A bill to legalize personal marijuana cultivation has been filed in the Washington Legislature.
Despite being one of the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana, Washington is one of the only legal marijuana states to not allow personal marijuana cultivation. Legislation filed yesterday by State Representative Shelley Kloba would change that.
House Bill 2194, cosponsored by Representatives Sharon Wylie, Beth Doglio, Roger Goodman and Nicole Macri, would allow those 21 and older to cultivate up to six marijuana plants at a private residence.
The measure states that “No more than 15 plants may be produced at any one time on the premises of a single housing unit, regardless of the number of residents living on the premises of the housing unit.”
HB 2194 was prefiled yesterday in preparation of the upcoming legislative session that begins January 8. The legislation has not yet been given a committee assignment.
Washington State legalized recreational marijuana during the November, 2012 election, tying Colorado as the first state to do so. The law allows those 21+ to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and seven grams of marijuana concentrates, which they can purchase from a licensed marijuana retail outlet. The legal marijuana industry including licensing and regulatory enforcement is overseen by the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Control Board.
Since legalizing recreational marijuana in 2012 with Colorado, 22 other states have done the same.
