2014 Revised Code of Washington
Title 69 - FOOD, DRUGS, COSMETICS, AND POISONS
69.50 Uniform controlled substances act.
69.50.4013 Possession of controlled substance -- Penalty -- Possession of useable marijuana or marijuana-infused products.
RCW 69.50.4013 Possession of controlled substance — Penalty — Possession of useable marijuana or marijuana-infused products.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his or her professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this chapter.
(2) Except as provided in RCW 69.50.4014, any person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
(3) The possession, by a person twenty-one years of age or older, of useable marijuana 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 provision of Washington state law.
[2013 c 3 § 20 (Initiative Measure No. 502, approved November 6, 2012); 2003 c 53 § 334.]
Notes:
| Intent -- 2013 c 3 (Initiative Measure No. 502): See note following RCW 69.50.101. Intent -- Effective date -- 2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
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