SB 6055 - DIGEST

Declares an intent to establish a special consultative body to provide recommendations to the legislature for the establishment of a new legal framework of regulatory control over psychoactive substances.

Intends to render the illegal markets for such substances unprofitable, to restrict access to psychoactive substances, and to provide health care and essential services to persons suffering from chemical dependency and addiction with the objective of reducing crime, enhancing public health, protecting children, and promoting efficient use of scarce public resources.

Requires the governor's commission on psychoactive substance control to provide specific recommendations for legislation to establish regulatory systems and structures for the state of Washington to control psychoactive substances that are currently produced and distributed exclusively through illegal markets, including: (1) Regulation of manufacturing, transportation, storage, purity, and product safety;

(2) Limitations on sale and other transfer, labeling, pricing, and taxation;

(3) Requirements of medical supervision;

(4) Limits on advertising;

(5) Civil and criminal enforcement of such regulations.

Directs the commission to report its recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2006.