Washington State’s Medical Marijuana Law I-502

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BILL REQUEST – CODE REVISER’S OFFICE

BILL REQ. #:         I-2465.1/11

ATTY/TYPIST:         AI:crs

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

Initiative Measure No. 502   filed July 8, 2011

AN ACT Relating to marijuana; amending RCW 69.50.101, 69.50.401,

69.50.4013, 69.50.412, 69.50.4121,  69.50.500, 46.20.308,            46.61.502,

46.61.504, 46.61.50571, and  46.61.506;  reenacting and           amending     RCW

69.50.505, 46.20.3101, and 46.61.503; adding a new section to chapter

46.04 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 69.50 RCW; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.

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

PART I INTENT

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  The people intend to stop treating adult marijuana use as a crime and try a new approach that:

(1) Allows law enforcement resources to be focused on violent and property crimes;

(2)  Generates  new  state  and  local  tax  revenue for         education, health care, research, and substance abuse prevention; and

(3) Takes marijuana out of the hands of illegal drug organizations and brings it under a tightly regulated, state-licensed system similar to that for controlling hard alcohol.

This measure authorizes the state liquor control board to regulate and tax marijuana for persons twenty-one years of age and older, and add a new threshold for driving under the influence of marijuana.

PART II DEFINITIONS

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Sec. 2.  RCW 69.50.101 and 2010 c 177 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

Unless  the  context  clearly  requires  otherwise,            definitions  of terms shall be as indicated where used in this chapter:

(a) “Administer” means to apply a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, directly to the body of a patient or research subject by:

(1)  a  practitioner  authorized  to  prescribe  (or,         by the practitioner’s authorized agent); or

(2) the patient or research subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner.

(b) “Agent” means an authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser.                                                           It does not include a common or contract carrier, public warehouseperson, or employee of the carrier or warehouseperson.

(c) “Board” means the state board of pharmacy.

(d) “Controlled substance” means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor included in Schedules I through V as set forth in federal or state laws, or federal or board rules.

(e)(1)  “Controlled  substance  analog”  means  a            substance    the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II and:

(i) that has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II; or

(ii) with respect to a particular individual, that the individual represents  or      intends  to       have a              stimulant, depressant,    or hallucinogenic            effect     on  the  central  nervous  system            substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II.

(2) The term does not include:

(i) a controlled substance;

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(ii)  a  substance  for  which  there  is  an  approved          new           drug application;

(iii) a substance with respect to which an exemption is in effect for investigational use by a particular person under Section 505 of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 355, to the extent          conduct        with     respect       to  the  substance is  pursuant        to       the exemption; or

(iv)  any  substance  to  the  extent  not  intended          for       human consumption    before  an          exemption takes effect  with   respect to    the substance.

(f)  “Deliver” or  “delivery,”  means  the  actual  or         constructive transfer from one person to another of a substance, whether or not there is an agency relationship.

(g) “Department” means the department of health.

(h) “Dispense” means the interpretation of a prescription or order for a     controlled substance   and,   pursuant   to     that  prescription   or order,       the        proper  selection, measuring, compounding,       labeling,    or packaging  necessary  to  prepare  that  prescription  or     order for delivery.

(i) “Dispenser” means a practitioner who dispenses.

(j) “Distribute” means to deliver other than by administering or dispensing a controlled substance.

(k) “Distributor” means a person who distributes.

(l) “Drug” means (1) a controlled substance recognized as a drug in the official United States pharmacopoeia/national formulary or the official     homeopathic          pharmacopoeia   of  the  United  States,          or  any supplement to them; (2) controlled substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in individuals or animals; (3) controlled substances (other than food) intended to   affect    the structure     or  any         function   of   the       body of individuals or animals; and (4) controlled substances intended for use as a component of any article specified in (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.     The term does not include devices or their components,

parts, or accessories.

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(m) “Drug enforcement administration” means the drug enforcement administration     in      the        United               States  Department     of         Justice,               or  its successor agency.

(n) “Immediate precursor” means a substance:

(1) that the state board of pharmacy has found to be and by rule designates as being the principal compound commonly used, or produced primarily for use, in the manufacture of a controlled substance;

(2) that is an immediate chemical intermediary used or likely to be used in the manufacture of a controlled substance; and

(3) the control of which is necessary to prevent, curtail, or limit the manufacture of the controlled substance.

(o) “Isomer” means an optical isomer, but in RCW 69.50.101(((r))) (x)(5),   69.50.204(a)    (12)         and          (34), and  69.50.206(b)(4),         the          term includes any geometrical isomer; in RCW 69.50.204(a) (8) and (42), and

69.50.210(c) the  term  includes  any  positional  isomer;  and             in   RCW

69.50.204(a)(35), 69.50.204(c), and 69.50.208(a) the term includes any positional or geometric isomer.

(p)  “Lot”  means  a  definite  quantity  of  marijuana,  useable marijuana,  or marijuana-infused product identified by a lot number, every portion or  package  of which is uniform within recognized tolerances for the factors that appear in the labeling.

    (q) “Lot number” shall identify the licensee by business or trade name and Washington state unified business identifier number, and the date of harvest or  processing for each lot of marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused product.

    (r) “Manufacture” means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion,  or processing of  a    controlled   substance, either directly  or  indirectly or  by        extraction  from substances  of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis, and includes any packaging or repackaging of the substance or labeling or relabeling of its  container.    The term       does      not   include     the   preparation, compounding,  packaging, repackaging,  labeling,  or     relabeling   of a

controlled substance:

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(1)  by  a  practitioner  as  an  incident  to  the         practitioner’s administering or dispensing of a controlled substance in the course of the practitioner’s professional practice; or

(2) by a practitioner, or by the practitioner’s authorized agent under the practitioner’s supervision, for the purpose of, or as an incident   to,      research,         teaching,      or        chemical     analysis and         not  for sale.

(((q))) (s)  “Marijuana” or  “marihuana” means  all  parts       of the plant   Cannabis,  whether  growing  or    not, with a THC concentration greater than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted  from any    part  of  the  plant; and every    compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin.  The term does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or        preparation    of   the  mature   stalks  (except       the   resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.

(((r))) (t) “Marijuana processor” means a person licensed by the state liquor control board to process marijuana into useable marijuana and marijuana-infused  products, package and label useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products for  sale in retail outlets, and sell useable marijuana and marijuana-infused  products  at wholesale to marijuana retailers.

    (u) “Marijuana producer” means a person licensed by the state liquor  control  board to produce and sell marijuana at wholesale to marijuana processors and other marijuana producers.

    (v)  “Marijuana-infused  products” means  products that  contain marijuana or marijuana extracts and are intended for human use.  The term “marijuana-infused products” does not include useable marijuana.

    “Marijuana retailer” means a person licensed by the state

liquor control board to sell useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products in a retail outlet.

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origin, or  independently by  means  of chemical  synthesis,        or  by            a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:

(1) Opium, opium derivative, and any derivative of opium or opium derivative,   including     their     salts,            isomers,  and    salts   of        isomers, whenever the existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. The term does not include the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium.

(2)  Synthetic  opiate and  any  derivative  of synthetic          opiate, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of the isomers, esters, ethers,    and         salts is  possible         within   the  specific         chemical designation.

(3) Poppy straw and concentrate of poppy straw.

(4) Coca leaves, except coca leaves and extracts of coca leaves from which cocaine, ecgonine, and derivatives or ecgonine or their salts have been removed.

(5) Cocaine, or any salt, isomer, or salt of isomer thereof. (6) Cocaine base.

(7) Ecgonine, or any derivative, salt, isomer, or salt of isomer thereof.

(8) Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any quantity

of any substance referred to in subparagraphs (1) through (7).

(((s))) (y)  “Opiate”    means   any     substance       having an  addiction- forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable      of         conversion        into  a  drug  having  addiction-forming  or addiction-sustaining liability.    The term includes opium, substances derived from opium (opium derivatives), and synthetic opiates. The term does not include, unless specifically designated as controlled under  RCW  69.50.201,  the  dextrorotatory  isomer  of  3-methoxy-n- methylmorphinan and its salts (dextromethorphan).     The term includes the racemic and levorotatory forms of dextromethorphan.

(((t))) (z) “Opium poppy” means the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L., except its seeds.

(((u)))  (aa) “Person”  means individual,  corporation,        business trust,  estate, trust,        partnership,        association,     joint   venture, Code Rev/AI:crs                    6                     I-2465.1/11

government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(((v))) (bb) “Poppy straw” means all parts, except the seeds, of the opium poppy, after mowing.

(()) (cc) “Practitioner” means:

(1) A physician under chapter 18.71 RCW; a physician assistant under chapter 18.71A RCW; an osteopathic physician and surgeon under chapter 18.57 RCW; an osteopathic physician assistant under chapter

18.57A  RCW  who  is  licensed  under  RCW  18.57A.020  subject        to   any limitations in RCW 18.57A.040; an optometrist licensed under chapter

18.53 RCW who is certified by the optometry board under RCW 18.53.010 subject to any limitations in RCW 18.53.010; a dentist under chapter

18.32 RCW; a podiatric physician and surgeon under chapter 18.22 RCW;

a veterinarian under chapter 18.92 RCW; a registered nurse, advanced registered              nurse         practitioner,            or     licensed       practical     nurse            under chapter 18.79 RCW; a naturopathic physician under chapter 18.36A RCW who is licensed under RCW 18.36A.030 subject to any limitations in RCW

18.36A.040; a  pharmacist  under  chapter  18.64  RCW  or  a           scientific investigator     under this  chapter,           licensed,      registered   or otherwise permitted  insofar  as  is  consistent  with  those  licensing           laws to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of their professional practice or research in this state.

(2)  A   pharmacy,  hospital  or   other   institution         licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or to administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state.

(3) A  physician licensed  to  practice  medicine and        surgery, a physician licensed to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery, a dentist     licensed   to         practice  dentistry,          a  podiatric physician         and surgeon  licensed  to practice        podiatric medicine     and       surgery, or a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in any state of the United States.

(((x)))  (dd)  “Prescription”  means  an  order  for              controlled substances issued by a practitioner duly authorized by law or rule in Code Rev/AI:crs        7                                    I-2465.1/11

the state of Washington to prescribe controlled substances within the scope of his or her professional practice for a legitimate medical purpose.

(((y))) (ee) “Production” includes the manufacturing, planting, cultivating, growing, or harvesting of a controlled substance.

(((z))) (ff) “Retail outlet” means a location licensed by the state  liquor  control board for the retail sale of useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products.

    (gg) “Secretary” means the secretary of health or the secretary’s designee.

(((aa))) (hh)  “State,”  unless  the  context  otherwise requires, means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth  of    Puerto             Rico, or   a      territory or       insular             possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(((bb)))  (ii)  “THC  concentration”  means  percent  of  delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content per dry weight of any part of the plant Cannabis, or per volume or weight of marijuana product.

    (jj) “Ultimate user” means an individual who lawfully possesses a controlled substance for the individual’s own use or for the use of a member of the individual’s household or for administering to an animal owned by the individual or by a member of the individual’s household.

(((cc))) (kk) “Useable marijuana” means dried marijuana flowers. The  term  “useable  marijuana”  does  not  include marijuana-infused products.

    (ll) “Electronic communication of prescription information” means the            communication of  prescription       information    by   computer,    or    the transmission of an exact visual image of a prescription by facsimile, or other electronic means for original prescription information or prescription refill    information    for            a Schedule     III-V    controlled substance between an authorized practitioner and a pharmacy or the transfer of prescription information for a controlled substance from one pharmacy to another pharmacy.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 46.04 RCW

to read as follows:

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“THC     concentration”     means     nanograms     of             delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter of a person’s whole blood.        THC concentration does not include measurement of the metabolite THC-COOH, also known as carboxy-THC.

PART III

LICENSING AND REGULATION OF MARIJUANA PRODUCERS, PROCESSORS, AND RETAILERS

NEW SECTION.     Sec. 4. (1) There shall be a marijuana producer’s license   to     produce  marijuana     for sale     at  wholesale     to  marijuana processors  and other     marijuana   producers, regulated  by  the   state liquor control board and subject to annual renewal.   The production, possession,     delivery, distribution,     and     sale   of     marijuana in accordance with the provisions of this act and the rules adopted to implement and enforce it, by a validly licensed marijuana producer, shall not be a criminal or civil offense under Washington state law. Every marijuana producer’s license shall be issued in the name of the applicant, shall specify the location at which the marijuana producer intends to operate, which must be within the state of Washington, and the holder      thereof shall not   allow  any   other  person   to use     the license.    The application fee for a marijuana producer’s license shall be two hundred fifty dollars.  The annual fee for issuance and renewal of a marijuana producer’s license shall be one thousand dollars.    A separate license  shall be  required  for each  location  at which    a marijuana producer intends to produce marijuana.

(2) There shall be a marijuana processor’s license to process, package, and label useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products for sale at wholesale to marijuana retailers, regulated by the state liquor control board and subject to annual renewal.                 The processing, packaging, possession, delivery, distribution, and sale of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products in accordance with the provisions of this act and the rules adopted to implement and

enforce it, by a validly licensed marijuana processor, shall not be a

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criminal or civil offense under Washington state law. Every marijuana processor’s license shall be issued in the name of the applicant, shall specify the location at which the licensee intends to operate, which must be within the state of Washington, and the holder thereof shall not allow any other person to use the license.         The application fee for a marijuana processor’s license shall be two hundred fifty dollars. The    annual   fee      for  issuance and           renewal     of   a    marijuana processor’s license shall be one thousand dollars.  A separate license shall be required for each location at which a marijuana processor intends to process marijuana.

(3) There shall be a marijuana retailer’s license to sell useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products at retail in retail outlets, regulated by the state liquor control board and subject to annual renewal.  The possession, delivery, distribution, and sale of useable marijuana  and  marijuana-infused  products  in  accordance    with  the provisions of this act and the rules adopted to implement and enforce it, by a validly licensed marijuana retailer, shall not be a criminal or  civil  offense under    Washington   state    law. Every  marijuana retailer’s license shall be issued in the name of the applicant, shall specify the location of the retail outlet the licensee intends to operate, which must be within the state of Washington, and the holder thereof shall not allow any other person to use the license. The application    fee      for   a marijuana    retailer’s license  shall      be    two hundred fifty dollars. The annual fee for issuance and renewal of a marijuana     retailer’s license    shall    be    one     thousand   dollars.  A separate     license shall    be required for   each   location  at      which  a marijuana retailer intends to sell useable marijuana and marijuana- infused products.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  Neither a licensed marijuana producer nor a licensed marijuana processor shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in a licensed marijuana retailer.

NEW SECTION.   Sec. 6.   (1) For the purpose of considering any application for a license to produce, process, or sell marijuana, or Code Rev/AI:crs                                10        I-2465.1/11

for the renewal of a license to produce, process, or sell marijuana, the state liquor control board may cause an inspection of the premises to be made, and may inquire into all matters in connection with the construction and operation  of the   premises. For  the   purpose of reviewing          any application   for  a  license  and for         considering the denial, suspension, revocation, or renewal or denial thereof, of any license, the  state liquor          control board  may    consider     any prior criminal  conduct  of  the  applicant  including  an  administrative violation history record with the state liquor control board and a criminal history record information check. The state liquor control board may submit the criminal history record information check to the Washington state  patrol and  to the identification division        of the federal  bureau  of investigation  in order  that    these agencies may search their     records  for   prior     arrests and convictions  of the individual or individuals who filled out the forms.       The state liquor control board shall  require fingerprinting    of any          applicant whose criminal history record information check is submitted to the federal bureau    of   investigation.    The provisions of RCW  9.95.240 and of chapter 9.96A RCW shall not apply to these cases. Subject to the provisions of this section, the state liquor control board may, in its discretion, grant or deny the renewal or license applied for. Denial may be based on, without limitation, the existence of chronic illegal activity documented in objections submitted pursuant to subsections (7)(c) and (9) of this section. Authority to approve an uncontested or unopposed license may be granted by the state liquor control board to any staff member the board designates in writing.    Conditions for granting this authority shall be adopted by rule. No license of any kind may be issued to:

(a) A person under the age of twenty-one years;

(b)  A  person doing  business as a  sole proprietor who has      not lawfully    resided in  the      state  for at         least        three      months  prior to applying to receive a license;

(c) A partnership, employee cooperative, association, nonprofit

corporation, or  corporation  unless  formed  under  the  laws             of  this

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state, and unless all of the members thereof are qualified to obtain a license as provided in this section; or

(d) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent, unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.

(2)(a) The state  liquor control board may,  in its           discretion, subject to the provisions of section 7 of this act, suspend or cancel any license; and all protections of the licensee from criminal or civil sanctions under state law for producing, processing, or selling marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused products thereunder shall be suspended or terminated, as the case may be.

(b) The state liquor control board shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order.   If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license shall be automatic upon the state liquor control     board’s      receipt  of  a        release  issued  by  the      department   of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the order.

(c) The state liquor control board may request the appointment of administrative law judges under chapter 34.12 RCW who shall have power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and        the     production       of  papers,  books,  accounts,     documents,       and testimony, examine witnesses, and to receive testimony in any inquiry, investigation, hearing, or proceeding in any part of the state, under rules and regulations the state liquor control board may adopt.

(d) Witnesses shall be allowed fees and mileage each way to and from any inquiry, investigation, hearing, or proceeding at the rate authorized by RCW 34.05.446. Fees need not be paid in advance of appearance of witnesses to testify or to produce books, records, or other legal evidence.

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judges, or  on  the  refusal  of a  witness  to  testify  to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, the judge of the superior   court  of   the    county   in    which   the person resides,   on application of any member of the board or administrative law judge, shall compel obedience by contempt proceedings, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from said court or a refusal to testify therein.

(3) Upon receipt of notice of the suspension or cancellation of a license, the licensee shall forthwith deliver up the license to the state liquor control board.                               Where the license has been suspended only, the state liquor control board shall return the license to the licensee at the expiration or termination of the period of suspension. The state liquor control board shall notify all other licensees in the county where the subject licensee has its premises of the suspension or cancellation of the license; and no other licensee or employee of another licensee may allow or cause any marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused products to be delivered to or for any person at the premises of the subject licensee.

(4) Every license issued under this act shall be subject to all conditions and restrictions imposed by this act or by rules adopted by the state liquor control board to implement and enforce this act.        All conditions and restrictions imposed by the state liquor control board in the issuance of an individual license shall be listed on the face of the individual license along with                                       the trade name, address, and expiration date.

(5) Every licensee shall post and keep posted its license, or licenses, in a conspicuous place on the premises.

(6) No licensee shall employ any person under the age of twenty- one years.

(7)(a) Before  the state  liquor  control  board  issues  a       new     or

renewed  license  to  an  applicant  it  shall  give  notice         of       the application to the chief executive officer of the incorporated city or town, if the application is for a license within an incorporated city or town, or to the county legislative authority, if the application is for a license outside the boundaries of incorporated cities or towns. Code Rev/AI:crs                   13                           I-2465.1/11

(b) The incorporated city or town through the official or employee selected by it, or the county legislative authority or the official or employee selected by it, shall have the right to file with the state liquor control board within twenty days after the date of transmittal of the notice for applications, or at least thirty days prior to the expiration date for renewals, written objections against the applicant or against the premises for which the new or renewed license is asked. The      state        liquor     control        board    may    extend       the  time     period for submitting written objections.

(c) The written objections shall include a statement of all facts upon which the objections are based, and in case written objections are    filed,   the city        or   town     or   county  legislative    authority  may request, and the state liquor control board may in its discretion hold, a hearing subject to the applicable provisions of Title 34 RCW. If the state liquor control board makes an initial decision to deny a license or renewal based on the written objections of an incorporated city        or   town     or   county  legislative    authority, the     applicant     may request a hearing subject to the applicable provisions of Title 34

RCW.   If a hearing is held at the request of the applicant, state liquor                      control  board       representatives shall           present        and       defend   the state liquor control board’s initial decision to deny a license or renewal.

(d) Upon the granting of a license under this title the state liquor   control board  shall    send   written       notification   to   the    chief executive officer       of the  incorporated city or     town  in  which the license is granted, or to the county legislative authority if the license is granted outside the boundaries of incorporated cities or towns.

(8) The state liquor control board shall not issue a license for any premises within one thousand feet of the perimeter of the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public park, public transit center, or library, or any game arcade admission to which is not restricted to

persons aged twenty-one years or older.

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(9) In determining whether to grant or deny a license or renewal of any license, the state liquor control board shall give substantial weight to   objections from   an    incorporated     city or town or  county legislative authority based upon chronic illegal activity associated with  the  applicant’s    operations  of   the   premises      proposed     to be licensed or the applicant’s operation of any other licensed premises, or  the    conduct     of  the applicant’s  patrons inside or outside the licensed premises.  “Chronic illegal activity” means (a) a pervasive pattern     of   activity that  threatens the    public  health,   safety, and welfare of the city, town, or county including, but not limited to, open container violations, assaults, disturbances, disorderly conduct, or other criminal law  violations,    or    as  documented  in    crime statistics, police reports, emergency medical response data, calls for service, field data, or similar records of a law enforcement agency for the city, town, county, or any other municipal corporation or any state agency; or (b) an unreasonably high number of citations for violations   of RCW  46.61.502   associated  with    the applicant’s or licensee’s operation   of any licensed   premises as indicated by  the reported statements given to law enforcement upon arrest.

NEW SECTION.    Sec. 7.   The action, order, or decision of the state liquor control   board  as   to  any  denial of    an  application for the reissuance of a license to produce, process, or sell marijuana, or as to   any revocation,       suspension, or modification    of   any     license     to produce,  process,    or     sell marijuana,      shall be  an  adjudicative proceeding and subject to the applicable provisions of chapter 34.05

RCW.

(1) An opportunity for a hearing may be provided to an applicant for        the reissuance of     a   license    prior           to  the        disposition    of    the application, and if no opportunity for a prior hearing is provided then an opportunity for a hearing to reconsider the application must be provided the applicant.

(2) An opportunity for a hearing must be provided to a licensee

prior to a revocation or modification of any license and, except as

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provided in subsection (4) of this section, prior to the suspension of any license.

(3) No hearing shall be required until demanded by the applicant or licensee.

(4) The state liquor control board may summarily suspend a license for a period of up to one hundred eighty days without a prior hearing if it   finds that  public      health, safety, or  welfare  imperatively require emergency action, and it incorporates a finding to that effect in its order.      Proceedings for revocation or other action must be promptly instituted and determined.      An administrative law judge may extend the summary suspension period for up to one calendar year from the first    day of    the initial   summary   suspension    in   the    event  the proceedings for revocation or other action cannot be completed during the  initial one  hundred eighty-day period   due  to    actions  by  the licensee. The state liquor control board’s enforcement division shall complete a preliminary staff investigation of the violation before requesting an emergency suspension by the state liquor control board.

NEW SECTION.   Sec. 8.   (1) If the state liquor control board approves, a license to produce, process, or sell marijuana may be transferred,  without   charge,           to the   surviving spouse or domestic partner of a deceased licensee if the license was issued in the names of one or both of the parties. For the purpose of considering the qualifications of   the    surviving    party to receive         a  marijuana producer’s, marijuana processor’s, or          marijuana retailer’s  license, the state liquor control board may require a criminal history record information check.  The state liquor control board may submit the criminal history  record  information check     to       the Washington state patrol and to the identification division of the federal bureau of investigation in order that these agencies may search their records for prior arrests and convictions of the individual or individuals who filled out the forms.  The state liquor control board shall require fingerprinting of          any   applicant whose     criminal      history            record

information check is submitted to the federal bureau of investigation.

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(2) The proposed sale of more than ten percent of the outstanding or   issued            stock    of a    corporation   licensed          under    this   act, or    any proposed  change  in        the officers of  such a    corporation,  must  be reported to the state liquor control board, and state liquor control board approval must be obtained before the changes are made.     A fee of seventy-five dollars will be charged for the processing of the change of stock ownership or corporate officers.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 9. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act according to their true intent or of supplying any deficiency therein, the state liquor control board may adopt rules not inconsistent with the spirit of this act as are deemed necessary or    advisable.    Without  limiting  the  generality  of  the    preceding sentence, the state liquor control board is empowered to adopt rules regarding the following:

(1) The equipment and management of retail outlets and premises where marijuana is produced or processed, and inspection of the retail outlets and premises;

(2)  The  books  and  records  to  be  created  and         maintained  by licensees, the reports to be made thereon to the state liquor control board, and inspection of the books and records;

(3)  Methods of  producing, processing, and  packaging         marijuana, useable     marijuana,  and  marijuana-infused  products;   conditions of sanitation; and standards of ingredients, quality, and identity of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products produced, processed, packaged, or sold by licensees;

(4) Security requirements for retail outlets and premises where marijuana is produced or processed, and safety protocols for licensees and their employees;

(5)  Screening,  hiring,  training, and  supervising     employees   of

licensees;

(6) Retail outlet locations and hours of operation;

(7)  Labeling requirements and restrictions  on         advertisement          of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products;

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(8) Forms to be used for purposes of this act or the rules adopted to implement and enforce it, the terms and conditions to be contained in licenses issued  under this     act,   and     the qualifications for receiving a license  issued       under  this    act, including  a criminal history record information check. The state liquor control board may submit any criminal history record information check to the Washington state patrol and to the identification division of the federal bureau of investigation in order that these agencies may search their records for prior arrests and convictions of the individual or individuals who filled out the forms.   The state liquor control board shall require fingerprinting of     any     applicant   whose   criminal  history  record information check is submitted to the federal bureau of investigation; (9)  Application, reinstatement,   and renewal           fees for licenses issued under this act, and fees for anything done or permitted to be

done under the rules adopted to implement and enforce this act;

(10) The manner of giving and serving notices required by this act or rules adopted to implement or enforce it;

(11) Times and periods when, and the manner, methods, and means by which,    licensees         shall         transport        and        deliver           marijuana,    useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products within the state;

(12)  Identification,  seizure,  confiscation,          destruction,     or donation to law enforcement for training purposes of all marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products produced, processed, sold, or offered for sale within this state which do not conform in all respects to the standards prescribed by this act or the rules adopted to implement and enforce it:                PROVIDED, That nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing the state liquor control board to seize, confiscate, destroy, or donate to law enforcement marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused products produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, or possessed in compliance with the Washington state medical use of cannabis act, chapter 69.51A RCW.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 10.  The state liquor control board, subject to the provisions of this act, must adopt rules by December 1, 2013, that

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establish  the  procedures  and  criteria  necessary  to           implement       the following:

(1) Licensing of marijuana producers, marijuana processors, and marijuana        retailers,   including           prescribing forms      and          establishing application, reinstatement, and renewal fees;

(2)  Determining, in  consultation  with  the  office  of         financial management, the maximum number of retail outlets that may be licensed in each county, taking into consideration:

(a) Population distribution;

(b) Security and safety issues; and

(c)  The  provision  of  adequate  access  to  licensed         sources     of useable              marijuana and          marijuana-infused  products  to      discourage purchases from the illegal market;

(3)  Determining the  maximum  quantity  of  marijuana a     marijuana

producer may have on the premises of a licensed location at any time without violating Washington state law;

(4)  Determining  the  maximum  quantities  of  marijuana,     useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products a marijuana processor may have on        the     premises  of   a    licensed location  at    any   time        without violating Washington state law;

(5) Determining the maximum quantities of useable marijuana and marijuana-infused           products  a                   marijuana retailer      may       have on                   the premises of a retail outlet at any time without violating Washington state law;

(6)  In  making  the  determinations required  by         subsections (3) through (5) of this section, the state liquor control board shall take into consideration:

(a) Security and safety issues;

(b)  The  provision  of  adequate  access  to  licensed          sources     of marijuana,   useable marijuana,  and          marijuana-infused  products  to discourage purchases from the illegal market; and

(c) Economies of scale, and their impact on licensees’ ability to both comply with regulatory requirements and undercut illegal market

prices;

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(7) Determining the nature, form, and capacity of all containers to be used by licensees to contain marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused  products, and                   their      labeling    requirements,                   to include but not be limited to:

(a)  The  business  or  trade  name  and  Washington  state         unified business identifier number of the licensees that grew, processed, and sold the marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused product;

(b) Lot numbers of the marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana- infused product;

(c)  THC  concentration of  the  marijuana,  useable         marijuana,         or marijuana-infused product;

(d) Medically and scientifically accurate information about the health and safety risks posed by marijuana use; and

(e) Language required by RCW 69.04.480;

(8)  In   consultation  with  the   department  of      agriculture, establishing classes of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana- infused products according to grade, condition, cannabinoid profile, THC      concentration,   or   other   qualitative   measurements      deemed appropriate by the state liquor control board;

(9) Establishing reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions and    requirements             regarding      advertising   of          marijuana,    useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, taking into consideration:

(a) Federal laws relating to marijuana that are applicable within

Washington state;

(b) Minimizing exposure of people under twenty-one years of age to the advertising; and

(c)  The  inclusion  of  medically  and  scientifically         accurate information about the health and safety risks posed by marijuana use in the advertising;

(10) Specifying and regulating the time and periods when, and the

manner, methods, and means by which, licensees shall transport and deliver marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products within the state;

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(11) In consultation with the department and the department of agriculture,      establishing  accreditation      requirements    for testing laboratories       used  by     licensees to   demonstrate      compliance with standards adopted by the state liquor control board, and prescribing methods of  producing, processing, and packaging  marijuana,    useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products; conditions of sanitation; and  standards  of ingredients,    quality,  and  identity of  marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products produced, processed, packaged, or sold by licensees;

(12) Specifying procedures for identifying, seizing, confiscating, destroying, and donating to law enforcement for training purposes all marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products produced, processed, packaged, labeled, or offered for sale in this state that do not conform in all respects to the standards prescribed by this act or the rules of the state liquor control board.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 11.  (1) On a schedule determined by the state liquor control board, every licensed marijuana producer and processor must submit representative samples of marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused products produced or processed by the licensee to an independent, third-party testing laboratory meeting the accreditation requirements  established  by  the state  liquor  control              board,       for inspection and testing to certify compliance with standards adopted by the state liquor control board.     Any sample remaining after testing shall be destroyed by the laboratory or returned to the licensee.

(2)  Licensees  must  submit  the  results of  this         inspection and testing to the state liquor control board on a form developed by the state liquor control board.

(3) If a representative sample inspected and tested under this section does not meet the applicable standards adopted by the state liquor control board, the entire lot from which the sample was taken must be destroyed.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 12.  Except as provided by chapter 42.52 RCW, no member of the state liquor control board and no employee of the Code Rev/AI:crs                                          21        I-2465.1/11

state  liquor    control         board     shall   have any     interest, directly or indirectly, in    the producing,      processing,  or   sale  of   marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused products, or derive any profit or    remuneration  from  the      sale of marijuana, useable      marijuana,    or marijuana-infused products other than the salary or wages payable to him or her in respect of his or her office or position, and shall receive no gratuity from any person in connection with the business.

NEW SECTION.   Sec. 13.   There may be licensed, in no greater number in each of the counties of the state than as the state liquor control board shall deem advisable, retail outlets established for the purpose of        making     useable  marijuana and marijuana-infused        products available for sale to adults aged twenty-one and over.      Retail sale of useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products in accordance with the provisions of this act and the rules adopted to implement and enforce it, by a validly licensed marijuana retailer or retail outlet employee, shall not be a criminal or civil offense under Washington state law.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 14.  (1) Retail outlets shall sell no products or services other than useable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, or paraphernalia intended for the storage or use of useable marijuana or marijuana-infused products.

(2) Licensed marijuana retailers shall not employ persons under twenty-one years of age or allow persons under twenty-one years of age to enter or remain on the premises of a retail outlet.

(3) Licensed marijuana retailers shall not display any signage in a window, on a door, or on the outside of the premises of a retail outlet that is visible to the general public from a public right-of- way, other than a single sign no larger than one thousand six hundred square inches identifying the retail outlet by the licensee’s business or trade name.

(4)  Licensed  marijuana  retailers  shall  not  display         useable marijuana or marijuana-infused products in a manner that is visible to the general public from a public right-of-way.

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(5) No licensed marijuana retailer or employee of a retail outlet shall open or consume, or allow to be opened or consumed, any useable marijuana or marijuana-infused product on the outlet premises.

(6)  The  state liquor  control  board  shall  fine a       licensee   one thousand dollars for each violation of any subsection of this section. Fines  collected under this       section    must   be    deposited   into   the dedicated marijuana fund created under section 26 of this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 15.  The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed marijuana retailer or employee of a validly licensed retail outlet in compliance with rules adopted by the state liquor control board to implement and enforce this act, shall not constitute criminal or civil offenses under Washington state law:

(1) Purchase and receipt of useable marijuana or marijuana-infused products that have been properly packaged and labeled from a marijuana processor validly licensed under this act;

(2) Possession of quantities of useable marijuana or marijuana- infused products that do not exceed the maximum amounts established by the state liquor control board under section 10(5) of this act; and

(3)  Delivery,  distribution, and  sale,  on  the  premises         of         the retail outlet, of any combination of the following amounts of useable marijuana or marijuana-infused product to any person twenty-one years of age or older:

(a) One ounce of useable marijuana;

(b) Sixteen ounces of marijuana-infused product in solid form; or

(c)  Seventy-two  ounces  of  marijuana-infused  product         in           liquid form.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 16.  The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed marijuana processor or employee of a validly licensed marijuana processor      in          compliance with    rules  adopted     by       the          state liquor control board to implement and enforce this act, shall not

constitute criminal or civil offenses under Washington state law:

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(1)  Purchase  and  receipt of  marijuana that  has  been         properly packaged and labeled from a marijuana producer validly licensed under this act;

(2) Possession, processing, packaging, and labeling of quantities of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products that do not exceed the maximum amounts established by the state liquor control board under section 10(4) of this act; and

(3)  Delivery,  distribution,  and  sale  of  useable         marijuana  or marijuana-infused products to a marijuana retailer validly licensed under this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 17.  The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed marijuana producer or employee of a validly licensed marijuana producer                 in      compliance with  rules adopted        by          the     state liquor control board to implement and enforce this act, shall not constitute criminal or civil offenses under Washington state law:

(1) Production or possession of quantities of marijuana that do not exceed the maximum amounts established by the state liquor control board under section 10(3) of this act; and

(2) Delivery, distribution, and sale of marijuana to a marijuana processor or another marijuana producer validly licensed under this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec.  18.   (1)  No  licensed  marijuana                   producer, processor, or retailer shall place or maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, an advertisement of marijuana, useable marijuana, or a marijuana-infused  product  in  any  form  or  through  any                   medium whatsoever:

(a) Within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public park,   or    library,          or  any       game         arcade  admission    to         which       is  not restricted to persons aged twenty-one years or older;

(b) On or in a public transit vehicle or public transit shelter;

or

(c) On or in a publicly owned or operated property.

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(2) Merchandising within a retail outlet is not advertising for the purposes of this section.

(3) This section does not apply to a noncommercial message.

(4)  The  state liquor  control  board  shall  fine a       licensee  one thousand dollars for each violation of subsection (1) of this section. Fines    collected under  this       subsection must   be    deposited   into  the dedicated marijuana fund created under section 26 of this act.

Sec. 19.  RCW 69.50.401 and 2005 c 218 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance.

(2) Any person who violates this section with respect to:

(a) A controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II which is a narcotic drug or flunitrazepam, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, classified in Schedule IV, is guilty of a class B felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, or (i) fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars if the crime    involved   less   than  two kilograms      of      the    drug,   or both   such imprisonment  and   fine;      or       (ii)  if the crime involved       two     or      more kilograms of the drug, then fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars for the first two kilograms and not more than fifty dollars for each gram in excess of two kilograms, or both such imprisonment and fine;

(b)  Amphetamine, including  its  salts, isomers, and         salts        of isomers, or methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, is guilty of a class B felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, or (i) fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars if               the          crime        involved less    than   two kilograms of the drug, or both such imprisonment and fine; or (ii) if the crime involved two or more kilograms of the drug, then fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars for the first two kilograms and not more than fifty dollars for each gram in excess of two kilograms, or both such imprisonment and fine.             Three thousand dollars of the Code Rev/AI:crs                    25             I-2465.1/11

fine may not be suspended.  As collected, the first three thousand dollars of the fine must be deposited with the law enforcement agency having     responsibility        for             cleanup        of   laboratories,        sites,          or substances used in the manufacture of the methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.             The fine moneys deposited with that law enforcement agency must be used for such clean-up cost;

(c) Any other controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III, is guilty of a class C felony punishable according to chapter

9A.20 RCW;

(d) A substance classified in Schedule IV, except flunitrazepam, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, is guilty of a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW; or

(e) A substance classified in Schedule V, is guilty of a class C

felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.

(3) The production, manufacture, processing, packaging, delivery, distribution, sale, or possession of marijuana in compliance with the terms set forth in  section  15, 16, or 17 of this act shall not constitute a violation of this  section, this chapter, or any other provision of Washington state law.

Sec. 20.  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  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.

(3) The possession, by a person twenty-one years of age or older, of useable marijuana or marijuana-infused products in amounts that do not exceed those set forth in section 15(3) of this act is not a violation of this section, this  chapter,  or any other provision of Washington state law.

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NEW SECTION.    Sec.  21.    It  is  unlawful    to           open       a   package containing   marijuana,         useable    marijuana,  or  a  marijuana-infused product, or  consume    marijuana,  useable     marijuana, or       a  marijuana- infused product, in view of the general public.     A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 3 civil infraction under chapter

7.80 RCW.

Sec. 22.  RCW 69.50.412 and 2002 c 213 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) It is unlawful for any person to use drug paraphernalia to plant,    propagate,        cultivate,        grow,      harvest,  manufacture,     compound, convert,  produce, process, prepare,         test,        analyze, pack,      repack, store,    contain,         conceal,   inject,   ingest, inhale,  or               otherwise introduce  into the human    body      a        controlled substance other than marijuana.             Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to deliver, possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will    be  used    to   plant,  propagate,    cultivate,   grow, harvest, manufacture,  compound,  convert,  produce,        process,     prepare,  test, analyze,      pack, repack,    store,    contain, conceal,  inject,    ingest, inhale,  or     otherwise introduce into    the    human        body  a    controlled substance  other than  marijuana.     Any    person who      violates      this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(3)  Any  person  eighteen  years  of  age  or  over  who         violates subsection (2) of this section by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person under eighteen years of age who is at least three years his junior is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(4)  It is  unlawful for  any person  to  place in any     newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement, knowing, or   under       circumstances    where   one reasonably    should      know,     that   the purpose of the advertisement, in whole or in part, is to promote the sale of objects designed or intended for use as drug paraphernalia. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor. Code Rev/AI:crs           27                        I-2465.1/11

(5)  It  is  lawful  for any  person     over   the	age	of eighteen	to
possess sterile hypodermic syringes and needles	for	the purpose	of

reducing bloodborne diseases.

Sec. 23.  RCW 69.50.4121 and 2002 c 213 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Every person who sells or gives, or permits to be sold or given to any person any drug paraphernalia in any form commits a class I civil   infraction under  chapter    7.80  RCW.       For   purposes  of  this subsection, “drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding,      converting,   producing,  processing, preparing,        testing,  analyzing,  packaging,   repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into     the human body a controlled    substance other than marijuana.   Drug paraphernalia includes, but is not limited to objects used, intended for use, or designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise   introducing      ((marihuana,))    cocaine((, hashish, or hashish oil)) into the human body, such as:

(a)  Metal,  wooden,  acrylic,  glass,  stone,  plastic, or         ceramic pipes with or without screens, permanent screens, hashish heads, or punctured metal bowls;

(b) Water pipes;

(c) Carburetion tubes and devices; (d) Smoking and carburetion masks;

(e) ((Roach clips:  Meaning objects used to hold burning material, such as a marihuana cigarette, that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand;

    (f))) Miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials;

(((g))) (f) Chamber pipes; (((h))) (g) Carburetor pipes; (((i))) (h) Electric pipes; (((j))) (i) Air-driven pipes;

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(((k) Chillums;

    (l) Bongs;)) and

(((m))) (j) Ice pipes or chillers.

(2) It shall be no defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the person acted, or was believed by the defendant to act, as agent or representative of another.

(3)  Nothing in  subsection (1)  of  this  section         prohibits   legal distribution of injection syringe equipment through public health and community based HIV prevention programs, and pharmacies.

Sec. 24.   RCW 69.50.500 and 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 437 are each amended to read as follows:

(a) It is hereby made the duty of the state board of pharmacy, the

department, the state liquor control board,  and  their         officers, agents,   inspectors   and            representatives,    and  all law   enforcement officers  within  the    state,   and  of   all           prosecuting attorneys, to enforce all     provisions         of this chapter,    except   those specifically delegated,  and  to  cooperate  with  all  agencies charged         with the enforcement of the laws of the United States, of this state, and all other states, relating to controlled substances as defined in this chapter.

(b) Employees of the department of health, who are so designated by the board as enforcement officers are declared to be peace officers and shall be vested with police powers to enforce the drug laws of this state, including this chapter.

Sec. 25.  RCW 69.50.505 and 2009 c 479 s 46 and 2009 c 364 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) The following are subject to seizure and forfeiture and no property right exists in them:

(a)  All  controlled  substances  which  have  been         manufactured, distributed, dispensed, acquired, or possessed in violation of this chapter or chapter 69.41 or 69.52 RCW, and all hazardous chemicals, as defined in    RCW         64.44.010,       used     or  intended  to  be  used         in  the manufacture of controlled substances;

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(b) All raw materials, products, and equipment of any kind which are  used,     or   intended  for          use,     in     manufacturing,     compounding, processing,       delivering, importing,           or   exporting  any      controlled substance in violation of this chapter or chapter 69.41 or 69.52 RCW;

(c)  All  property  which  is  used,  or  intended  for         use, as        a container for property described in (a) or (b) of this subsection;

(d)  All conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles, or         vessels, which are used, or intended for use, in any manner to facilitate the sale, delivery, or receipt of property described in (a) or (b) of this subsection, except that:

(i) No conveyance used by any person as a common carrier in the transaction of business as a common carrier is subject to forfeiture under this section unless it appears that the owner or other person in charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy to a violation of this chapter or chapter 69.41 or 69.52 RCW;

(ii) No conveyance is subject to forfeiture under this section by reason of any act or omission established by the owner thereof to have been committed or omitted without the owner’s knowledge or consent;

(iii) No conveyance is subject to forfeiture under this section if used        in  the   receipt     of  only      an  amount        of  marijuana for     which possession constitutes a misdemeanor under RCW 69.50.4014;

(iv)  A  forfeiture  of  a  conveyance  encumbered  by  a          bona          fide security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if the secured party neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act or omission; and

(v) When the owner of a conveyance has been arrested under this chapter or chapter 69.41 or 69.52 RCW the conveyance in which the person  is      arrested       may       not be        subject  to  forfeiture  unless     it       is seized or process is issued for its seizure within ten days of the owner’s arrest;

(e)  All  books,  records,  and  research  products  and     materials,

including formulas,          microfilm,	tapes, and       data	which are  used,      or
intended for use, in violation	of this chapter	or chapter 69.41 or
69.52 RCW;

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(f) All drug paraphernalia21 other than paraphernalia possessed, sold, or  used  solely to facilitate marijuana-related activities that are not violations of this chapter;

(g) All  moneys, negotiable  instruments,   securities,    or other tangible or intangible property of value furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for a controlled substance in violation of this chapter or chapter 69.41 or 69.52 RCW, all tangible or intangible personal property, proceeds, or assets acquired in whole or  in part  with proceeds traceable to  an exchange    or  series  of exchanges in violation of this chapter or chapter 69.41 or 69.52 RCW, and  all  moneys, negotiable     instruments, and  securities  used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of this chapter or chapter 69.41  or 69.52  RCW.    A  forfeiture of  money,    negotiable instruments,   securities,  or other tangible     or  intangible property encumbered by a bona fide security interest is subject to the interest of  the secured     party if, at   the time the  security  interest  was created, the secured party neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act or omission.   No personal property may be forfeited under this subsection     (1)(g), to the extent of  the interest     of an owner, by reason   of    any  act    or  omission   which that  owner   establishes  was committed or omitted without the owner’s knowledge or consent; and

(h) All real property, including any right, title, and interest in the    whole   of    any lot or tract    of land,    and    any appurtenances or improvements which are being used with the knowledge of the owner for the manufacturing,  compounding,  processing,  delivery, importing, or exporting of any controlled substance, or which have been acquired in whole or in part with proceeds traceable to an exchange or series of exchanges in violation of this chapter or chapter 69.41 or 69.52 RCW, if such activity is not less than a class C felony and a substantial nexus exists  between the      commercial     production    or     sale of the controlled substance and the real property. However:

(i)  No  property  may  be  forfeited  pursuant to  this         subsection (1)(h), to the extent of the interest of an owner, by reason of any act or omission committed or omitted without the owner’s knowledge or consent;

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(ii) The bona fide gift of a controlled substance, legend drug, or imitation controlled substance shall not result in the forfeiture of real property;

(iii)  The possession  of  marijuana  shall  not  result        in the forfeiture of  real property  unless  the marijuana      is   possessed for commercial purposes that are unlawful under Washington state law, the amount possessed       is five  or more    plants or  one pound or more of marijuana, and a substantial nexus exists between the possession of marijuana and the real property.  In such a case, the intent of the offender shall be determined by the preponderance of the evidence, including the  offender’s prior  criminal    history,    the   amount of marijuana  possessed  by  the offender,  the  sophistication        of the activity or equipment used by the offender, whether the offender was licensed to produce, process, or sell marijuana, or was an employee of a licensed producer, processor, or retailer, and other evidence which demonstrates the offender’s intent to engage in unlawful commercial activity;

(iv) The unlawful sale of marijuana or a legend drug shall not result in the forfeiture of real property unless the sale was forty grams or more in the case of marijuana or one hundred dollars or more in the case of a legend drug, and a substantial nexus exists between the unlawful sale and the real property; and

(v)  A  forfeiture  of  real  property  encumbered  by  a         bona          fide security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if the secured party, at the time the security interest was created, neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act or omission.

(2) Real or personal property subject to forfeiture under this chapter may  be  seized     by    any board    inspector    or law    enforcement officer of this state upon process issued by any superior court having jurisdiction         over the property.  Seizure of real  property         shall include the filing of a lis pendens by the seizing agency.  Real property      seized   under            this section    shall    not be      transferred or otherwise conveyed until ninety days after seizure or until a judgment of forfeiture is entered, whichever is later:          PROVIDED, That real property seized under this section may be transferred or conveyed to Code Rev/AI:crs                           32                      I-2465.1/11

any person or entity who acquires title by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of a security interest.                                         Seizure of personal property without process may be made if:

(a) The seizure is incident to an arrest or a search under a search warrant or an inspection under an administrative inspection warrant;

(b) The property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment  in   favor of the         state      in       a   criminal  injunction or forfeiture proceeding based upon this chapter;

(c)  A  board inspector or  law enforcement officer has         probable cause to believe that the property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety; or

(d) The board inspector or law enforcement officer has probable

cause to believe that the property was used or is intended to be used in violation of this chapter.

(3) In the event of seizure pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, proceedings for forfeiture shall be deemed commenced by the seizure.    The law enforcement agency under whose authority the seizure was made shall cause notice to be served within fifteen days following the seizure on the owner of the property seized and the person in charge       thereof  and  any person  having any  known  right  or       interest therein, including any community property interest, of the seizure and intended forfeiture of the seized property.        Service of notice of seizure of real property shall be made according to the rules of civil procedure.  However, the state may not obtain a default judgment with respect to real property against a party who is served by substituted service absent an affidavit stating that a good faith effort has been made to ascertain if the defaulted party is incarcerated within the state, and that there is no present basis to believe that the party is incarcerated    within   the  state.      Notice of    seizure       in the case   of property subject to a security interest that has been perfected by filing a financing statement in accordance with chapter 62A.9A RCW, or a certificate of title, shall be made by service upon the secured party or the secured party’s assignee at the address shown on the financing   statement or the       certificate  of       title.      The notice  of Code Rev/AI:crs          33                            I-2465.1/11

seizure in other cases may be served by any method authorized by law or court rule including but not limited to service by certified mail with return   receipt      requested.      Service  by  mail     shall    be      deemed complete upon     mailing      within   the    fifteen      day       period  following    the seizure.

(4) If no person notifies the seizing law enforcement agency in writing of the person’s claim of ownership or right to possession of items specified in subsection (1)(d), (g), or (h) of this section within    forty-five     days  of      the   service of       notice  from the      seizing agency in the case of personal property and ninety days in the case of real  property,  the item seized  shall  be deemed  forfeited. The community property interest in real property of a person whose spouse or domestic partner committed a violation giving rise to seizure of the  real    property  may    not    be      forfeited   if the     person did    not participate in the violation.

(5) If any person notifies the seizing law enforcement agency in writing of the person’s claim of ownership or right to possession of items specified in subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of this section within forty-five days of the service of notice from the seizing agency in the case of personal property and ninety days in the case of real property, the person or persons shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard as to the claim or right. The notice of claim may be served by any method authorized by law or court rule including, but not    limited to,  service   by  first-class mail. Service    by mail  shall be  deemed complete upon mailing  within  the forty-five day period following service of the notice of seizure in the  case of   personal    property      and  within  the   ninety-day period following service    of   the  notice   of  seizure in   the  case  of real property.   The  hearing shall  be before  the chief  law enforcement officer of the seizing agency or the chief law enforcement officer’s designee, except where the seizing agency is a state agency as defined in RCW 34.12.020(4),   the     hearing shall  be before  the   chief law enforcement officer of the seizing agency or an administrative law judge  appointed  under chapter  34.12 RCW, except  that any person asserting  a    claim or     right may remove the    matter  to  a    court of Code Rev/AI:crs               34                      I-2465.1/11

competent jurisdiction.   Removal of  any matter  involving          personal property may only be accomplished according to the rules of civil procedure.      The              person   seeking removal      of the  matter must         serve process  against   the state,  county,         political       subdivision, or municipality that operates the seizing agency, and any other party of interest, in accordance with RCW 4.28.080 or 4.92.020, within forty- five days after the person seeking removal has notified the seizing law enforcement agency of the person’s claim of ownership or right to possession. The court to which the matter is to be removed shall be the district court when the aggregate value of personal property is within the jurisdictional limit set forth in RCW 3.66.020. A hearing before the seizing agency and any appeal therefrom shall be under Title 34 RCW.   In all cases, the burden of proof is upon the law enforcement agency to establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the property is subject to forfeiture.

The  seizing  law enforcement  agency  shall promptly         return   the article  or  articles   to the         claimant upon a   determination by the administrative law judge or court that the claimant is the present lawful owner or is lawfully entitled to possession thereof of items specified in subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of this section.

(6) In any proceeding to forfeit property under this title, where the             claimant   substantially     prevails, the            claimant   is   entitled  to reasonable attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the claimant.     In addition, in a court hearing between two or more claimants to the article or articles involved, the prevailing party is entitled to a judgment for costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.

(7) When property is forfeited under this chapter the board or seizing law enforcement agency may:

(a) Retain it for official use or upon application by any law

enforcement agency of this state release such property to such agency for the exclusive use of enforcing the provisions of this chapter;

(b) Sell that which is not required to be destroyed by law and

which is not harmful to the public;

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(c) Request the appropriate sheriff or director of public safety to take    custody   of  the     property    and  remove  it  for disposition   in accordance with law; or

(d)  Forward  it  to  the  drug  enforcement         administration   for disposition.

(8)(a) When property is forfeited, the seizing agency shall keep a record indicating the  identity      of the prior        owner,  if  known, a description of      the         property, the disposition of   the   property, the value      of  the property  at the  time of  seizure, and  the      amount  of proceeds realized from disposition of the property.

(b) Each seizing agency shall retain records of forfeited property for at least seven years.

(c) Each seizing agency shall file a report including a copy of

the  records  of  forfeited  property  with  the  state     treasurer    each calendar quarter.

(d) The quarterly report need not include a record of forfeited property that  is    still being    held         for  use as    evidence    during   the investigation or prosecution of a case or during the appeal from a conviction.

(9)(a) By January 31st of each year, each seizing agency shall remit to the state treasurer an amount equal to ten percent of the net proceeds of any property forfeited during the preceding calendar year. Money remitted shall be deposited in the state general fund.

(b) The net proceeds of forfeited property is the value of the forfeitable interest    in       the        property       after deducting  the   cost of satisfying any bona fide security interest to which the property is subject at the time of seizure; and in the case of sold property, after deducting the  cost of           sale,      including  reasonable fees  or commissions paid to independent selling agents, and the cost of any valid  landlord’s claim  for  damages  under  subsection  (15) of     this section.

(c) The value of sold forfeited property is the sale price.                            The value of retained forfeited property is the fair market value of the property at the time of seizure, determined when possible by reference to an applicable commonly used index, such as the index used by the Code Rev/AI:crs      36                      I-2465.1/11

department of licensing for valuation of motor vehicles.  A seizing agency may use, but need not use, an independent qualified appraiser to determine the value of retained property.   If an appraiser is used, the   value   of   the     property  appraised     is         net of   the cost of     the appraisal.           The value of destroyed property and retained firearms or illegal property is zero.

(10) Forfeited property and net proceeds not required to be paid to   the     state    treasurer      shall        be      retained    by       the  seizing      law enforcement agency exclusively for the expansion and improvement of controlled  substances related   law enforcement activity.   Money retained under this section may not be used to supplant preexisting funding sources.

(11) Controlled substances listed in Schedule I, II, III, IV, and V that are possessed, transferred,  sold, or   offered for sale  in violation of   this   chapter are   contraband and   shall   be   seized  and summarily forfeited to the state. Controlled substances listed in Schedule I, II, III, IV, and V, which are seized or come into the possession     of      the     board, the owners of which   are   unknown,   are contraband and shall be summarily forfeited to the board.

(12)  Species  of  plants  from  which  controlled          substances  in Schedules      I   and II    may   be derived   which    have     been     planted   or cultivated in violation of this chapter, or of which the owners or cultivators are unknown, or which are wild growths, may be seized and summarily forfeited to the board.

(13)  The  failure,  upon  demand by  a  board  inspector    or   law enforcement officer, of the person in occupancy or in control of land or premises upon which the species of plants are growing or being stored to produce an appropriate registration or proof that he or she is the    holder     thereof   constitutes  authority  for  the    seizure    and forfeiture of the plants.

(14) Upon the entry of an order of forfeiture of real property, the court shall forward a copy of the order to the assessor of the county in which the property is located.         Orders for the forfeiture of real property shall be entered by the superior court, subject to court rules.         Such an order shall be filed by the seizing agency in the Code Rev/AI:crs    37                      I-2465.1/11

county auditor’s records in the county in which the real property is located.

(15)(a) A landlord may assert a claim against proceeds from the sale of assets seized and forfeited under subsection (7)(b) of this section, only if:

(((a))) (i) A law enforcement officer, while acting in his or her official  capacity, directly caused  damage    to          the        complaining landlord’s property while executing a search of a tenant’s residence;

and

(((b))) (ii) The landlord has applied any funds remaining in the tenant’s deposit, to which the landlord has a right under chapter

59.18 RCW, to cover the damage directly caused by a law enforcement officer          prior    to     asserting         a      claim         under    the    provisions         of     this section;

(((i))) (A) Only if the funds applied under (((b))) (a)(ii) of this subsection are insufficient to satisfy the damage directly caused by a law enforcement officer, may the landlord seek compensation for the damage by filing a claim against the governmental entity under whose authority the law enforcement agency operates within thirty days after the search;

(((ii))) (B) Only if the governmental entity denies or fails to respond to the    landlord’s     claim  within  sixty        days    of   the  date   of filing, may the         landlord collect   damages under this subsection by filing within thirty days of denial or the expiration of the sixty-day period,   whichever     occurs   first,  a claim        with     the       seizing law enforcement agency.            The seizing law enforcement agency must notify the landlord of the status of the claim by the end of the thirty-day period.    Nothing in this section requires the claim to be paid by the end of the sixty-day or thirty-day period.

(((c))) (b) For any claim filed under (((b))) (a)(ii)                                                           of this subsection, the law enforcement agency shall pay the claim unless the agency provides substantial proof that the landlord either:

(i) Knew or consented to actions of the tenant in violation of

this chapter or chapter 69.41 or 69.52 RCW; or

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(ii) Failed to respond to a notification of the illegal activity, provided by a law enforcement agency under RCW 59.18.075, within seven days of receipt of notification of the illegal activity.

(16) The landlord’s claim for damages under subsection (15) of this section may not include a claim for loss of business and is limited to:

(a) Damage to tangible property and clean-up costs;

(b) The lesser of the cost of repair or fair market value of the damage directly caused by a law enforcement officer;

(c) The proceeds from the sale of the specific tenant’s property seized and forfeited under subsection (7)(b) of this section; and

(d) The  proceeds  available  after  the  seizing  law        enforcement agency   satisfies  any bona fide security        interest  in the    tenant’s property   and  costs        related       to     sale of    the tenant’s  property  as provided by subsection (9)(b) of this section.

(17) Subsections (15) and (16) of this section do not limit any other    rights  a  landlord may have against a     tenant to     collect for damages.  However, if a law enforcement agency satisfies a landlord’s claim under subsection (15) of this section, the rights the landlord has  against  the  tenant  for  damages  directly  caused  by      a   law enforcement officer   under the  terms  of  the landlord  and tenant’s contract are subrogated to the law enforcement agency.

PART IV DEDICATED MARIJUANA FUND

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 26.  (1) There shall be a fund, known as the dedicated marijuana fund, which shall consist of all marijuana excise taxes, license fees, penalties, forfeitures, and all other moneys, income, or revenue received by the state liquor control board from marijuana-related activities.            The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund.

(2) All moneys received by the state liquor control board or any employee thereof from marijuana-related activities shall be deposited

each  day  in  a  depository  approved  by  the  state      treasurer   and

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transferred to the state treasurer to be credited to the dedicated marijuana fund.

(3) Disbursements from the dedicated marijuana fund shall be on authorization of the state liquor control board or a duly authorized representative thereof.

NEW SECTION.   Sec. 27.   (1)  There is  levied  and    collected       a marijuana excise tax equal to twenty-five percent of the selling price on each  wholesale  sale in    this  state     of   marijuana by a  licensed marijuana      producer         to  a  licensed  marijuana  processor or     another licensed marijuana     producer. This tax   is  the obligation       of  the licensed marijuana producer.

(2) There is levied and collected a marijuana excise tax equal to twenty-five percent of the selling price on each wholesale sale in this state     of  useable     marijuana or       marijuana-infused     product   by       a licensed marijuana processor to a licensed marijuana retailer.      This tax is the obligation of the licensed marijuana processor.

(3) There is levied and collected a marijuana excise tax equal to twenty-five percent of the selling price on each retail sale in this state of useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products.                                                         This tax is the obligation of the licensed marijuana retailer, is separate and in addition to general state and local sales and use taxes that apply to retail sales of tangible personal property, and is part of the total retail price to which general state and local sales and use taxes apply.

(4) All revenues collected from the marijuana excise taxes imposed under subsections (1) through (3) of this section shall be deposited each        day in   a      depository  approved    by        the state      treasurer   and transferred to the state treasurer to be credited to the dedicated marijuana fund.

(5) The state liquor control board shall regularly review the tax levels established under this section and make recommendations to the legislature as appropriate regarding adjustments that would further

the goal of discouraging use while undercutting illegal market prices.

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NEW SECTION.  Sec. 28.  All marijuana excise taxes collected from sales of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products under section 27 of this act, and the license fees, penalties, and forfeitures derived under this act from marijuana producer, marijuana processor, and marijuana retailer licenses shall every three months be disbursed by the state liquor control board as follows:

(1) One hundred twenty-five thousand dollars to the department of social and health services to design and administer the Washington state healthy youth survey, analyze the collected data, and produce reports, in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public     instruction,   department of  health,      department     of      commerce, family policy council, and state liquor control board.          The survey shall be conducted at least every two years and include questions regarding, but not necessarily limited to, academic achievement, age at time of substance use initiation, antisocial behavior of friends, attitudes toward antisocial behavior, attitudes toward substance use, laws      and  community  norms  regarding  antisocial  behavior,      family conflict, family management, parental attitudes toward substance use, peer rewarding of antisocial behavior, perceived risk of substance use, and rebelliousness.      Funds disbursed under this subsection may be used to expand administration of the healthy youth survey to student populations attending institutions of higher education in Washington;

(2) Fifty thousand dollars to the department of social and health services        for the  purpose  of  contracting         with the  Washington state institute for public policy to conduct the cost-benefit evaluation and produce the         reports   described   in    section  30  of  this         act.      This appropriation shall end after production of the final report required by section 30 of this act;

(3) Five thousand dollars to the University of Washington alcohol and drug abuse institute for the creation, maintenance, and timely updating of web-based public education materials providing medically and scientifically accurate information about the health and safety

risks posed by marijuana use;

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(4) An amount not exceeding one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars to     the     state    liquor control board         as  is   necessary      for administration of this act;

(5) Of the funds remaining after the disbursements identified in subsections (1) through (4) of this section:

(a)  Fifteen  percent  to  the  department      of     social and health services division of behavioral health and recovery for implementation and maintenance of programs and practices aimed at the prevention or reduction  of     maladaptive  substance  use,   substance-use        disorder, substance abuse or substance dependence, as these terms are defined in the Diagnostic     and     Statistical Manual    of  Mental   Disorders, among middle school and high school age students, whether as an explicit goal of a given program or practice or as a consistently corresponding effect of its implementation; PROVIDED, That:

(i) Of the funds disbursed under (a) of this subsection, at least eighty-five percent   must      be  directed             to       evidence-based     and cost- beneficial programs and practices that produce objectively measurable results; and

(ii) Up to fifteen percent of the funds disbursed under (a) of this subsection may be directed to research-based and emerging best practices or promising practices.

In deciding which programs and practices to fund, the secretary of the department of social and health services shall consult, at least annually,   with          the           University of          Washington’s      social           development research group and the University of Washington’s alcohol and drug abuse institute;

(b) Ten percent to the department of health for the creation, implementation, operation, and management of a marijuana education and public health program that contains the following:

(i) A marijuana use public health hotline that provides referrals

to  substance abuse  treatment providers, utilizes evidence-based       or research-based   public health     approaches  to  minimizing  the  harms associated  with     marijuana    use,    and does not solely advocate   an abstinence-only approach;

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(ii) A grants program for local health departments or other local community    agencies  that        supports          development    and       implementation   of coordinated intervention strategies for the prevention and reduction of marijuana use by youth; and

(iii) Media-based education campaigns across television, internet, radio, print, and out-of-home advertising, separately targeting youth and          adults,     that     provide        medically  and  scientifically     accurate information about the health and safety risks posed by marijuana use;

(c) Six-tenths of one percent to the University of Washington and four-tenths of one percent to Washington State University for research on the short and long-term effects of marijuana use, to include but not    be       limited    to  formal  and informal    methods  for      estimating    and measuring intoxication and impairment, and for the dissemination of such research;

(d) Fifty percent to the state basic health plan trust account to be administered by the Washington basic health plan administrator and used as provided under chapter 70.47 RCW;

(e) Five percent to the Washington state health care authority to be           expended exclusively      through    contracts with         community           health centers to provide primary health and dental care services, migrant health services, and maternity health care services as provided under RCW 41.05.220;

(f)  Three-tenths  of one  percent   to   the  office  of       the superintendent      of    public  instruction         to        fund grants    to    building bridges programs under chapter 28A.175 RCW; and

(g) The remainder to the general fund.

NEW SECTION.   Sec.  29.   The  department of  social                    and   health services and the department of health shall, by December 1, 2013, adopt rules not inconsistent with the spirit of this act as are deemed necessary or advisable to carry into effect the provisions of section

28 of this act.

NEW SECTION.   Sec. 30.   (1) The Washington state institute for public    policy   shall          conduct   cost-benefit     evaluations  of  the Code Rev/AI:crs                            43         I-2465.1/11

implementation of this act.  A preliminary report, and recommendations to  appropriate committees         of     the    legislature, shall       be  made by September 1, 2015, and the first final report with recommendations by September 1, 2017.        Subsequent reports shall be due September 1, 2022, and September 1, 2032.

(2)  The  evaluation  of  the  implementation     of         this act         shall include,         but  not         necessarily      be  limited      to,  consideration         of   the following factors:

(a) Public health, to include but not be limited to: (i) Health costs associated with marijuana use;

(ii)  Health  costs  associated  with  criminal           prohibition of marijuana,      including   lack          of      product   safety   or  quality control regulations and the relegation of marijuana to the same illegal market as potentially more dangerous substances; and

(iii)  The  impact  of  increased  investment  in  the     research, evaluation,   education,       prevention and    intervention       programs, practices, and campaigns identified in section 16 of this act on rates of   marijuana-related    maladaptive  substance  use      and       diagnosis of marijuana-related substance-use   disorder,     substance   abuse, or substance dependence, as these terms are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;

(b) Public safety, to include but not be limited to:

(i) Public safety issues relating to marijuana use; and

(ii) Public  safety  issues  relating  to  criminal         prohibition    of marijuana;

(c) Youth and adult rates of the following: (i) Marijuana use;

(ii) Maladaptive use of marijuana; and

(iii)  Diagnosis     of                   marijuana-related    substance-use disorder, substance  abuse,           or         substance     dependence,   including             primary, secondary, and tertiary choices of substance;

(d) Economic impacts in the private and public sectors, including but not limited to:

(i) Jobs creation;

(ii) Workplace safety;

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(iii) Revenues; and

(iv) Taxes generated for state and local budgets;

(e) Criminal justice impacts, to include but not be limited to:

(i)  Use of  public  resources like law enforcement         officers       and equipment, prosecuting      attorneys  and  public  defenders, judges    and court staff, the Washington state patrol crime lab and identification and criminal history section, jails and prisons, and misdemeanant and felon supervision officers to enforce state criminal laws regarding marijuana; and

(ii) Short  and  long-term  consequences  of  involvement         in     the criminal justice         system      for         persons accused      of crimes       relating    to marijuana, their families, and their communities; and

(f) State and local agency administrative costs and revenues.

PART V

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA

Sec. 31.  RCW 46.20.308 and 2008 c 282 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any person who operates a motor vehicle within this state is deemed  to     have      given    consent, subject        to  the   provisions      of       RCW

46.61.506, to a test or tests of his or her breath or blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration, THC concentration, or presence of any drug in his or her breath or blood if arrested for any offense where, at the time of the arrest, the arresting officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving or was in    actual  physical  control  of  a  motor  vehicle  while    under   the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or was in violation of RCW 46.61.503.     Neither consent nor this section precludes a police officer   from    obtaining a  search  warrant  for      a   person’s    breath  or blood.

(2)  The test or  tests  of  breath  shall be         administered at     the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been driving or in actual physical control

of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of

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intoxicating liquor or any drug or the person to have been driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having alcohol or THC in a concentration in violation of RCW 46.61.503 in his or her system  and    being under        the  age  of  twenty-one.    However, in those instances where  the  person is  incapable  due  to  physical        injury, physical  incapacity,  or     other   physical limitation,      of   providing a breath sample or where the person is being treated in a hospital, clinic,       doctor’s   office,  emergency  medical  vehicle,         ambulance, or other similar facility or where the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is under the influence of a drug, a blood test shall  be        administered   by   a   qualified  person  as  provided in     RCW

46.61.506(5).  The officer shall inform the person of his or her right to refuse the breath or blood test, and of his or her right to have additional tests administered by any qualified person of his or her choosing as provided in RCW 46.61.506.     The officer shall warn the driver, in substantially the following language, that:

(a) If the driver refuses to take the test, the driver’s license, permit, or privilege to drive will be revoked or denied for at least one year; and

(b) If the driver refuses to take the test, the driver’s refusal to take the test may be used in a criminal trial; and

(c)  If  the  driver  submits  to  the  test  and  the         test is administered, the driver’s license, permit, or privilege to drive will be suspended, revoked, or denied for at least ninety days if:

    (i) The driver is age twenty-one or over and the test indicates either that the alcohol concentration of the driver’s breath or blood is 0.08 or more((,)) or  that the THC concentration of the driver’s blood is 5.00 or more; or ((if))

(ii) The driver is under age twenty-one and the test indicates either that the alcohol concentration of the driver’s breath or blood is 0.02 or more((,)) or that  the THC concentration of the driver’s blood is above 0.00; or ((if))

(iii) The  driver  is  under  age  twenty-one  and  the           driver  is  in

violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504; and

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(d) If the driver’s license, permit, or privilege to drive is suspended,  revoked,    or   denied  the  driver            may       be  eligible     to immediately apply for an ignition interlock driver’s license.

(3)  Except as  provided in this section,  the test         administered shall be of the breath only.       If an individual is unconscious or is under arrest for the crime of vehicular homicide as provided in RCW

46.61.520 or vehicular assault as provided in RCW 46.61.522, or if an individual is under arrest for the crime of driving while under the influence   of  intoxicating           liquor            or      drugs      as  provided           in  RCW

46.61.502, which arrest results from an accident in which there has been serious bodily injury to another person, a breath or blood test may be administered without the consent of the individual so arrested. (4) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is otherwise in a condition rendering him or her incapable of refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by subsection (1) of this section and the test or tests may be administered, subject to the provisions of RCW 46.61.506, and the person shall be deemed to have

received the warnings required under subsection (2) of this section. (5) If, following his or her arrest and receipt of warnings under

subsection (2) of this section, the person arrested refuses upon the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a test or tests of his  or      her breath       or  blood,     no  test shall   be  given   except    as authorized under subsection (3) or (4) of this section.

(6) If, after arrest and after the other applicable conditions and requirements of this section have been satisfied, a test or tests of the person’s blood or breath is administered and the test results indicate   that         the   alcohol      concentration of  the  person’s         breath    or blood is 0.08 or more, or the THC concentration of the person’s blood is 5.00 or more, if the person is age twenty-one or over, or that the alcohol concentration of the person’s breath or blood is 0.02 or more, or the THC concentration of the person’s blood is above 0.00, if the person is under the age of twenty-one, or the person refuses to submit to a test, the arresting officer or other law enforcement officer at

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applicable, if the arrest results in a test of the person’s blood, shall:

(a)  Serve  notice  in  writing  on  the  person  on  behalf         of     the department of its intention to suspend, revoke, or deny the person’s license, permit, or privilege to drive as required by subsection (7) of this section;

(b)  Serve  notice  in  writing  on  the  person  on  behalf         of     the department of his or her right to a hearing, specifying the steps he or she must take to obtain a hearing as provided by subsection (8) of this section and that the person waives the right to a hearing if he or she receives an ignition interlock driver’s license;

(c) Mark the person’s Washington state driver’s license or permit to drive, if any, in a manner authorized by the department;

(d) Serve notice in writing that the marked license or permit, if any, is a temporary license that is valid for sixty days from the date of arrest or from the date notice has been given in the event notice is  given by the    department following      a      blood test,  or  until    the suspension, revocation, or denial of the person’s license, permit, or privilege to drive is sustained at a hearing pursuant to subsection (8) of this section, whichever occurs first. No temporary license is valid to        any    greater degree       than  the  license or  permit    that   it replaces; and

(e) Immediately notify the department of the arrest and transmit to the department within seventy-two hours, except as delayed as the result of a blood test, a sworn report or report under a declaration authorized by RCW 9A.72.085 that states:

(i)  That  the  officer  had  reasonable  grounds  to believe  the arrested person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a  motor        vehicle within   this  state while      under the    influence    of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or both, or was under the age of twenty- one years and had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle   while having an      alcohol     or THC    concentration     in violation of RCW 46.61.503;

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blood or breath, or a test was administered and the results indicated that the alcohol concentration of the person’s breath or blood was

0.08 or more, or the THC concentration of the person’s blood was 5.00 or more, if the person is age twenty-one or over, or that the alcohol concentration of the person’s breath or blood was 0.02 or more, or the THC concentration of the person’s blood was above 0.00, if the person is under the age of twenty-one; and

(iii) Any other information that the director may require by rule. (7)         The department of    licensing,   upon     the  receipt    of a          sworn report or report under a declaration authorized by RCW 9A.72.085 under subsection (6)(e) of this section, shall suspend, revoke, or deny the person’s license, permit, or privilege to drive or any nonresident operating privilege, as provided in RCW 46.20.3101, such suspension, revocation, or denial to be effective beginning sixty days from the date of arrest or from the date notice has been given in the event notice is given by the department following a blood test, or when sustained at a hearing pursuant to subsection (8) of this section,

whichever occurs first.

(8) A person receiving notification under subsection (6)(b) of this section may, within twenty days after the notice has been given, request in writing a formal hearing before the department.         The person shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars as part of the request.                If the request is mailed, it must be postmarked within twenty days after receipt of the notification.            Upon timely receipt of such a request for a formal hearing, including receipt of the required two hundred dollar fee, the department shall afford the person an opportunity for a hearing.  The department may waive the required two hundred dollar fee if the person is an indigent as defined in RCW 10.101.010.              Except as otherwise provided in this section, the hearing is subject to and shall be scheduled and conducted in accordance with RCW 46.20.329 and

46.20.332.   The hearing  shall  be    conducted in    the    county    of  the arrest, except that all or part of the hearing may, at the discretion of the department, be    conducted by  telephone      or  other        electronic means.  The hearing shall be held within sixty days following the arrest or following the date notice has been given in the event notice Code Rev/AI:crs              49                        I-2465.1/11

is given by the department following a blood test, unless otherwise agreed to by the department and the person, in which case the action by the department shall be stayed, and any valid temporary license marked under subsection (6)(c) of this section extended, if the person is   otherwise    eligible for licensing.  For  the purposes of    this section, the scope of the hearing shall cover the issues of whether a law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while having alcohol in his or her system in a concentration of 0.02 or more, or THC in his or her system in a concentration above 0.00, if the person was under the age of twenty-one, whether  the      person  was      placed  under arrest, and  (a) whether the person refused to submit to the test or tests upon request of the officer after having been informed that such refusal would result in the revocation of the person’s license, permit, or privilege to drive, or (b) if a test or tests were administered, whether the applicable    requirements     of  this   section    were  satisfied before     the administration of the test or tests, whether the person submitted to the test or tests, or whether a test was administered without express consent as permitted under this section, and whether the test or tests indicated that the alcohol concentration of the person’s breath or blood was 0.08 or more, or the THC concentration of the person’s blood was 5.00 or more, if the person was age twenty-one or over at the time of the arrest, or that the alcohol concentration of the person’s breath or blood was 0.02 or more, or the THC concentration of the person’s blood was above 0.00, if the person was under the age of twenty-one at the time of the arrest. The sworn report or report under a declaration authorized by RCW 9A.72.085 submitted by a law enforcement    officer  is  prima   facie evidence      that    the  officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or both, or the person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor Code Rev/AI:crs                 50                                I-2465.1/11

vehicle within this state while having alcohol in his or her system in a concentration of 0.02 or more, or THC in his or her system in a concentration above 0.00, and was under the age of twenty-one and that the officer complied with the requirements of this section.

A hearing officer shall conduct the hearing, may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, and shall administer oaths to witnesses.                             The hearing officer shall not issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness at the request of the person unless the request is accompanied by the fee required by RCW

5.56.010 for a witness in district court. The sworn report or report under a declaration authorized by RCW 9A.72.085 of the law enforcement officer      and       any other evidence   accompanying   the     report   shall   be admissible   without   further   evidentiary   foundation  and    the certifications authorized by the criminal rules for courts of limited jurisdiction     shall  be          admissible  without        further  evidentiary foundation.  The person may be represented by counsel, may question witnesses,   may  present  evidence,  and  may          testify.    The department shall    order     that         the   suspension,         revocation,    or  denial either be rescinded or sustained.

(9) If the suspension, revocation, or denial is sustained after such a hearing, the person whose license, privilege, or permit is suspended, revoked, or denied has the right to file a petition in the superior court of the county of arrest to review the final order of revocation by the department in the same manner as an appeal from a decision of a court of limited jurisdiction. Notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after the date the final order is served or the right to appeal is waived.                                  Notwithstanding RCW 46.20.334, RALJ

1.1, or other statutes or rules referencing de novo review, the appeal shall  be  limited   to a  review of the record of      the  administrative hearing. The appellant must pay the costs associated with obtaining the record of the hearing before the hearing officer. The filing of the appeal  does     not     stay  the  effective    date of the suspension, revocation, or denial.      A petition filed under this subsection must include the petitioner’s grounds for requesting review.     Upon granting petitioner’s  request        for  review, the court  shall    review the Code Rev/AI:crs                   51                      I-2465.1/11

department’s  final  order of  suspension,  revocation, or    denial   as expeditiously as  possible.      The     review    must be  limited to   a determination of whether the department has committed any errors of law.      The superior court shall accept those factual determinations supported by    substantial evidence  in    the      record:    (a)   That  were expressly   made      by the   department;      or (b)      that    may reasonably be inferred from the final order of the department.   The superior court may reverse, affirm,  or        modify   the  decision   of the department   or remand the case back to the department for further proceedings.        The decision of the superior court must be in writing and filed in the clerk’s office with the other papers in the case. The court shall state the reasons for the decision.     If judicial relief is sought for a stay or other temporary remedy from the department’s action, the court shall not grant such relief unless the court finds that the appellant is likely to prevail in the appeal and that without a stay the appellant will suffer irreparable injury.       If the court stays the suspension, revocation, or denial it may impose conditions on such stay.

(10)(a) If a person whose driver’s license, permit, or privilege to drive  has been or will  be   suspended,    revoked,    or denied under subsection (7) of this section, other than as a result of a breath or blood test refusal, and who has not committed an offense for which he or she was granted a deferred prosecution under chapter 10.05 RCW, petitions    a  court  for       a   deferred    prosecution on     criminal charges arising out of the arrest for which action has been or will be taken under subsection (7) of this section, or notifies the department of licensing of the intent to seek such a deferred prosecution, then the license suspension or revocation shall be stayed pending entry of the deferred prosecution.    The stay shall not be longer than one hundred fifty days after the date charges are filed, or two years after the date of the arrest, whichever time period is shorter. If the court stays the suspension, revocation, or denial, it may impose conditions on such stay.   If the person is otherwise eligible for licensing, the department          shall    issue a  temporary license, or  extend      any valid temporary license marked under subsection (6) of this section, for the Code Rev/AI:crs                         52                     I-2465.1/11

period of the stay.  If a deferred prosecution treatment plan is not recommended in the report made under RCW 10.05.050, or if treatment is rejected by the court, or if the person declines to accept an offered treatment plan, or if the person violates any condition imposed by the court,        then  the  court  shall  immediately  direct  the        department to cancel the stay and any temporary marked license or extension of a temporary license issued under this subsection.

(b)  A  suspension,  revocation,  or  denial  imposed         under   this section, other than as a result of a breath or blood test refusal, shall be stayed if the person is accepted for deferred prosecution as provided in           chapter 10.05 RCW for the incident       upon   which            the suspension,  revocation,   or    denial is based.        If  the    deferred prosecution    is         terminated,     the  stay shall   be lifted   and           the suspension, revocation, or denial reinstated.           If  the deferred prosecution is completed, the stay shall be lifted and the suspension, revocation, or denial canceled.

(c) The provisions of (b) of this subsection relating to a stay of a suspension, revocation,   or  denial and      the         cancellation of any suspension, revocation,    or denial      do not      apply  to the suspension, revocation, denial,  or disqualification  of  a  person’s    commercial driver’s license or privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

(11) When it has been finally determined under the procedures of this section that a nonresident’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, revoked, or denied, the department shall give information in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person’s residence and of any state in which he or she has a license.

Sec. 32.  RCW 46.20.3101 and 2004 c 95 s 4 and 2004 c 68 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

Pursuant to RCW 46.20.308, the department shall suspend, revoke, or deny the arrested person’s license, permit, or privilege to drive as follows:

(1) In the case of a person who has refused a test or tests:

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(a) For a first refusal within seven years, where there has not been a         previous       incident      within       seven     years   that   resulted     in administrative action under this section, revocation or denial for one year;

(b) For a second or subsequent refusal within seven years, or for a first refusal where there has been one or more previous incidents within seven years that have resulted in administrative action under this section, revocation or denial for two years or until the person reaches age twenty-one, whichever is longer.

(2) In the case of an incident where a person has submitted to or been   administered     a           test  or      tests         indicating   that   the         alcohol concentration of the person’s breath or blood was 0.08 or more, or that the THC concentration of the person’s blood was 5.00 or more:

(a) For a first incident within seven years, where there has not been a         previous       incident      within       seven     years   that   resulted     in administrative action under this section, suspension for ninety days;

(b)  For  a  second  or  subsequent  incident  within         seven   years, revocation or denial for two years.

(3) In the case of an incident where a person under age twenty-one has submitted to or been administered a test or tests indicating that the alcohol concentration of the person’s breath or blood was 0.02 or more, or that the THC  concentration of the person’s blood was above

0.00:

(a) For a first incident within seven years, suspension or denial for ninety days;

(b)  For  a  second  or  subsequent  incident  within         seven   years, revocation or denial for one year or until the person reaches age twenty-one, whichever is longer.

(4) The department shall grant credit on a day-for-day basis for any   portion        of          a   suspension,    revocation, or denial      already     served under this section for a suspension, revocation, or denial imposed under RCW 46.61.5055 arising out of the same incident.

Sec. 33.  RCW 46.61.502 and 2011 c 293 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

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(1) A person is guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, marijuana, or any drug if the person drives a vehicle within this state:

(a) And the person has, within two hours after driving, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher as shown by analysis of the person’s breath or blood made under RCW 46.61.506; or

(b)  The person has, within two hours after driving, a THC concentration of 5.00 or higher as shown by analysis of the person’s blood made under RCW 46.61.506; or

    (c) While the person is under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor, marijuana, or any drug; or

(((c))) (d) While the person is under the combined influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor, marijuana, and any drug.

(2)  The  fact  that  a  person  charged with  a  violation         of   this section is or has been entitled to use a drug under the laws of this state shall not constitute a defense against a charge of violating this section.

(3)(a) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection (1)(a) of    this       section,        which the        defendant must  prove      by   a preponderance  of          the evidence,      that     the  defendant          consumed  a sufficient quantity of alcohol after the time of driving and before the administration of an analysis of the person’s breath or blood to cause the defendant’s alcohol concentration to be 0.08 or more within two hours after driving.   The court shall not admit evidence of this defense unless the defendant notifies the prosecution prior to the omnibus or pretrial hearing in the case of the defendant’s intent to assert the affirmative defense.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection (1)(b) of this section, which the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that  the defendant consumed a sufficient quantity of marijuana after the time of driving and before the administration of an analysis of the person’s blood to  cause the defendant’s THC concentration to be 5.00 or more within two hours after driving.  The

court shall not admit evidence of this defense unless the defendant

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notifies the prosecution prior to the omnibus or pretrial hearing in the case of the defendant’s intent to assert the affirmative defense.

(4)(a) Analyses of blood or breath samples obtained more than two hours after the alleged driving may be used as evidence that within two       hours     of the     alleged     driving,   a    person   had       an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more in violation of subsection (1)(a) of this section, and in any case in which the analysis shows an alcohol concentration above 0.00 may be used as evidence that a person was under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or any drug in violation of subsection (1)(((b) or)) (c) or (d) of this section. (b) Analyses of blood samples obtained more than two hours after the alleged driving may be used as evidence that within two hours of the alleged driving, a person had a THC concentration of 5.00 or more in violation  of subsection (1)(b) of this section, and in any case in which the analysis shows a THC concentration above 0.00 may be used as evidence that a person was under  the  influence of or affected by marijuana in violation of subsection (1)(c) or (d) of this section.

(5)  Except  as  provided  in  subsection  (6)  of  this         section,   a violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.

(6) It is a class C felony punishable under chapter 9.94A RCW, or chapter 13.40 RCW if the person is a juvenile, if:

(a) The person has four or more prior offenses within ten years as defined in RCW 46.61.5055; or

(b) The person has ever previously been convicted of:

(i) Vehicular homicide while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.520(1)(a);

(ii) Vehicular assault while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.522(1)(b);

(iii) An out-of-state offense comparable to the offense specified in (b)(i) or (ii) of this subsection; or

(iv) A violation of this subsection (6) or RCW 46.61.504(6).

Sec. 34.  RCW 46.61.503 and 1998 c 213 s 4, 1998 c 207 s 5, and

1998 c 41 s 8 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a person is guilty of driving or being in physical control of a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol or marijuana if the person operates or is in physical control of a motor vehicle within this state and the person:

(a) Is under the age of twenty-one; and

(b) Has, within two hours after operating or being in physical control of the motor vehicle, either:

    (i) An alcohol concentration of at least 0.02 but less than the concentration specified in RCW 46.61.502, as shown by analysis of the person’s breath or blood made under RCW 46.61.506; or

    (ii)  A  THC  concentration  above  0.00  but  less  than  the concentration specified in RCW 46.61.502, as shown by analysis of the person’s blood made under RCW 46.61.506.

(2) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection (1)

of this section, which the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant consumed a sufficient quantity of alcohol or  marijuana after the time of driving or being in physical control and before the administration of an analysis of the person’s breath or blood to cause the defendant’s alcohol or THC concentration to be in violation of subsection (1) of this section within two hours after driving or being in physical control. The court shall not admit evidence of this defense unless the defendant notifies the prosecution prior to the earlier of:                           (a) Seven days prior to trial; or (b) the omnibus or pretrial hearing in the case of the defendant’s intent to assert the affirmative defense.

(3) Analyses of blood or breath samples obtained more than two hours after the alleged driving or being in physical control may be used as evidence that within two hours of the alleged driving or being in physical control, a person had an alcohol or THC concentration in violation of subsection (1) of this section.

(4) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

Sec. 35.  RCW 46.61.504 and 2011 c 293 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

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(1) A person is guilty of being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug if the person has actual physical control of a vehicle within this state:

(a) And the person has, within two hours after being in actual physical control of the vehicle, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher as shown by analysis of the person’s breath or blood made under RCW 46.61.506; or

(b)  The person has, within two hours after being in actual physical control of a vehicle, a THC concentration of 5.00 or higher as shown by analysis of the person’s blood made under RCW 46.61.506; or

    (c) While the person is under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or any drug; or

(((c))) (d) While the person is under the combined influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor and any drug.

(2)  The  fact  that  a  person  charged with  a  violation         of   this section is or has been entitled to use a drug under the laws of this state does not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this section.                No person may be convicted under this section if, prior to being pursued by a law enforcement officer, the person has moved the vehicle safely off the roadway.

(3)(a) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection (1)(a) of     this section   which    the     defendant     must prove      by      a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant consumed a sufficient quantity of alcohol after the time of being in actual physical control of the vehicle and before the administration of an analysis of the person’s   breath   or     blood to     cause the defendant’s alcohol concentration to be 0.08 or more within two hours after being in such control.    The court shall not admit evidence of this defense unless the defendant  notifies     the   prosecution     prior  to the     omnibus    or pretrial hearing in the case of the defendant’s intent to assert the affirmative defense.

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the evidence, that the defendant consumed a sufficient quantity of marijuana  after the time of being in actual physical control of the vehicle and before the administration of an analysis of the person’s blood to cause the defendant’s THC  concentration to be 5.00 or more within two hours after being in control of the  vehicle.                                                           The court shall not admit evidence of this defense unless the defendant notifies the prosecution prior to the omnibus or pretrial hearing in the case of the defendant’s intent to assert the affirmative defense.

(4)(a) Analyses of blood or breath samples obtained more than two hours after the alleged being in actual physical control of a vehicle may be used as evidence that within two hours of the alleged being in such control, a person had an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more in violation of subsection (1)(a) of this section, and in any case in which the analysis shows an alcohol concentration above 0.00 may be used as evidence that a person was under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or any drug in violation of subsection (1)(((b) or)) (c) or (d) of this section.

(b) Analyses of blood samples obtained more than two hours after the alleged being in actual physical control of a vehicle may be used as evidence that within two hours of the alleged being in control of the vehicle, a person had a THC concentration of 5.00 or more in violation of subsection (1)(b) of this section,  and in any case in which the analysis shows a THC concentration above 0.00 may be used as evidence that a person was under the influence of or affected by marijuana in violation of subsection (1)(c) or (d) of this section.

(5)  Except  as  provided  in  subsection (6)  of  this         section,   a violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.

(6) It is a class C felony punishable under chapter 9.94A RCW, or chapter 13.40 RCW if the person is a juvenile, if:

(a) The person has four or more prior offenses within ten years as

defined in RCW 46.61.5055; or

(b) The person has ever previously been convicted of:

(i) Vehicular homicide while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.520(1)(a);

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(ii) Vehicular assault while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.522(1)(b);

(iii) An out-of-state offense comparable to the offense specified in (b)(i) or (ii) of this subsection; or

(iv) A violation of this subsection (6) or RCW 46.61.502(6).

Sec. 36.  RCW 46.61.50571 and 2000 c 52 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A defendant who is charged with an offense involving driving while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.502, driving under age twenty-one after consuming alcohol or marijuana as defined in RCW

46.61.503, or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.504, shall be required to appear in person before a judicial officer within one judicial day after the arrest if the defendant is served with a citation or complaint at the time   of     the arrest.        A  court  may  by  local court  rule     waive   the requirement for appearance within one judicial day if it provides for the appearance at the earliest practicable day following arrest and establishes the method for identifying that day in the rule.

(2) A defendant who is charged with an offense involving driving while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.502, driving under age twenty-one after consuming alcohol or marijuana as defined in RCW

46.61.503, or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.504, and who is not served with a citation or complaint at the time of the incident, shall appear in court for arraignment in person as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fourteen days after the next day on which court is in session following the issuance of the citation or the filing of the complaint or information.

(3) At the time of an appearance required by this section, the court shall determine the necessity of imposing conditions of pretrial release according to the procedures established by court rule for a preliminary appearance or an arraignment.

(4) Appearances required by this section are mandatory and may not be waived.

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Sec. 37.  RCW 46.61.506 and 2010 c 53 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person while driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, if the person’s alcohol concentration is less than 0.08 or the person’s THC concentration is less than 5.00,       it  is  evidence that may be  considered                 with   other competent evidence in determining whether the person was under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.

(2)(a) The breath analysis of the person’s alcohol concentration shall be based upon grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of breath.

(b) The blood analysis of the person’s THC concentration shall be

based upon nanograms per milliliter of whole blood.

    (c)  The  foregoing  provisions  of  this  section  shall    not  be construed as limiting the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon the question whether the person was under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.

(3) Analysis of the person’s blood or breath to be considered valid  under       the provisions    of  this       section    or          RCW 46.61.502     or

46.61.504 shall have been performed according to methods approved by the state toxicologist and by an individual possessing a valid permit issued     by  the state        toxicologist    for      this purpose.          The        state toxicologist  is      directed   to        approve   satisfactory  techniques  or methods,  to         supervise the  examination   of  individuals     to ascertain their qualifications and competence to conduct such analyses, and to issue permits which shall be subject to termination or revocation at the discretion of the state toxicologist.

(4)(a) A breath test performed by any instrument approved by the state toxicologist            shall       be       admissible    at      trial            or  in      an administrative proceeding if the prosecution or department produces prima facie evidence of the following:

(i) The person who performed the test was authorized to perform such test by the state toxicologist;

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(ii) The person being tested did not vomit or have anything to eat,  drink, or   smoke      for      at      least   fifteen    minutes  prior  to administration of the test;

(iii) The person being tested did not have any foreign substances, not to include dental work, fixed or removable, in his or her mouth at the beginning of the fifteen-minute observation period;

(iv) Prior to the start of the test, the temperature of any liquid simulator solution utilized as an external standard, as measured by a thermometer  approved     of   by            the       state  toxicologist             was            thirty-four degrees centigrade plus or minus 0.3 degrees centigrade;

(v) The internal standard test resulted in the message “verified”; (vi) The two breath samples agree to within plus or minus ten percent of their mean to be determined by the method approved by the

state toxicologist;

(vii) The result of the test of the liquid simulator solution external standard or dry gas external standard result did lie between

.072 to .088 inclusive; and

(viii) All blank tests gave results of .000.

(b)  For  purposes  of this  section,  “prima  facie        evidence”       is evidence of sufficient circumstances that would support a logical and reasonable inference of the facts sought to be proved.       In assessing whether there is sufficient evidence of the foundational facts, the court   or administrative tribunal       is  to           assume       the truth     of    the prosecution’s or department’s evidence and all reasonable inferences from it in a light most favorable to the prosecution or department.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the subject of the test from challenging the reliability or accuracy of the test, the reliability or functioning of the instrument, or any maintenance procedures.        Such             challenges,          however,  shall  not             preclude             the admissibility of the test once the prosecution or department has made a prima facie showing of the requirements contained in (a) of this subsection.  Instead, such challenges may be considered by the trier of fact in determining what weight to give to the test result.

(5) When a blood test is administered under the provisions of RCW

46.20.308, the withdrawal of blood for the purpose of determining its

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alcoholic or drug content may be performed only by a physician, a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, a nursing assistant as defined in chapter 18.88A RCW, a physician assistant as defined in chapter 18.71A RCW, a first responder as defined in chapter 18.73 RCW, an emergency medical technician as defined in chapter 18.73 RCW, a health           care         assistant   as        defined         in  chapter  18.135 RCW, or      any technician trained in withdrawing blood.  This limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath specimens.

(6)  The  person  tested  may  have  a  physician,  or  a      qualified technician, chemist, registered nurse, or other qualified person of his or her own choosing administer one or more tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer.      The test  will be    admissible  if   the      person      establishes    the   general acceptability of the testing  technique or method. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer.

(7) Upon the request of the person who shall submit to a test or tests at the request of a law enforcement officer, full information concerning the test or tests shall be made available to him or her or his or her attorney.

PART VI CONSTRUCTION

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 38.  Sections 4 through 18 of this act are each added to chapter 69.50 RCW under the subchapter heading “article III –

–  regulation  of  manufacture,  distribution,  and   dispensing  of controlled substances.”

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 39.  Section 21 of this act is added to chapter

69.50 RCW under the subchapter heading “article IV — offenses and penalties.”

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NEW SECTION.  Sec. 40.   Sections 26 through 30 of this act are each added to chapter 69.50 RCW under the subchapter heading “article V — enforcement and administrative provisions.”

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 41.  The code reviser shall prepare a bill for introduction at the next legislative session that corrects references to the sections affected by this act.

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