FINAL BILL REPORT
SHB 1249
C 9 L 24
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Regarding limits on the sale and possession of retail cannabis products.
Sponsors: House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming (originally sponsored by Representatives Corry and Reeves).
House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming
Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce
Background:

Licensed cannabis retailers and their employees, pursuant to Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) rules, may legally sell in a transaction any combination of the following amounts of cannabis products to a person 21 years of age or older:

  • 1 ounce of useable cannabis;
  • 16 ounces of cannabis-infused product in solid form;
  • 72 ounces of cannabis-infused product in liquid form; and
  • 7 grams of cannabis concentrate.

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Persons 21 years of age or older may not legally possess a combined total of more than those amounts of cannabis products, unless the person is a qualifying patient or designated provider.? Cannabis licensees and their employees are prohibited from conducting a transaction that facilitates an individual in obtaining more than the personal possession amount.??
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A person 21 years of age or older may transfer to another person or persons 21 years of age or older, within a single 24 hour period, for noncommercial purposes and not conditioned upon or done in connection with the provision or receipt of financial consideration, an amount of cannabis products equal to half of the possession limits for persons 21 years of age or older.

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The LCB's current rules establish that a single serving of a cannabis-infused product may not exceed 10 milligrams of active tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and a package is limited to 10 servings or 100 milligrams of active THC.

Summary:

New authorization is provided for cannabis retailers to sell 200 milligrams of THC within a cannabis-infused product in liquid form, to a retail customer, if the product is packaged in individual units containing no more than 4 milligrams of THC per unit.? This new authorization is in addition to the current authorization for licensed cannabis retailers and their employees to sell specified amounts of different cannabis products to a retail customer in a single transaction.?
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Persons 21 years of age or older may legally possess this additional amount of cannabis-infused product in liquid form.? Persons 21 years of age or older may also transfer to another person or persons 21 years of age or older, within a 24 hour period, for noncommercial purposes and not conditioned upon or done in connection with the provision or receipt of financial consideration, 100 milligrams of THC within a cannabis-infused product in liquid form if the product is packaged in individual units containing no more than 4 milligrams of THC per unit.

Votes on Final Passage:
Final Passage Votes
House 88 9
Senate 47 1
Effective:

June 6, 2024