Concerning marijuana with respect to privileges for research licenses, local authority notifications, the retail licensing merit-based application process, processor wholesale events, certain transfers of plants and seeds, licensing agreements and contracts, residency requirements, and jurisdictional requirements. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning marijuana with respect to privileges for research licenses, local authority notifications, the retail licensing merit-based application process, certain transfers of plants and seeds, licensing agreements and contracts, advertising, and jurisdictional requirements. )
Summary
Addresses marijuana-related marketing and advertising, including billboards, signs, print advertising, advertising targeting youth and nonresidents, and Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) and local government rule-making authority.
Addresses marijuana business licensing, including competitive applications for retail licenses, notices of pending applications to tribes and ports, caps on retail licenses, forfeitures of retail licenses, and tribal consent for businesses within Indian country.
Authorizes licensed marijuana producers to sell immature marijuana plants or clones, and seeds to qualifying medical marijuana patients, medical marijuana cooperatives, and licensed researchers.
Authorizes an adult to share limited quantities of marijuana products with other adults, provided such sharing is done for a noncommercial purpose and does not involve financial consideration.
Creates a voluntary program for the certification and regulation of organic marijuana products that is administered by the Washington State Department of Agriculture ( WSDA).
Requires the WSDA and the LCB to study the feasibility of implementing a regulatory framework allowing marijuana processors to purchase industrial hemp for processing into marijuana products to be sold at retail.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESSB 5131), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
AN ACT Relating to marijuana with respect to privileges for research licenses, local authority notifications, the retail licensing merit-based application process, processor wholesale events, certain transfers of plants and seeds, licensing agreements and contracts, residency requirements, and jurisdictional requirements;