Legislation that would prohibit most recreational marijuana concentrates (oil, wax, hash, etc.) in Washington State has been refiled in the House of Representatives.
Sticky Frog Live Resin Sugar, which is sold throughout Washington State with THC percentages often between 80 and 97%.
House Bill 1642 is sponsored by State Representative Lauren Davis along with a bipartisan coalition of 11 cosponsors. The measure was first filed in January, 2023 and assigned to the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming. Yesterday the measure was “reintroduced and retained in present status”.
The legislation “Prohibits licensed cannabis retailers from selling cannabis concentrates with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration greater than 35 percent, except for cannabis retailers with a medical cannabis endorsement who may continue to sell these products to qualifying patients and designated providers who are entered in the Medical Cannabis Authorization Database.”
The measure also “Limits licensed cannabis processors to only processing and selling cannabis concentrates with a THC concentration greater than 35 percent when those products are intended for sale as authorized in the bill.”
This would effectively ban most marijuana concentrates, many of which are well above 50%, better yet 35%. Some live resin and THC diamonds can have THC as high as 95% to 97%.
You can read the full text of House Bill 1642 by clicking here. The proposal is cosponsored by Representatives Tom Dent (R), Mari Leavitt (D), Paul Harris (R), Lisa Callan (D), Carolyn Eslick (R), Amy Walen (D), Tana Senn (D), Alex Ramel (D), Davina Duerr (D), Mia Gregerson (D) and Gerry Pollet (D).
