Washington’s Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce has scheduled Senate Bill 6204, a proposal to legalize home cannabis cultivation, for an executive session vote on February 3 at 10:30 a.m.
Washington tied Colorado as the first state to legalize recreational cannabis in 2012, yet it remains one of just two legal cannabis states to not allow adults to grow their own cannabis at a private residence. SB 6204 would change this by allowing those 21 and older to legally grow marijuana at home for personal use.
Filed January 19 by State Senator Rebecca Saldaña (D), State Senator Noel Frame (D), and State Senator T’wina Nobles (D), the bill serves as a companion to House Bill 1449, which received approval from the House Consumer Protection & Business Committee in 2025.
Under Senate Bill 6204, those 21 and older would be allowed to grow up to six marijuana plants at their residence. Households would be capped at 15 plants total, regardless of how many adults live there. Marijuana and marijuana products produced from those plants would be legal to possess as long as they remain at the grower’s home.
The proposal includes limitations designed to reduce public exposure. Plants and harvested marijuana could not be visible from public view and could not be readily smelled from neighboring properties.
The bill also establishes a tiered penalty structure for exceeding the limits. Growing more than six plants but fewer than 16 would be treated as a civil infraction. Cultivating 16 or more plants would remain a felony offense. Law enforcement would have explicit authority to seize and destroy plants grown beyond the legal threshold.
Tomorrow’s executive session vote will determine whether the measure advances out of committee and moves closer to a vote before the full Senate.
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