BILL REQ. #:  H-0316.1 

Read first time 01/27/09.   Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

     AN ACT Relating to the possession of controlled substances; amending RCW 69.50.4013 and 69.50.4014; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 69.50.4013 and 2003 c 53 s 334 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his or her professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this chapter.
     (2) Except as provided in RCW 69.50.4014, any person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

Sec. 2   RCW 69.50.4014 and 2003 c 53 s 335 are each amended to read as follows:
     Except as provided in RCW 69.50.401(2)(c), any person found guilty of ((possession of)) knowingly possessing forty grams or less of marihuana is guilty of a misdemeanor.