Washington HB1932: Cannabis consumption

What the bill says

An act Relating to authorizing the consumption of cannabis in regulated environments while including protections for public health and safety; amending RCW 69.50.328, 69.50.345, 69.50.342, 69.50.331, 69.50.325, 69.50.346, 69.50.335, 69.50.354, 69.50.357, 69.50.380, 69.50.369, 69.50.390, 69.50.334, 69.50.339, 69.50.445, 69.50.465, 69.50.475, 69.50.535, 69.50.4013, 70.160.020, 70.160.060, 69.50.101, 69.50.101, 43.06.490, 43.79.567, and 70.155.120; adding new sections to chapter 69.50 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the consumption of cannabis in regulated environments while including protections for public health and safety; amending RCW 69.50.328, 69.50.345, 69.50.342, 69.50.331, 69.50.325, 69.50.346, 69.50.335, 69.50.354, 69.50.357, 69.50.380, 69.50.369, 69.50.390, 69.50.334, 69.50.339, 69.50.445, 69.50.465, 69.50.475, 69.50.535, 69.50.4013, 70.160.020, 70.160.060, 69.50.101, 69.50.101, 43.06.490, 43.79.567, and 70.155.120; adding new sections to chapter 69.50 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date. NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 69.50 RCW to read as follows: (1) There is a cannabis consumption event organizer license available to a person or entity that does not hold a cannabis license under this chapter. The license authorizes the holder to organize and conduct consumption events at specified locations on specified dates and times approved by the board at which adults age 21 and over may purchase single-use cannabis products and ready-to-consume cannabis products from the licensed cannabis consumption event organizer or from participating cannabis producers, processors, and retailers, and consume single-use cannabis products and ready-to-consume cannabis products in approved consumption areas by smoking, vaporization, consumption, or ingestion, subject to the requirements and limitations in this section. A maximum of one event per calendar month may be conducted under the cannabis consumption event organizer license, with each event lasting a maximum of …