s

36 pr oduct s. The t er m i s not i nt ended t o i ncl ude t he t r i mmi ng and sor t i ng

37 of f l ower s, st ems, and l eaves by a medi cal cannabi s pr oducer i nt o

38 useabl e cannabi s .

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1 ( 14) "Medi cal cannabi s pr oducer " means a f ar mer , gr ower , or pl ant er

2 who i s l i censed by t he l i quor cont r ol boar d and pr oduces cannabi s f or

3 use by medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es and medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor s

4 under t hi s chapter .

5 ( 15) " Medi cal use of ( ( mar i j uana) ) cannabi s" means t he manuf actur e,

6 product i on, possessi on, t ranspor t at i on, del i very, i ngest i on,

7 appl i cat i on, or admi ni str at i on of ( ( mar i j uana, as def i ned i n RCW8 69. 50. 101( q) , ) ) cannabi s f or t he excl usi ve benef i t of a qual i f yi ng

9 pat i ent i n t he t reat ment of hi s or her t er mi nal or debi l i t at i ng

10 ( ( i l l ness) ) medi cal condi t i on.

11 ( ( ( 4) ) ) ( 16) "Peace of f i cer " means any l aw enf or cement per sonnel as

12 def i ned i n RCW43. 101. 010.

13 (17) "Person" means an i ndi vi dual or an ent i ty.

14 (18) " Pl ant " means an or gani sm havi ng at l east t hr ee

15 di st i ngui shabl e and di st i nct l eaves, each l eaf bei ng at l east t hr ee

16 cent i met er s i n di amet er , and a r eadi l y obser vabl e r oot f or mat i on

17 consi st i ng of at l east t wo separ at e and di st i nct r oot s, each bei ng at

18 l east t wo cent i met er s i n l engt h. Mul t i pl e st al ks emanat i ng f r om t he

19 same r oot bal l or r oot syst em i s consi der ed par t of t he same si ngl e

20 pl ant .

21 (19) " Publ i c pl ace" i ncl udes st r eet s and al l eys of i ncor por ated

22 ci t i es and t owns; st at e or count y or t ownshi p hi ghways or r oads;

23 bui l di ngs and gr ounds used f or school pur poses; publ i c dance hal l s and

24 gr ounds adj acent t her et o; pr emi ses wher e goods and ser vi ces ar e of f er ed25 t o t he publ i c f or r et ai l sal e; publ i c bui l di ngs, publ i c meet i ng hal l s ,

26 l obbi es, hal l s and di ni ng r ooms of hot el s , r estaur ant s, t heat r es,

27 stor es, gar ages, and f i l l i ng stat i ons t hat ar e open t o and ar e

28 gener al l y used by t he publ i c and t o whi ch t he publ i c i s per mi t t ed t o

29 have unr estr i ct ed access; r ai l r oad t r ai ns, stages, buses, f er r i es, and

30 ot her publ i c conveyances of al l ki nds and char act er , and t he depot s,

31 st ops, and wai t i ng r ooms used i n conj unct i on t her ewi t h whi ch ar e open

32 t o unr est r i ct ed use and access by t he publ i c; publ i cl y owned bat hi ng

33 beaches, par ks, or pl aygr ounds; and al l ot her pl aces of l i ke or si mi l ar

34 nat ur e t o whi ch t he gener al publ i c has unr est r i ct ed r i ght of access,

35 and t hat ar e gener al l y used by t he publ i c.

36 ( 20) "Qual i f yi ng pat i ent " means a person who:

37 (a) ( i ) I s at l east ei ghteen years of age or i s under t he age of

38 ei ght een but has a par ent or l egal guar di an si gnat ur e on t hei r val i d

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1 document at i on and has been seen at l east t wi ce by t he di agnosi ng heal t h

2 car e pr of essi onal about t he use of medi cal cannabi s pr i or t o the

3 i ssuance of any val i d document at i on;

4 ( i i ) I s a pat i ent of a heal t h car e pr of essi onal ;

5 ( ( ( b) ) ) ( i i i ) Has been di agnosed and exami ned i n person by t hat

6 heal t h car e pr of essi onal as havi ng a t er mi nal or debi l i t at i ng medi cal

7 condi t i on;8 ( ( ( c ) ) ) ( i v) I s a r esi dent of t he state of Washi ngton at t he t i me

9 of such di agnosi s;

10 ( ( ( d) ) ) ( v) Has been advi sed by t hat heal t h care prof essi onal about

11 t he r i sks and benef i t s of t he medi cal use of ( ( mar i j uana) ) cannabi s;

12 ( ( and

13 ( e) ) ) ( vi ) Has been advi sed by t hat heal t h care prof essi onal t hat

14 ( ( t hey) ) he or she may benef i t f r om t he medi cal use of ( ( mar i j uana) )

15 cannabi s; and

16 (vi i ) I s otherwi se i n compl i ance wi th the terms and condi t i ons

17 establ i shed i n t hi s chapt er .

18 ( b) " Qual i f yi ng pat i ent " does not i ncl ude a person who i s act i vel y

19 bei ng super vi sed f or a cr i mi nal convi ct i on by a cor r ect i ons agency or

20 depar t ment t hat has det er mi ned t hat t he t er ms of t hi s chapt er ar e

21 i nconsi st ent wi t h and cont r ar y to hi s or her super vi si on and al l

22 r el at ed pr ocesses and pr ocedur es rel at ed t o t hat super vi si on.

23 ( ( ( 5) ) ) ( 21) " Tamper - r esi st ant paper " means paper t hat meet s one or

24 mor e of t he f ol l owi ng i ndust r y- r ecogni zed f eat ur es:25 ( a) One or mor e f eat ur es desi gned t o pr event copyi ng of t he paper ;

26 ( b) One or more f eat ures des i gned t o pr event t he er asure or

27 modi f i cat i on of i nf or mat i on on t he paper ; or

28 ( c) One or mor e f eat ur es desi gned t o pr event t he use of count er f ei t

29 val i d document at i on.

30 ( ( ( 6) ) ) ( 22) "Termi nal or debi l i t at i ng medi cal condi t i on" means :

31 ( a) Cancer , human i mmunodef i ci ency vi rus (HI V) , mul t i pl e scl eros i s ,

32 epi l epsy or ot her sei zur e di sor der , or spasti ci t y di sor der s; or

33 (b) I nt r actabl e pai n, l i mi t ed f or t he pur pose of t hi s chapter t o

34 mean pai n unr el i eved by st andar d medi cal t r eat ment s and medi cat i ons; or

35 ( c) Gl aucoma, ei t her acut e or chroni c, l i mi t ed f or t he purpose of

36 t hi s chapt er t o mean i ncreased i nt r aocul ar pr essur e unr el i eved by

37 st andar d t r eat ment s and medi cat i ons; or

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1 (d) Crohn' s di sease wi th debi l i t at i ng symptoms unrel i eved by

2 st andar d t r eat ment s or medi cat i ons; or

3 ( e) Hepat i t i s C wi t h debi l i t at i ng nausea or i nt r act abl e pai n

4 unr el i eved by st andar d t r eat ment s or medi cat i ons; or

5 ( f ) Di seases , i ncl udi ng anorexi a, whi ch resul t i n nausea, vomi t i ng,

6 wast i ng, appet i t e l oss, crampi ng, sei zur es, muscl e spasms, or

7 spast i ci t y, when t hese sympt oms are unr el i eved by st andar d t r eat ment s8 or medi cat i ons; or

9 ( g) Any ot her medi cal condi t i on dul y appr oved by t he Washi ngt on

10 st at e medi cal qual i t y assur ance commi ssi on i n consul t at i on wi t h t he

11 boar d of ost eopat hi c medi ci ne and sur ger y as di r ect ed i n t hi s chapt er .

12 ( ( ( 7) ) ) ( 23) " THC concent r at i on" means per cent of

13 t et r ahydr ocannabi nol cont ent per wei ght or vol ume of useabl e cannabi s

14 or cannabi s product .

15 ( 24) " Useabl e cannabi s" means dr i ed f l owers of t he Cannabis pl ant

16 havi ng a THC concent r at i on gr eat er t han t hr ee- t ent hs of one per cent .

17 Useabl e cannabi s excl udes st ems, st al ks, l eaves, seeds, and r oot s. For

18 pur poses of t hi s subsect i on, "dr i ed" means cont ai ni ng l ess t han f i f t een

19 per cent moi st ur e cont ent by wei ght . "Useabl e cannabi s" does not

20 i ncl ude cannabi s pr oduct s.

21 (25) "Val i d documentat i on" means:

22 ( a) A s tat ement , val i d f or up t o one year f or a qual i f yi ng pat i ent

23 who i s at l east ei ght een year s of age or val i d f or up t o ni net y days

24 f or a qual i f yi ng pat i ent who i s under ei ght een year s of age, si gned and25 dat ed by a qual i f yi ng pat i ent ' s heal t h car e pr of essi onal wr i t t en on

26 t amper - r esi stant paper , whi ch st at es t hat , i n the heal t h car e

27 pr of essi onal ' s pr of essi onal opi ni on, t he pat i ent may benef i t f r om t he

28 medi cal use of ( ( mar i j uana) ) cannabi s; and

29 (b) Proof of i dent i ty such as a Washi ngton state dr i ver ' s l i cense

30 or i dent i car d, as def i ned i n RCW46. 20. 035.

31 Sec. 2. RCW 69. 51A. 020 and 2011 c 181 s 103 are each amended to

32 r ead as f ol l ows:

33 ( ( Nothi ng i n t hi s chapter shal l be const r ued t o super s ede

34 Washi ngt on stat e l aw pr ohi bi t i ng t he acqui si t i on, possessi on,

35 manuf act ur e, sal e, or use of cannabi s f or nonmedi cal pur poses. ) )

36 Cr i mi nal penal t i es creat ed under t hi s chapt er ( ( 181, Laws of 2011) ) do

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1 not pr ecl ude t he pr osecut i on or puni shment f or ot her cr i mes, i ncl udi ng

2 ot her cri mes i nvol vi ng t he manuf actur e or del i ver y of cannabi s f or

3 nonmedi cal pur poses.



6 ( 1) The f ol l owi ng act s do not const i t ut e cr i mes under stat e l aw or7 unpr of essi onal conduct under chapt er 18. 130 RCW, and a heal t h car e

8 pr of essi onal may not be ar r est ed, sear ched, pr osecut ed, di sci pl i ned, or

9 subj ect t o ot her cr i mi nal sanct i ons or ci vi l consequences or l i abi l i t y

10 under st at e l aw, or have r eal or per sonal pr oper t y sear ched, sei zed, or

11 f or f ei t ed pur suant t o st at e l aw, not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of

12 l aw as l ong as t he heal t h car e pr of essi onal compl i es wi t h subsect i on

13 ( 2) of t hi s sect i on:

14 (a) Advi si ng a qual i f yi ng pat i ent about t he r i sks and benef i t s of

15 medi cal use of cannabi s or t hat t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent may benef i t f r om

16 t he medi cal use of cannabi s; or

17 ( b) Pr ovi di ng a qual i f yi ng pat i ent ( ( meet i ng t he cr i t er i a

18 establ i shed under RCW 69. 51A. 010( 26) ) ) wi t h val i d document at i on, based

19 upon t he heal t h car e pr of essi onal ' s assessment of t he pat i ent ' s medi cal

20 hi st or y and cur r ent medi cal condi t i on, wher e such use i s wi t hi n a

21 pr of essi onal standar d of car e or i n t he i ndi vi dual heal t h car e

22 pr of essi onal ' s medi cal j udgment .

23 ( 2) ( a) A heal t h care prof essi onal may onl y provi de a qual i f yi ng24 pat i ent wi t h val i d document at i on aut hor i zi ng the medi cal use of

25 cannabi s ( ( or r egi st er t he pat i ent wi t h t he r egi str y establ i shed i n

26 sect i on 901 of t hi s act ) ) i f he or she has a newl y i ni t i at ed or

27 exi st i ng document ed r el at i onshi p wi t h t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent , as a

28 pr i mar y car e pr ovi der or a speci al i st , r el at i ng t o t he di agnosi s and

29 ongoi ng t r eat ment or moni t or i ng of t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent ' s t er mi nal or

30 debi l i t at i ng medi cal condi t i on, and onl y af t er :

31 ( i ) Compl et i ng ( (a) ) an i n- person physi cal exami nat i on of the

32 pat i ent ( ( as appr opr i at e, based on t he pat i ent ' s condi t i on and age) ) ;

33 ( i i ) Document i ng ( ( the) ) i n t he pat i ent ' s medi cal record that the

34 pat i ent may benef i t f r om t r eat ment of a t er mi nal or debi l i t at i ng

35 medi cal condi t i on ( ( of t he pat i ent ) ) or i t s sympt oms wi t h medi cal use

36 of cannabi s. The heal t h car e pr of essi onal must ei t her di agnose t he

37 t er mi nal or debi l i t at i ng medi cal condi t i on or document i n t he pat i ent ' s

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1 medi cal r ecor d ( ( and t hat t he pat i ent may benef i t f r om t r eat ment of

2 t hi s condi t i on or i t s sympt oms wi t h medi cal use of cannabi s) ) t he name

3 of t he heal t h car e pr of essi onal who has made such di agnosi s;

4 ( i i i ) I nf or mi ng t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent of ot her opt i ons f or

5 t r eat i ng t he t er mi nal or debi l i t at i ng medi cal condi t i on; and

6 ( i v) Document i ng ot her measur es at t empt ed t o t r eat t he t er mi nal or

7 debi l i t at i ng medi cal condi t i on t hat do not i nvol ve t he medi cal use of8 cannabi s.

9 ( b) A heal t h car e pr of essi onal shal l not :

10 ( i ) Accept , sol i ci t , or of f er any f or m of pecuni ar y r emuner at i on

11 f rom or t o a ( ( l i censed di spenser , l i censed producer , or l i censed

12 pr ocessor of cannabi s pr oduct s) ) medi cal cannabi s di spensar y, medi cal

13 cannabi s pr ocessor , medi cal cannabi s pr oducer , or col l ect i ve gar den;

14 ( i i ) Of f er a di scount or any other t hi ng of val ue t o a qual i f yi ng

15 pat i ent who i s a cust omer of , or agr ees t o be a cust omer of , a

16 part i cul ar ( ( l i censed di spenser , l i censed producer , or l i censed

17 pr ocessor of cannabi s pr oduct s) ) medi cal cannabi s di spensar y, medi cal

18 cannabi s pr ocessor , medi cal cannabi s pr oducer , or col l ect i ve gar den;

19 ( i i i ) Exami ne or of f er t o exami ne a pat i ent f or pur poses of

20 di agnosi ng a t er mi nal or debi l i t at i ng medi cal condi t i on at ( ( a) ) t he

21 l ocat i on ( ( wher e cannabi s i s pr oduced, pr ocessed, or di spensed) ) of a

22 medi cal cannabi s di spensar y, medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor , medi cal

23 cannabi s pr oducer , or col l ecti ve gar den;

24 ( i v) Have a bus i ness or pract i ce or work f or a bus i ness or pract i ce25 whi ch consi st s sol el y of aut hor i zi ng t he medi cal use of cannabi s and

26 wher e addi t i onal heal t h car e ser vi ces ar e not of f er ed;

27 ( v) I ncl ude any stat ement or r ef erence, vi sual or ot herwi se, on t he

28 medi cal use of cannabi s i n any adver t i sement f or hi s or her busi ness or

29 pr act i ce; ( ( or ) )

30 ( vi ) Hol d an economi c i nt eres t i n an ent erpr i se t hat produces ,

31 pr ocesses, or di spenses cannabi s i f t he heal t h car e pr of essi onal

32 aut hor i zes t he medi cal use of cannabi s;

33 ( vi i ) Aut hor i ze t he medi cal use of cannabi s f or a person who i s

34 under t he age of ei ght een wi t hout consul t i ng wi t h t he per son f or a

35 mi ni mumof t wo t i mes on t wo separ at e of f i ce vi si t s; or

36 ( vi i i ) Aut hor i ze t he medi cal use of cannabi s f or a person who i s

37 under t he age of ei ght een wi t hout wr i t t en consent f r om t he per son' s

38 parent or l egal guardi an.

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1 (3) A vi ol at i on of any pr ovi si on of subsect i on ( 2) of t hi s sect i on

2 const i t ut es unpr of essi onal conduct under chapt er 18. 130 RCW.



5 The medi cal use of cannabi s i n accordance wi t h t he t erms and

6 condi t i ons of t hi s chapt er does not const i t ut e a cri me and a qual i f yi ng7 pat i ent or desi gnat ed pr ovi der i n compl i ance wi t h the t er ms and

8 condi t i ons of t hi s chapt er may not be ar r est ed, pr osecut ed, or subj ect

9 t o ot her cri mi nal sancti ons or ci vi l consequences, f or possessi on,

10 manuf act ur e, or del i ver y of , or f or possessi on wi t h i nt ent t o

11 manuf actur e or del i ver , cannabi s under st at e l aw, or have r eal or

12 per sonal pr oper t y sei zed or f or f ei t ed f or possessi on, manuf actur e, or

13 del i ver y of , or f or possessi on wi t h i nt ent t o manuf actur e or del i ver ,

14 cannabi s under st at e l aw, and i nvest i gat i ng peace of f i cer s and l aw

15 enf or cement agenci es may not be hel d ci vi l l y l i abl e f or f ai l ur e t o

16 sei ze cannabi s i n t hi s ci rcumstance, i f :

17 ( 1) ( a) The qual i f yi ng pat i ent or des i gnat ed provi der possesses no

18 mor e t han f i f t een cannabi s pl ant s and:

19 ( i ) No mor e t han t went y- f our ounces of useabl e cannabi s;

20 ( i i ) No more cannabi s product t han what coul d reasonabl y be

21 pr oduced wi t h no mor e t han t went y- f our ounces of useabl e cannabi s; or

22 ( i i i ) A combi nat i on of useabl e cannabi s and cannabi s product t hat

23 does not exceed a combi ned t ot al r epr esent i ng possessi on and pr ocessi ng24 of no mor e t han t went y- f our ounces of useabl e cannabi s.

25 (b) I f a person i s both a qual i f yi ng pat i ent and a desi gnated

26 pr ovi der f or anot her qual i f yi ng pat i ent , t he per son may possess no mor e

27 t han t wi ce t he amount s descr i bed i n ( a) of t hi s subsect i on, whet her t he

28 pl ant s, useabl e cannabi s, and cannabi s pr oduct ar e possessed

29 i ndi vi dual l y or i n combi nat i on bet ween t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent and hi s

30 or her desi gnat ed pr ovi der ;

31 ( 2) The qual i f yi ng pat i ent or des i gnat ed provi der present s hi s or

32 her ( ( pr oof of r egi str at i on wi t h t he depar t ment of heal t h, ) ) val i d

33 document at i on to any peace of f i cer who quest i ons t he pat i ent or

34 pr ovi der r egar di ng hi s or her medi cal use of cannabi s;

35 ( 3) ( ( The qual i f yi ng pat i ent or des i gnat ed provi der keeps a copy of

36 hi s or her proof of regi str at i on wi t h t he regi str y establ i shed i n

37 secti on 901 of t hi s act and t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent or desi gnat ed

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1 pr ovi der ' s cont act i nf or mat i on post ed pr omi nent l y next t o any cannabi s

2 pl ant s, cannabi s pr oduct s, or useabl e cannabi s l ocat ed at hi s or her

3 r esi dence;

4 ( 4) ) ) The i nvest i gat i ng peace of f i cer does not possess evi dence

5 t hat :

6 ( a) The desi gnat ed pr ovi der has conver t ed cannabi s pr oduced or

7 obt ai ned f or t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent f or hi s or her own per sonal use or8 benef i t ; or

9 ( b) The qual i f yi ng pat i ent has conver t ed cannabi s produced or

10 obt ai ned f or hi s or her own medi cal use t o t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent ' s

11 per sonal , nonmedi cal use or benef i t ; and

12 ( ( (5) ) ) ( 4) The i nvest i gat i ng peace of f i cer does not possess

13 evi dence t hat t he desi gnat ed pr ovi der has ser ved as a desi gnat ed

14 pr ovi der t o mor e t han one qual i f yi ng pat i ent wi t hi n a f i f t een- day

15 per i od( ( ; and

16 ( 6) The i nvest i gat i ng peace of f i cer has not observed evi dence of

17 any of t he ci r cumst ances i dent i f i ed i n secti on 901( 4) of t hi s act) ) .



20 A qual i f yi ng pat i ent or des i gnat ed provi der who ( ( i s not r egi s tered

21 wi t h t he r egi st r y est abl i shed i n secti on 901 of t hi s act or ) ) does not

22 pr esent hi s or her val i d document at i on t o a peace of f i cer who quest i ons

23 t he pat i ent or pr ovi der r egar di ng hi s or her medi cal use of cannabi s24 but i s i n compl i ance wi t h al l ot her t er ms and condi t i ons of t hi s

25 chapt er may est abl i sh an af f i r mat i ve def ense t o char ges of vi ol at i ons

26 of s tat e l aw rel at i ng t o cannabi s t hrough proof at t r i al , by a

27 pr eponder ance of t he evi dence, t hat he or she was a val i dl y aut hor i zed

28 qual i f yi ng pat i ent or desi gnat ed pr ovi der at t he t i me of t he of f i cer ' s

29 quest i oni ng. A qual i f yi ng pat i ent or desi gnat ed pr ovi der who

30 est abl i shes an af f i r mat i ve def ense under t he t er ms of t hi s sect i on may

31 al so est abl i sh an af f i r mat i ve def ense under RCW69. 51A. 045.

32 Sec. 6. RCW 69. 51A. 055 and 2011 c 181 s 1105 ar e each amended t o


34 ( 1) ( a) The ar r es t and prosecut i on prot ect i ons es tabl i shed i n RCW

35 69. 51A. 040 may not be asser t ed i n a super vi si on r evocat i on or vi ol at i on

36 hear i ng by a per son who i s super vi sed by a cor r ect i ons agency or

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1 depar t ment , i ncl udi ng l ocal gover nment s or j ai l s, t hat has det er mi ned

2 t hat t he t er ms of t hi s secti on ar e i nconsi st ent wi t h and cont r ar y t o

3 hi s or her super vi si on.

4 (b) The af f i rmat i ve def enses establ i shed i n RCW (( 69. 51A. 043, ) )

5 69. 51A. 045( ( , ) ) and 69. 51A. 047( ( , and sect i on 407 of t hi s act ) ) may not

6 be asser t ed i n a super vi si on r evocat i on or vi ol at i on hear i ng by a

7 per son who i s super vi sed by a cor r ect i ons agency or depar t ment ,8 i ncl udi ng l ocal gover nment s or j ai l s, t hat has det er mi ned t hat t he

9 t er ms of t hi s sect i on ar e i nconsi st ent wi t h and cont r ar y t o hi s or her

10 super vi si on.

11 ( 2) The pr ovi si ons of RCW69. 51A. 040, 69. 51A. 085, and 69. 51A. 025 do

12 not appl y t o a per son who i s super vi sed f or a cr i mi nal convi ct i on by a

13 cor r ect i ons agency or depar t ment , i ncl udi ng l ocal gover nment s or j ai l s,

14 t hat has det er mi ned t hat t he t er ms of t hi s chapt er ar e i nconsi st ent

15 wi t h and cont r ar y t o hi s or her super vi si on.

16 ( ( ( 3) A per son may not be l i censed as a l i censed pr oducer , l i censed

17 pr ocessor of cannabi s pr oduct s, or a l i censed di spenser under sect i on

18 601, 602, or 701 of t hi s act i f he or she i s super vi sed f or a cri mi nal

19 convi ct i on by a cor r ect i ons agency or depar t ment , i ncl udi ng l ocal

20 gover nment s or j ai l s , t hat has det er mi ned that l i censur e i s

21 i nconsi st ent wi t h and cont r ar y t o hi s or her super vi si on. ) )


23 r ead as f ol l ows:24 ( 1) I t shal l be a cl ass 3 ci vi l i nf r act i on t o use or di spl ay

25 medi cal cannabi s i n a manner or pl ace whi ch i s open t o t he vi ew of t he

26 gener al publ i c.

27 (2) Nothi ng i n t hi s chapter establ i shes a r i ght of car e as a

28 cover ed benef i t or r equi r es any st at e pur chased heal t h car e as def i ned

29 i n RCW 41. 05. 011 or ot her heal t h car r i er or heal t h pl an as def i ned i n

30 Ti t l e 48 RCW t o be l i abl e f or any cl ai m f or r ei mbur sement f or t he

31 medi cal use of cannabi s. Such ent i t i es may enact cover age or

32 noncover age cr i t er i a or r el at ed pol i ci es f or payment or nonpayment of

33 medi cal cannabi s i n t hei r sol e di scr et i on.

34 ( 3) Not hi ng i n t hi s chapt er r equi res any heal t h care prof essi onal

35 t o aut hor i ze t he medi cal use of cannabi s f or a pat i ent .

36 ( 4) Not hi ng i n t hi s chapt er r equi r es any accommodat i on of any on-

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1 si t e medi cal use of cannabi s i n any pl ace of empl oyment , i n any school

2 bus or on any school gr ounds, i n any yout h cent er , i n any cor r ect i onal

3 f aci l i t y, or smoki ng cannabi s i n any publ i c pl ace or hot el or mot el .

4 ( 5) Not hi ng i n t hi s chapt er aut hor i zes t he use of medi cal cannabi s

5 by any per son who i s subj ect t o t he Washi ngt on code of mi l i t ar y j ust i ce

6 i n chapt er 38. 38 RCW.

7 ( 6) Empl oyers may es tabl i sh drug- f ree work pol i ci es . Not hi ng i n8 t hi s chapt er r equi r es an accommodat i on f or t he medi cal use of cannabi s

9 i f an empl oyer has a dr ug- f r ee wor k pl ace.

10 (7) I t i s a cl ass C f el ony t o f r audul ent l y pr oduce any r ecor d

11 pur por t i ng t o be, or t amper wi t h t he cont ent of any recor d f or t he

12 pur pose of havi ng i t accept ed as, val i d document at i on ( ( under RCW

13 69. 51A. 010( 32) ( a) ) ) , or t o backdat e such document at i on t o a t i me

14 ear l i er t han i t s act ual dat e of execut i on.

15 (8) No person shal l be ent i t l ed to cl ai mt he protect i on f romar r est

16 and pr osecut i on under RCW69. 51A. 040 ( ( or t he af f i r mat i ve def ense under

17 RCW 69. 51A. 043) ) f or engagi ng i n t he medi cal use of cannabi s i n a way

18 t hat endanger s t he heal t h or wel l - bei ng of any per son t hr ough t he use

19 of a mot or i zed vehi cl e on a st r eet , r oad, or hi ghway, i ncl udi ng

20 vi ol at i ons of RCW 46. 61. 502 or 46. 61. 504, or equi val ent l ocal

21 or di nances.


23 r ead as f ol l ows:24 (1) Qual i f yi ng pat i ents may create and par t i ci pate i n col l ect i ve

25 gar dens f or t he pur pose of pr oduci ng, pr ocessi ng, t r anspor t i ng, and

26 del i ver i ng cannabi s f or medi cal use subj ect t o the f ol l owi ng

27 condi t i ons:

28 ( a) No more t han t en qual i f yi ng pat i ent s may par t i ci pat e i n a

29 si ngl e col l ecti ve gar den ( ( at any t i me) ) per day;

30 ( b) A col l ect i ve gar den may cont ai n no mor e t han f i f t een pl ant s per

31 pat i ent up t o a t ot al of f or t y- f i ve pl ant s ;

32 ( c) A col l ecti ve gar den may cont ai n no mor e t han t went y- f our ounces

33 of useabl e cannabi s per pat i ent up t o a t ot al of sevent y- t wo ounces of

34 useabl e cannabi s ;

35 ( d) A copy of each qual i f yi ng pat i ent ' s val i d document at i on ( ( or

36 pr oof of r egi st r at i on wi t h t he r egi st r y est abl i shed i n secti on 901 of

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1 t hi s act , i ncl udi ng) ) and a copy of t he pat i ent ' s proof of

2 i dent i t y( ( , ) ) must be avai l abl e at al l t i mes on t he pr emi ses of t he

3 col l ect i ve gar den; and

4 (e) No useabl e cannabi s f r om the col l ect i ve garden i s del i vered to

5 anyone ot her t han one of t he qual i f yi ng pat i ent s par t i ci pat i ng i n t he

6 col l ect i ve gar den.

7 ( 2) ( ( For pur poses of t hi s sect i on, t he cr eat i on of a " col l ect i ve8 gar den" means qual i f yi ng pat i ent s shar i ng r esponsi bi l i t y f or acqui r i ng

9 and suppl yi ng t he r esour ces r equi r ed t o pr oduce and pr ocess cannabi s

10 f or medi cal use such as, f or exampl e, a l ocat i on f or a col l ecti ve

11 gar den; equi pment , suppl i es, and l abor necessar y to pl ant , gr ow, and

12 har vest cannabi s; cannabi s pl ant s, seeds, and cut t i ngs; and equi pment ,

13 suppl i es, and l abor necessar y f or pr oper const r uct i on, pl umbi ng,

14 wi r i ng, and vent i l at i on of a gar den of cannabi s pl ant s.

15 ( 3) ) ) A person who knowi ngl y vi ol at es a provi s i on of subsect i on ( 1)

16 of t hi s sect i on i s not ent i t l ed t o t he pr ot ecti ons of t hi s chapt er .

17 (3) I f the governor vetoes any par t of thi s act , thi s sect i on does

18 not t ake ef f ect .

19 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 9. A new sect i on i s added t o chapt er 69. 51A RCW

20 to r ead as f ol l ows:

21 ( 1) No per son or ent i t y may oper at e a medi cal cannabi s di spensar y

22 wi t hout obt ai ni ng a l i cense i ssued by t he l i quor cont r ol boar d f or each

23 di spensary l ocat i on.24 ( 2) Medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es and t hei r empl oyees, member s,

25 of f i cer s, vol unt eer s, and di r ect or s may del i ver , di str i but e, di spense,

26 t r ansf er , pr epar e, package, r epackage, l abel , r el abel , sel l at r et ai l ,

27 or possess cannabi s i nt ended f or medi cal use by qual i f yi ng pat i ent s,

28 and shal l not be ar r est ed, sear ched, pr osecut ed, or subj ect t o ot her

29 cr i mi nal sanct i ons or ci vi l consequences under st at e l aw, or have r eal

30 or per sonal pr oper t y sear ched, sei zed, or f or f ei t ed pur suant t o st at e

31 l aw, f or such acti vi t i es, i f t hey ar e i n compl i ance wi t h t hi s chapt er .

32 ( 3) Medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es may not sel l cannabi s recei ved

33 f r om any per son ot her t han a medi cal cannabi s pr oducer or medi cal

34 cannabi s pr ocessor . Medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es may not sel l or

35 del i ver cannabi s t o any per son ot her t han a qual i f yi ng pat i ent ,

36 desi gnat ed pr ovi der , or medi cal cannabi s pr oducer .

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1 ( 4) A vi ol at i on of t hi s sect i on i s a cl ass C f el ony puni shabl e

2 under chapt er 9A. 20 RCW.

3 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 10. A new sect i on i s added t o chapt er 69. 51A

4 RCWto read as fol l ows:

5 ( 1) No per son or ent i t y may act as a medi cal cannabi s pr oducer

6 wi t hout obt ai ni ng a l i cense i ssued by t he l i quor cont r ol boar d f or each7 pr oducti on f aci l i t y of t he medi cal cannabi s pr oducer .

8 (2) Medi cal cannabi s producers , thei r empl oyees, of f i cer s , and

9 di r ector s may manuf act ur e, pl ant , cul t i vat e, gr ow, har vest , pr oduce,

10 pr epar e, pr opagat e, pr ocess, package, r epackage, l abel , r el abel , sel l ,

11 or possess cannabi s i nt ended f or medi cal use by qual i f yi ng pat i ent s and

12 may not be subj ect t o cri mi nal or ci vi l penal t i es so l ong as t hey ar e

13 i n compl i ance wi t h t hi s chapt er . Unl ess t hey meet t he def i ni t i on of

14 medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor or medi cal cannabi s di spensar y, medi cal

15 cannabi s pr oducer s ar e not per mi t t ed t o sel l or del i ver cannabi s t o

16 qual i f yi ng pat i ent s. Medi cal cannabi s pr oducer s may t r anspor t ,

17 t r ansf er , or del i ver cannabi s t o medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor s and

18 medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es.


20 RCWt o read as f ol l ows :

21 ( 1) No per son or ent i t y may act as a medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor

22 wi t hout obt ai ni ng a l i cense i ssued by t he l i quor cont r ol boar d f or each23 pr ocessi ng f aci l i t y of t he medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor .

24 (2) Medi cal cannabi s processors , thei r empl oyees, of f i cer s , and

25 di r ector s may pr ocess, package, r epackage, l abel , r el abel , sel l , or

26 possess cannabi s i nt ended f or medi cal use by qual i f yi ng pat i ent s and

27 may not be subj ect t o cri mi nal or ci vi l penal t i es so l ong as t hey ar e

28 i n compl i ance wi t h t hi s chapt er . Unl ess t hey meet t he def i ni t i on of

29 medi cal cannabi s di spensar y or medi cal cannabi s producer , medi cal

30 cannabi s pr ocessor s may not pr oduce, sel l , or del i ver cannabi s t o

31 qual i f yi ng pat i ent s .



34 (1) By J ul y 1, 2014, af t er consul t i ng wi th qual i f yi ng pat i ent s ,

35 desi gnat ed pr ovi der s, heal t h car e pr of essi onal s, appr opr i at e st at e

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1 agenci es, medi cal cannabi s pr oducer s, medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor s,

2 medi cal cannabi s access poi nt s, and ot her af f ect ed per sons, t he l i quor

3 cont r ol boar d must adopt r ul es concer ni ng t he oper at i on, l i censi ng,

4 enf or cement , and r egul at i on of medi cal cannabi s pr oducer s, medi cal

5 cannabi s pr ocessor s, and medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es.

6 ( a) Rul es rel at i ng t o t he sal e of medi cal cannabi s and medi cal

7 cannabi s pr oduct s must addr ess pr oduct i on, t r anspor t at i on, l abel i ng,8 i nf usi ng, baki ng, wei ghi ng, t est i ng, qual i t y and saf et y cont r ol , and

9 secur i t y requi rement s .

10 ( b) Rul es must r equi re t hat l i censes be i ssued t o appl i cant s who

11 ar e t went y- one year s of age or ol der at t he t i me of appl i cat i on. No

12 l i censes may be i ssued t o a per son who i s under t he age of t went y- one

13 at t he t i me of appl i cat i on.

14 (c ) The l i quor cont r ol board may not adopt rul es t hat deny

15 l i censur e t o any appl i cant based upon pr evi ous f el ony or mi sdemeanor

16 convi ct i ons on cannabi s onl y char ges pr ovi ded t he convi ct i on di d not

17 i ncl ude any sent enci ng enhancement s under RCW 9. 94A. 533 or anal ogous

18 l aws i n ot her j ur i sdi ct i ons. Thi s sect i on does not pr ohi bi t t he l i quor

19 cont r ol boar d f r om denyi ng, suspendi ng, or r evoki ng t he credent i al of

20 a l i cense hol der f or ot her dr ug- r el at ed of f enses or any ot her cri mi nal

21 of f enses i f t here i s suf f i ci ent evi dence t o bel i eve i t i s i n t he best

22 i nt er est of publ i c saf et y and pr event i on of di ver si on of cannabi s t o

23 ot her st at es, chi l dr en, or any nonl i censed sal es.

24 ( d) Bef ore adopt i ng a new rul e, t he l i quor cont rol board must25 consi der whet her t her e wi l l be any r esul t i ng i ndust r y cost and pr i ce

26 i ncreases r esul t i ng f r omt hat r ul e. The l i quor cont r ol boar d must make

27 r easonabl e at t empt s t o keep pr i ces l ow f or medi cal cannabi s pat i ent s

28 when consi der i ng t he adopt i on of any r ul e.

29 ( e) Rul es adopt ed must al l ow medi cal cannabi s di spensar y l i cense

30 hol der s and appl i cant s t o al so r ecei ve l i censes as pr ocessor s and

31 pr oducer s of medi cal cannabi s pr ovi ded t hat t he appl i cant s qual i f y

32 under al l ot her condi t i ons i n t he f i nal appl i cat i on pr ocess. No r ul es

33 may be adopt ed t hat bar appl i cant s f r om obt ai ni ng al l t hr ee l i censes

34 concur r ent l y.

35 (2) I n devel opi ng r ul es under t hi s sect i on, t he l i quor cont r ol

36 board may:

37 ( a) Consul t wi t h ot her st at e agenci es as needed on t he devel opment

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1 of r ul es and enf or cement of t he pr oduct i on and pr ocessi ng of medi cal

2 cannabi s;

3 (b) Establ i sh l i cense appl i cat i on and renewal f ees adequate to

4 r ecapt ur e t he cost t o t he st at e of i mpl ement i ng, mai nt ai ni ng, and

5 enf or ci ng t hi s chapt er and t o car r y out i t s pur poses. Fees must

6 r ef l ect a r ange of cl asses of l i censes, var yi ng i n pr opor t i on t o t he

7 amount of f l oor space, i n squar e f eet , t hat a l i censee wi l l occupy.8 Li censi ng f ees f or medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es, medi cal cannabi s

9 pr ocessor s, and medi cal cannabi s pr oducer s may i ncl ude any cost s f or

10 r ei mbur si ng ot her agenci es f or t hei r st af f t i me and exper t i se i n

11 admi ni st er i ng t he medi cal cannabi s l i censi ng pr ogr am;

12 ( c) Es tabl i sh requi rement s f or t he l i censure of medi cal cannabi s

13 di spensar i es, i ncl udi ng appl i cat i on pr ocedur es, expi r at i on dat es, and

14 r enewal r equi r ement s;

15 (d) Provi de for mandatory i nspect i on of medi cal cannabi s

16 di spensar i es;

17 ( e) Establ i sh pr ocedur es gover ni ng f i nes f or noncompl i ance and t he

18 pr ot ocol s f or suspensi on and r evocat i on of l i censes of medi cal cannabi s

19 pr oducer s, medi cal cannabi s pr ocessors , and medi cal di spenser s;

20 ( f ) Es tabl i sh recordkeepi ng requi rement s f or medi cal cannabi s

21 di spensar i es;

22 (g) Establ i sh saf ety standar ds f or contai ner s t o be used f or

23 di spensi ng cannabi s f or medi cal use;

24 (h) Establ i sh cannabi s storage requi rements , i ncl udi ng secur i ty25 requi rements ;

26 ( i ) Establ i sh cannabi s l abel i ng r equi r ements , t o i ncl ude, at a

27 mi ni mum, i nf or mat i on on whet her t he cannabi s was grown usi ng or gani c,

28 i nor gani c, or synt het i c f er t i l i zer s as wel l as st at i ng whet her any

29 cont ami nant s such as mol d or ot her danger ous subst ances wer e pr esent i n

30 t he cannabi s at t he t i me of t est i ng or i nspecti on;

31 ( j ) Establ i sh physi cal st andar ds f or cannabi s di spensi ng f aci l i t i es

32 and equi pment ; and

33 ( k) Establ i sh ot her r ul es needed t o ensure t he saf et y and secur i t y

34 of medi cal cannabi s and medi cal cannabi s pr oduct s.



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1 The l i quor cont r ol board must admi ni ster and car r y out the

2 pr ovi si ons of t hi s chapt er r el at i ng t o t he pr oducti on, pr ocessi ng, and

3 di spensi ng of medi cal cannabi s pr oduct s. The l i quor cont r ol boar d may:

4 (1) I nspect the product i on, processi ng, wei ghi ng, packagi ng,

5 l abel i ng, st or age, and shi ppi ng of cannabi s pr oduced and pr ocessed by

6 l i censees;

7 ( 2) I nspect and gr ade cannabi s pr oduced and pr ocessed by l i censees;8 (3) Appr ove or di sappr ove the f aci l i t i es, i ncl udi ng scal es, of al l

9 medi cal cannabi s pr oducer s and medi cal cannabi s pr ocessors ;

10 (4) I nvest i gate al l compl ai nt s of f r aud i n t he oper at i on of any

11 medi cal cannabi s pr oducer , medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor , pr oduct i on

12 f aci l i t y, or pr ocessi ng f aci l i t y;

13 ( 5) Exami ne, i nspect , and audi t , dur i ng ordi nary bus i ness hours ,

14 any medi cal cannabi s di spensary, medi cal cannabi s pr oducer , or medi cal

15 cannabi s processor , i ncl udi ng al l product i on f aci l i t i es , processi ng

16 f aci l i t i es, and al l cannabi s t her ei n and exami ne, i nspect , audi t , or

17 r ecor d al l books, document s, and r ecor ds;

18 ( 6) Admi ni st er oat hs and i ssue subpoenas t o compel t he at t endance

19 of wi t nesses, or t he pr oduct i on of books, document s, and r ecor ds

20 anywher e i n t he st at e pur suant t o a hear i ng r el at i ve t o t he pur poses of

21 t hi s chapt er . Wi t nesses ar e ent i t l ed t o f ees f or at t endance and

22 t r avel , as pr ovi ded i n chapt er 2. 40 RCW; and

23 (7) Enf orce and car r y out t he provi si ons of thi s chapter .



26 The names and addr esses of t he hol der s of medi cal cannabi s pr oducer

27 and medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor l i censes ar e exempt f r om publ i c

28 di scl osur e under chapt er 42. 56 RCW and may onl y be di scl osed t o

29 empl oyees of t he l i quor cont r ol boar d f or use i n t hei r pr of essi onal

30 dut i es whi l e wor ki ng as agent s of t he l i quor cont r ol boar d or t o l ocal

31 l aw enf or cement dur i ng t he cour se of a cri mi nal or ci vi l i nvest i gat i on

32 i nvol vi ng t he l i cense hol der . Law enf or cement and l i quor cont r ol boar d

33 empl oyees may not di scl ose i nf or mat i on obt ai ned under t hi s sect i on.

34 Sec. 15. RCW 69. 51A. 140 and 2011 c 181 s 1102 ar e each amended t o


36 ( 1) Ci t i es and t owns may adopt and enf orce any of t he f ol l owi ng

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1 per t ai ni ng t o t he pr oduct i on, pr ocessi ng, or di spensi ng of cannabi s or

2 cannabi s pr oducts wi t hi n t hei r j ur i sdi cti on: Zoni ng r equi r ement s,

3 busi ness l i censi ng r equi r ement s, heal t h and saf et y requi r ement s, and

4 busi ness t axes. Not hi ng i n t hi s chapt er ( ( 181, Laws of 2011) ) i s

5 i nt ended t o l i mi t t he aut hor i t y of ci t i es and t owns t o i mpose zoni ng

6 r equi r ement s or ot her condi t i ons upon ( ( l i censed di spenser s) ) medi cal

7 cannabi s di spensar i es, so l ong as such r equi r ement s do not pr ecl ude t he8 possi bi l i t y of s i t i ng l i censed di spensers wi t hi n t he j ur i sdi ct i on. I f

9 t he j ur i sdi ct i on has no commer ci al zones, t he j ur i sdi ct i on i s not

10 r equi r ed t o adopt zoni ng t o accommodat e ( ( l i censed di spensers) ) medi cal

11 cannabi s di spensar i es .

12 ( 2) Count i es may adopt and enf or ce any of t he f ol l owi ng per t ai ni ng

13 t o t he pr oduct i on, pr ocessi ng, or di spensi ng of cannabi s or cannabi s

14 product s wi t hi n t hei r j ur i sdi ct i on i n l ocat i ons out s i de of t he

15 cor por at e l i mi t s of any ci t y or t own: Zoni ng r equi r ement s, busi ness

16 l i censi ng r equi r ement s, and heal t h and saf et y r equi r ement s. Not hi ng i n

17 t hi s chapt er ( ( 181, Laws of 2011) ) i s i nt ended t o l i mi t t he aut hor i t y

18 of count i es t o i mpose zoni ng r equi r ement s or ot her condi t i ons upon

19 ( ( l i censed di spenser s) ) medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es, so l ong as such

20 r equi r ement s do not pr ecl ude t he possi bi l i t y of s i t i ng ( ( l i censed

21 di spenser s) ) medi cal cannabi s di spensar i es wi t hi n t he j ur i sdi cti on. I f

22 t he j ur i sdi ct i on has no commer ci al zones, t he j ur i sdi ct i on i s not

23 r equi r ed t o adopt zoni ng t o accommodat e ( ( l i censed di spensers) ) medi cal

24 cannabi s di spensar i es .



27 ( 1) There i s l evi ed and col l ect ed a medi cal cannabi s exci se t ax

28 equal t o t went y per cent of t he sel l i ng pr i ce on each whol esal e sal e of

29 dr i ed medi cal cannabi s t o a medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor or medi cal

30 cannabi s di spensar y. The t ax under t hi s subsect i on i s t he obl i gat i on

31 of t he medi cal cannabi s pr oducer .

32 ( 2) I n t he case wher e a person i s l i censed as bot h a medi cal

33 cannabi s pr oducer and as a medi cal cannabi s pr ocessor and/ or a medi cal

34 cannabi s di spensar y, a medi cal cannabi s exci se t ax must be l evi ed and

35 col l ect ed equal t o t en per cent of t he r et ai l sel l i ng pr i ce. The t ax

36 under t hi s subsecti on i s t he obl i gat i on of t he medi cal cannabi s

37 di spensar y.

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1 ( 3) The depar t ment of r evenue must adopt r ul es as necessar y t o

2 i mpl ement t hi s sect i on.

3 ( 4) Chapt er 82. 32 RCW appl i es to t he t ax i mposed i n t hi s sect i on.

4 The t ax due dat es, r epor t i ng per i ods, r et ur n requi r ement s, and

5 def i ni t i ons appl i cabl e t o chapt er 82. 04 RCW appl y equal l y t o t he t ax

6 i mposed i n thi s sect i on.

7 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 17. A new sect i on i s added t o chapt er 82. 08 RCW

8 t o r ead as f ol l ows:

9 ( 1) The t ax l evi ed by RCW 82. 08. 020 does not appl y t o sal es of

10 useabl e cannabi s or cannabi s pr oduct s i nt ended f or medi cal use t hat ar e

11 di spensed t o qual i f yi ng pat i ent s or desi gnat ed pr ovi der s by di spenser s

12 l i censed under chapt er 69. 51A RCW.

13 ( 2) The depar t ment may adopt r ul es as necessar y t o car r y out t he

14 pr ovi s i ons of t hi s sect i on and sect i on 18 of t hi s act .

15 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 18. A new sect i on i s added t o chapt er 82. 12 RCW

16 to r ead as f ol l ows:

17 The provi s i ons of t hi s chapt er do not appl y t o t he use of useabl e

18 cannabi s or cannabi s pr oduct s i nt ended f or medi cal use t hat ar e

19 di spensed t o qual i f yi ng pat i ent s or desi gnat ed pr ovi der s by

20 di spensar i es l i censed under chapt er 69. 51A RCW.

21 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 19. ( 1) Sect i ons 9 t hr ough 11 of t hi s act t ake22 ef f ect August 31, 2014.

23 ( 2) Sect i on 8 of t hi s act t akes ef f ect August 31, 2014, unl ess t he

24 gover nor vet oes any par t of t hi s act.

25 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 20. RCW 69. 51A. 043 ( Fai l ur e to r egi st er - -

26 Af f i r mat i ve def ense) and 2011 c 181 s 402 ar e each r epeal ed.

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