Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 69.50 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
69.50.357 - Retail outlets—Rules.

RCW 69.50.357
Retail outlets—Rules.

(1)(a) Retail outlets may not sell products or services other than cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, cannabis-infused products, or paraphernalia intended for the storage or use of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products.
(b)(i) Retail outlets may receive lockable boxes, intended for the secure storage of cannabis products and paraphernalia, and related literature as a donation from another person or entity, that is not a cannabis producer, processor, or retailer, for donation to their customers.
(ii) Retail outlets may donate the lockable boxes and provide the related literature to any person eligible to purchase cannabis products under subsection (2) of this section. Retail outlets may not use the donation of lockable boxes or literature as an incentive or as a condition of a recipient's purchase of a cannabis product or paraphernalia.
(iii) Retail outlets may also purchase and sell lockable boxes, provided that the sales price is not less than the cost of acquisition.
(2) Licensed cannabis retailers may not employ persons under twenty-one years of age or allow persons under twenty-one years of age to enter or remain on the premises of a retail outlet. However, qualifying patients between eighteen and twenty-one years of age with a recognition card may enter and remain on the premises of a retail outlet holding a medical cannabis endorsement and may purchase products for their personal medical use. Qualifying patients who are under the age of eighteen with a recognition card and who accompany their designated providers may enter and remain on the premises of a retail outlet holding a medical cannabis endorsement, but may not purchase products for their personal medical use.
(3)(a) Licensed cannabis retailers must ensure that all employees are trained on the rules adopted to implement this chapter, identification of persons under the age of twenty-one, and other requirements adopted by the board to ensure that persons under the age of twenty-one are not permitted to enter or remain on the premises of a retail outlet.
(b) Licensed cannabis retailers with a medical cannabis endorsement must ensure that all employees are trained on the subjects required by (a) of this subsection as well as identification of authorizations and recognition cards. Employees must also be trained to permit qualifying patients who hold recognition cards and are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one to enter the premises and purchase cannabis for their personal medical use and to permit qualifying patients who are under the age of eighteen with a recognition card to enter the premises if accompanied by their designated providers.
(4) Except for the purposes of disposal as authorized by the board, no licensed cannabis retailer or employee of a retail outlet may open or consume, or allow to be opened or consumed, any cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused product on the outlet premises.
(5) The board must fine a licensee one thousand dollars for each violation of any subsection of this section. Fines collected under this section must be deposited into the dedicated cannabis account created under RCW 69.50.530.

[ 2022 c 16 § 71. Prior: 2017 c 317 § 13; 2017 c 131 § 1; 2016 c 171 § 1; 2015 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 203; 2015 c 70 § 12; 2014 c 192 § 4; 2013 c 3 § 14 (Initiative Measure No. 502, approved November 6, 2012).]
NOTES:

Intent—Finding—2022 c 16: See note following RCW 69.50.101.


Findings—Application—2017 c 317: See notes following RCW 69.50.325.


Effective date—2016 c 171: "This act takes effect July 1, 2016." [ 2016 c 171 § 2.]


Findings—Intent—Effective dates—2015 2nd sp.s. c 4: See notes following RCW 69.50.334.


Effective date—2015 c 70 §§ 12, 19, 20, 23-26, 31, 35, 40, and 49: "Sections 12, 19, 20, 23 through 26, 31, 35, 40, and 49 of this act take effect July 1, 2016." [ 2015 c 70 § 50.]


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.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 69 - Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Poisons

Chapter 69.50 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

69.50.101 - Definitions.

69.50.102 - Drug paraphernalia—Definitions.

69.50.201 - Enforcement of chapter—Authority to change schedules of controlled substances.

69.50.202 - Nomenclature.

69.50.203 - Schedule I tests.

69.50.204 - Schedule I.

69.50.205 - Schedule II tests.

69.50.206 - Schedule II.

69.50.207 - Schedule III tests.

69.50.208 - Schedule III.

69.50.209 - Schedule IV tests.

69.50.210 - Schedule IV.

69.50.211 - Schedule V tests.

69.50.212 - Schedule V.

69.50.213 - Republishing of schedules.

69.50.214 - Controlled substance analog.

69.50.301 - Rules—Fees.

69.50.302 - Registration requirements.

69.50.303 - Registration.

69.50.304 - Revocation and suspension of registration—Seizure or placement under seal of controlled substances.

69.50.305 - Procedure for denial, suspension, or revocation of registration.

69.50.306 - Records of registrants.

69.50.308 - Prescriptions.

69.50.309 - Containers.

69.50.310 - Sodium pentobarbital—Registration of humane societies and animal control agencies for use in animal control.

69.50.311 - Triplicate prescription form program—Compliance by health care practitioners.

69.50.312 - Electronic communication of prescription information—Exceptions—Waiver—Penalty—Commission may adopt rules.

69.50.315 - Medical assistance—Drug-related overdose—Prosecution for possession.

69.50.317 - Opioid drugs—Communication with patient.

69.50.320 - Registration of department of fish and wildlife for use in chemical capture programs—Rules.

69.50.325 - Cannabis producer's license, cannabis processor's license, cannabis retailer's license.

69.50.326 - Cannabis producers, processors—Use of additives to enhance CBD concentration of authorized products—Rules.

69.50.327 - Cannabis processors—Incorporation of characterizing flavor in vapor products.

69.50.328 - Cannabis producers, processors—No direct or indirect financial interest in licensed cannabis retailers.

69.50.331 - Application for license.

69.50.334 - Denial of application—Opportunity for hearing.

69.50.335 - Cannabis retailer licenses—Social equity applicants—Rules—Definitions.

69.50.336 - Social equity in cannabis task force.

69.50.339 - Transfer of license to produce, process, or sell cannabis—Reporting of proposed sales of outstanding or issued stock of a corporation.

69.50.342 - State liquor and cannabis board—Rules.

69.50.345 - State liquor and cannabis board—Rules—Procedures and criteria.

69.50.346 - Labels on retail products.

69.50.348 - Representative samples of cannabis, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products.

69.50.351 - Board members and employees—Conflict of interest.

69.50.354 - Retail outlet licenses.

69.50.357 - Retail outlets—Rules.

69.50.360 - Cannabis retailers, employees of retail outlets—Certain acts not criminal or civil offenses.

69.50.363 - Cannabis processors, employees—Certain acts not criminal or civil offenses.

69.50.366 - Cannabis producers, employees—Certain acts not criminal or civil offenses.

69.50.369 - Cannabis producers, processors, researchers, retailers—Advertisements—Rules—Penalty.

69.50.372 - Cannabis research license.

69.50.375 - Cannabis retailers—Medical cannabis endorsement.

69.50.378 - Cannabis retailer holding medical cannabis endorsement—THC concentration in products.

69.50.380 - Cannabis producers, processors, retailers prohibited from making certain sales of cannabis, cannabis products.

69.50.382 - Common carriers—Transportation or delivery of cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, immature plants or clones, cannabis seeds, and cannabis-infused products—Employees prohibited from carrying or using firearm during such serv...

69.50.385 - Common carriers—Licensing—State liquor and cannabis board to adopt rules.

69.50.390 - Licensed retailers prohibited from operating vending machines, drive-through purchase facilities for the sale of cannabis products.

69.50.395 - Licensed cannabis businesses, agreements—Disclosure to state liquor and cannabis board.

69.50.401 - Prohibited acts: A—Penalties.

69.50.4011 - Counterfeit substances—Penalties.

69.50.4012 - Delivery of substance in lieu of controlled substance—Penalty.

69.50.4013 - Possession of controlled substance—Penalty—Possession of useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, or cannabis-infused products—Delivery.

69.50.4014 - Possession of forty grams or less of cannabis—Penalty.

69.50.4015 - Involving a person under eighteen in unlawful controlled substance transaction—Penalty.

69.50.4016 - Provisions not applicable to offenses under RCW 69.50.410.

69.50.402 - Prohibited acts: B—Penalties.

69.50.403 - Prohibited acts: C—Penalties.

69.50.404 - Penalties under other laws.

69.50.405 - Bar to prosecution.

69.50.406 - Distribution to persons under age eighteen.

69.50.407 - Conspiracy.

69.50.408 - Second or subsequent offenses.

69.50.410 - Prohibited acts: D—Penalties.

69.50.412 - Prohibited acts: E—Penalties.

69.50.4121 - Drug paraphernalia—Selling or giving—Penalty.

69.50.413 - Health care practitioners—Suspension of license for violation of chapter.

69.50.414 - Sale or transfer of controlled substance to minor—Cause of action by parent—Damages.

69.50.415 - Controlled substances homicide—Penalty.

69.50.416 - Counterfeit substances prohibited—Penalties.

69.50.420 - Violations—Juvenile driving privileges.

69.50.430 - Additional fine for certain felony violations.

69.50.435 - Violations committed in or on certain public places or facilities—Additional penalty—Defenses—Construction—Definitions.

69.50.438 - Cathinone or methcathinone—Additional fine.

69.50.440 - Possession with intent to manufacture—Penalty.

69.50.445 - Opening package of or consuming cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis-infused products, or cannabis concentrates in view of general public or public place—Penalty.

69.50.450 - Butane or other explosive gases.

69.50.455 - Synthetic cannabinoids—Unfair or deceptive practice under RCW 19.86.020.

69.50.460 - Cathinone or methcathinone—Unfair or deceptive practice under RCW 19.86.020.

69.50.465 - Conducting or maintaining cannabis club—Penalty.

69.50.470 - Medication disposal, no penalty for compliance.

69.50.475 - Cannabis retail outlets—Sale to persons under the age of twenty-one—Penalty.

69.50.500 - Powers of enforcement personnel.

69.50.501 - Administrative inspections.

69.50.502 - Warrants for administrative inspections.

69.50.503 - Injunctions.

69.50.504 - Cooperative arrangements.

69.50.505 - Seizure and forfeiture.

69.50.506 - Burden of proof; liabilities.

69.50.507 - Judicial review.

69.50.508 - Education and research.

69.50.509 - Search and seizure of controlled substances.

69.50.510 - Search and seizure at rental premises—Notification of landlord.

69.50.511 - Cleanup of hazardous substances at illegal drug manufacturing facility—Rules.

69.50.515 - Pharmacies—Cannabis—Notification and disposal.

69.50.525 - Diversion prevention and control—Report.

69.50.530 - Dedicated cannabis account (as amended by 2022 c 16).

69.50.535 - Cannabis excise tax—State liquor and cannabis board to review tax level—Reports—State and federal antitrust laws.

69.50.540 - Dedicated cannabis account—Appropriations (as amended by 2022 c 16).

69.50.550 - Cost-benefit evaluations.

69.50.555 - Taxes, fees, assessments, charges—Commercial activities covered by cannabis agreement between state and tribe.

69.50.560 - Controlled purchase programs—Persons under age twenty-one—Violation—Criminal penalty—Exceptions.

69.50.561 - Advice and consultation services—Licensed cannabis businesses.

69.50.562 - Licensed cannabis businesses—Written warnings—Waiver of sanctions with no relationship to public safety—Compliance program—Penalties—Rules.

69.50.563 - Licensed cannabis businesses—Civil penalty—Rules.

69.50.564 - Licensed cannabis businesses—Settlement agreement.

69.50.565 - Unpaid trust fund taxes—Limited liability business entities—Liability of responsible individuals—Administrative hearing.

69.50.570 - Bundled transactions—Retail sales—Subject to tax—Exception.

69.50.575 - Cannabis health and beauty aids.

69.50.580 - Applicants for cannabis producer's, processor's, researcher's, or retailer's licenses—Signage—Public notice requirements.

69.50.585 - Branded promotional items—Nominal value—Personal services.

69.50.587 - Cannabis science task force reports—Board rules.

69.50.601 - Pending proceedings.

69.50.602 - Continuation of rules.

69.50.603 - Uniformity of interpretation.

69.50.604 - Short title.

69.50.608 - State preemption.

69.50.700 - Expedited rule making.

69.50.710 - Federal law—"Marijuana" to refer to "cannabis."