A legislative proposal that would allow those 21 and older in Washington State to grow marijuana for personal use received a public hearing today in a House committee, and all but one person spoke in favor.
House Bill 2194, filed by Representative Shelley Kloba with 12 cosponsors, would legalize the personal cultivation of up to six marijuana plants for everyone 21 and older. The proposal specifics 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.”
Under current law growing even a single marijuana plant can result in a Class C Felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Despite Washington being one of the two states to first legalize marijuana in 2012, they remain one of the only states among the 24 with legal marijuana to not allow personal cultivation.
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