Legislation that would legalize personal marijuana cultivation has been scheduled for a public hearing in the Washington State House of Representatives.
Washington remains one of the only legal marijuana states to not allow marijuana to be grown for personal use. House Bill 2194, filed by Representative Shelley Kloba with 12 cosponsors, would change this by legalizing marijuana cultivation for everyone 21 and older. The measure has now been scheduled for a public hearing in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming, a legally necessary state towards it becoming law. The hearing will take place Tuesday, January 16 at 4pm.
The measure would allow for the personal cultivation of up to six marijuana plants per person at a private residence. No more than 15 plants could be grown “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.”
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.
On the same day the Regulated Substances & Gaming Committee will be holding public hearings on legislation requiring cities to get voter approval before they can ban marijuana businesses, and legislation that would ban marijuana concentrates with over 35% THC.
