Marijuana Business Factbook 2019

Marijuana Business Factbook 2019 Chapter 2 | State-By-State: Legal Overview, Market Data and Outlook 174 © Copyright 2020, Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. You may NOT copy this Factbook, or make public the data and facts contained herein, in part or in whole. For more copies or editorial permissions, contact CustomerService@MJBizDaily.com or call (720) 213-5992, ext. 1. WASHINGTON STATE Recreational REGULATORY OVERVIEW Main measure Initiative 502 (established authority to license and regulate businesses) and Senate Bill 5052 (unified med and rec framework) Type of measure I-502: Ballot initiative SB 5052: Legislative bill Year passed I-502: 2012 SB 5052: 2015 Margin of victory 56% to 44% (I-502); 60 to 36 in the House, 41 to 8 in the Senate (SB 5052) Possession limit 1 ounce/7 grams of concentrate/16 ounces of infused product in solid form/72 ounces of infused product in liquid form Home cultivation? No Restrictions on type of marijuana allowed to be sold? Yes―there are new restrictions on infused products prohibiting products requiring cooking or baking by the consumer, products requiring refrigeration, freezing or hot holding, other food products considered potentially hazardous as defined by state law (such as products requiring shelf stabilization and fruit and vegetable juices) as well as edibles that are appealing to children including but not limited to gummies, lollipops, cotton candy or brightly colored products Business regulations Heavy. All businesses are subject to extensive and strict rules covering all aspects of operations including, but not limited to, production controls, use of pesticides, transportation, extraction, packaging/labeling, lab testing, hiring, security, inventory controls and advertising. The state also has caps on the number of retail stores allowed and overall cultivation limits.