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Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.203 (2026)

Schedule I tests

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(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule I upon finding that the substance:
(1) [(a)] has high potential for abuse;
(2) [(b)] has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
(3) [(c)] lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision.
(b) [(2)] The commission may place a substance in Schedule I without making the findings required by subsection (a) [(1)] of this section if the substance is controlled under Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act by a federal agency as the result of an international treaty, convention, or protocol.
[ 2013 c 19 s 88; 1993 c 187 s 3; 1971 ex.s. c 308 s 69.50.203.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2023 · leading case: State v. Whitney, 637 P.2d 956 (Wash. 1981).
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State v. Whitney, 637 P.2d 956 (Wash. 1981). · cites it 2× “RCW 69.50.203. Appellant points out that the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act recognizes that there may be medical uses of marijuana for cancer and glaucoma sufferers and perhaps others.”
State v. Kurtz, 309 P.3d 472 (Wash. 2013). · cites it 2× “In Williams , the court noted that substances are classified as schedule I if there “is (1) a high potential for abuse, (2) no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and (3) no accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision” under…”
State v. Atchley, 142 Wash. App. 147 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “§ 801a(2); RCW 69.50.203; State v. Martin, 14 Wn. App.”
State v. Hanson, 157 P.3d 438 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 6× “" RCW 69.50.203. [3] Marijuana is listed as a schedule I controlled substance in RCW 69.”
State v. Hanson, 138 Wash. App. 322 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 6× “” RCW 69.50.203. 3 Marijuana is listed as a schedule I controlled substance in RCW 69.”
State v. Butler, 109 P.3d 493 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “RCW 69.50.203. [5] Williams, 138 Wash.2d 1002 , 984 P.”
State v. Butler, 126 Wash. App. 741 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “RCW 69.50.203. Williams, 138 Wn.2d 1002 .”
State v. Williams, 968 P.2d 26 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). “RCW 69.50.203. A substance that has been classified as Schedule II has a “currently accepted medical use in treatment.”
State v. Palmer, 637 P.2d 239 (Wash. 1981). · cites it 2× “RCW 69.50.203 provides: The state board of pharmacy shall place a substance in Schedule I if it finds that the substance: (1) has high potential for abuse; and (2) has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under…”
State v. Frye, 613 P.2d 152 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “Finally, defendant challenges the constitutionality of RCW 69.50.203. A similar challenge was rejected recently by the Supreme Court in State v.”
State v. Atchley, 173 P.3d 323 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “§ 801a(2); RCW 69.50.203; State v. Martin, 14 Wash.App.”
Green Collar Club v. State, 413 P.3d 1083 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “§§ 811 - 812 ; RCW 69.50.203 -.212. Substances on schedule I are illegal under all circumstances except for research, and they have no accepted medical use.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.203(a) — 1 case
State v. Kurtz, 309 P.3d 472 (Wash. 2013). “In Williams , the court noted that substances are classified as schedule I if there “is (1) a high potential for abuse, (2) no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and (3) no accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision” under…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.203(a)(2) — 3 cases
State v. Hanson, 157 P.3d 438 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “" RCW 69.50.203. [3] Marijuana is listed as a schedule I controlled substance in RCW 69.”
State v. Hanson, 138 Wash. App. 322 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “” RCW 69.50.203. 3 Marijuana is listed as a schedule I controlled substance in RCW 69.”
Ladyhelm Farm, LLC v. Liquor & Cannabis Bd. (Wash. Ct. App. 2023).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.203(b) — 2 cases
State v. Kurtz, 309 P.3d 472 (Wash. 2013). “In Williams , the court noted that substances are classified as schedule I if there “is (1) a high potential for abuse, (2) no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and (3) no accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision” under…”
State v. Kurtz (Wash. 2013).
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