Legislation that would allow licensed cannabis producers and processor “to sell specified solid waste generated during cannabis production or processing under certain conditions” has been passed by Washington’s full Senate.
Senate Bill 5376 was approved through the Senate yesterday in a unanimous 48 to 0 vote. The measure was filed by Senator Derek Stanford (D) and is cosponsored by Senators Anna Rivers (R), Karen Keiser (D), Rebecca Saldana (D) and Claire Wilson (D).
The measure states that “A licensed cannabis producer and a licensed cannabis processor may sell cannabis waste to a person not licensed by LCB if:
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the cannabis waste would not be designated as dangerous or hazardous waste under the HWMA and any relevant rules adopted by Ecology and cannabis waste disposal rules adopted by LCB; and
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the licensee notifies LCB and the Washington State Department of Agriculture before the sale.”
Cannabis waste not sold in accordance with relevant laws “must be rendered unusable before leaving a licensed producer, processor, or laboratory.” The measure states that the Liquor and Cannabis Control Board “may adopt rules to implement the bill.”
The measure defines cannabis waste as “solid waste generated during cannabis production or processing that has a THC concentration of 0.3 percent or less, and does not include hemp or industrial hemp.”
The measure must now be passed through the state’s House of Representatives before it can be sent to Governor Jay Inslee for final consideration.
