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Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.360 (2026)

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The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed cannabis retailer or employee of a validly licensed retail outlet in compliance with rules adopted by the board to implement and enforce chapter 3, Laws of 2013, do not constitute criminal or civil offenses under Washington state law:
(1) Purchase and receipt of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products that have been properly packaged and labeled from a cannabis processor validly licensed under this chapter;
(2) Possession of quantities of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products that do not exceed the maximum amounts established by the board under RCW 69.50.345(5);
(3) Delivery, distribution, and sale, on the premises of the retail outlet, of any combination of the following amounts of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused product to any person 21 years of age or older:
(a) One ounce of useable cannabis;
(b) 16 ounces of cannabis-infused product in solid form;
(c) 72 ounces of cannabis-infused product in liquid form unless the cannabis-infused product in liquid form is packaged in individual units containing no more than four milligrams of THC per unit;
(d) 200 milligrams of THC within a cannabis-infused product in liquid form if the product is packaged in individual units containing no more than four milligrams of THC per unit; or
(e) Seven grams of cannabis concentrate; and
(4) Purchase and receipt of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products that have been properly packaged and labeled from a federally recognized Indian tribe as permitted under an agreement between the state and the tribe entered into under RCW 43.06.490.
[ 2024 c 9 s 1; 2022 c 16 s 72. Prior: 2015 c 207 s 6; 2015 c 70 s 13; 2014 c 192 s 5; 2013 c 3 s 15 (Initiative Measure No. 502, approved November 6, 2012).]

Notes:

Intent—Finding—2022 c 16: See note following RCW 69.50.101.
Intent—Finding—2015 c 207: See note following RCW 43.06.490.
Short title—Findings—Intent—References to Washington state liquor control board—Draft legislation—2015 c 70: See notes following RCW 66.08.012.
Intent—2013 c 3 (Initiative Measure No. 502): See note following RCW 69.50.101.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: Montana Cannabis Indus. Ass'n v. State, 2016 MT 44 (Mont. 2016).
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Montana Cannabis Indus. Ass'n v. State, 2016 MT 44 (Mont. 2016). · cites it 2× “3 A number of bills have been introduced during recent Sessions of Congress, none of which have moved forward. E.g., Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2015, H.”
Emerald Enter. & John Larson v. Clark Cnty., 413 P.3d 92 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “Former RCW 69.50.360 (2014). It also created a regulatory state licensing system through the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (Board).”
State v. Reis, 322 P.3d 1238 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “4013 (possession, by person 21 years of age or older, of useable marijuana in amounts not exceeding those set forth in RCW 69.50.360(3) is not a violation of any provision of Washington state law).”
West v. Holder, 60 F. Supp. 3d 190 (D.D.C. 2014). “Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.360 . Because possessing marijuana is still illegal under federal law, 1-502 raised the question of whether the Department of Justice would enforce the federal marijuana prohibition within the state.”
Pers. Restraint Petition Of Jeffrey Scott Brettell, 430 P.3d 677 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “, RCW 69.50.360. 27 21 U.S.C. §§ 812 , 844.”
State of Washington v. Carlos Negrete, Jr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “(3) The production, manufacture, processing, packaging, delivery, distribution, sale, or possession of marijuana in compliance with the terms set forth in RCW 69.50.360, 69.50.363, or 69.50.366 shall not constitute a violation of this section, this chapter, or any other…”
Stewart v. Extra Space Storage (W.D. Wash. 2024). · cites it 3× “4013;4 RCW 69.50.360(3);5 RCW 69.50.4014(1).6 But when the Extra Space 8 employees entered the storage unit in April 2021, it was classified as a class C felony.”
Greensun Grp. Llc. v. City Of Bellevue (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “" RCW 69.50.360. An applicant for each license type is required to disclose the location for the proposed business.”
John Worthington, App./cross-res. v. Wa State Liquor & Cannabis Bd., Res/cross-app. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “Worthington appeals and the WSLCB cross-appeals to this court. On appeal, we hold that (1) Worthington appealed the WSLCB’s denial of his rulemaking petition and added a challenge to the validity of the I-502 rules, so review under RCW 34.”
Libby Haines-marchel, Et Ano, App v. Wa State Liquor & Cannabis Bd., Resp (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “Consistent with Initiative 502, RCW 69.50.360 states, in pertinent part: The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed marijuana retailer or employee of a validly licensed retail outlet in compliance with rules 11 RCW 69.”
State Of Washington v. Leonel Gonzalez (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “(3)(a) The possession, by a person twenty-one years of age or older, of useable marijuana, marijuana concentrates, or marijuana-infused products in amounts that do not exceed those set forth in RCW 69.50.360(3) is not a violation of this section, this chapter, or any other…”
U4ik Gardens LLP, V State Liquor Control Bd. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “) 2 RCW 69.50.360 and .363 apply to retailers and processors, and these statutes contain similar language.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.360(3) — 5 cases
State v. Reis, 322 P.3d 1238 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “4013 (possession, by person 21 years of age or older, of useable marijuana in amounts not exceeding those set forth in RCW 69.50.360(3) is not a violation of any provision of Washington state law).”
Stewart v. Extra Space Storage (W.D. Wash. 2024). “4013;4 RCW 69.50.360(3);5 RCW 69.50.4014(1).6 But when the Extra Space 8 employees entered the storage unit in April 2021, it was classified as a class C felony.”
John Worthington, App./cross-res. v. Wa State Liquor & Cannabis Bd., Res/cross-app. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “Worthington appeals and the WSLCB cross-appeals to this court. On appeal, we hold that (1) Worthington appealed the WSLCB’s denial of his rulemaking petition and added a challenge to the validity of the I-502 rules, so review under RCW 34.”
State Of Washington v. Leonel Gonzalez (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “(3)(a) The possession, by a person twenty-one years of age or older, of useable marijuana, marijuana concentrates, or marijuana-infused products in amounts that do not exceed those set forth in RCW 69.50.360(3) is not a violation of this section, this chapter, or any other…”
State Of Washington v. William Michael Reis (Wash. Ct. App. 2014).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.360(3)(a) — 1 case
Stewart v. Extra Space Storage (W.D. Wash. 2024). “4013;4 RCW 69.50.360(3);5 RCW 69.50.4014(1).6 But when the Extra Space 8 employees entered the storage unit in April 2021, it was classified as a class C felony.”
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