Washington Governor Signs Legislation Expanding Medical Cannabis Access
By Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
Governor Jay Inslee has signed legislation, Senate Bill 5131, expanding patients’ access to medical cannabis and instructing regulators to consider home cultivation by non-patients.
The new law for the first time allows registered patients to legally purchase marijuana seeds, clones, and immature plants from licensed providers.
Other provisions in the law permit non-patients to legally share cannabis products with one another, and task the State Liquor and Cannabis Board to make recommendations regarding whether to permit the home cultivation of limited quantities of cannabis by adults. Washington is the only state that regulates the adult use of and commercial sale of cannabis, but does not permit adults to legally grow the plant themselves.
Full text of the engrossed measure is available here.
For more information, please contact Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director, at (202) 483-5500.
