Title 69 — Title 69 FOOD, DRUGS, COSMETICS, AND POISONS

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "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 subje…

(a) [(1)] As used in this chapter, "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, pr…

(a) [(1)] The commission shall enforce this chapter and may add substances to or delete or reschedule substances listed in RCW 69.50.204, 69.50.206, 69.50.208, 69.50.210, or 69.50.212 pursuant to the procedures of chapter 34.05 RCW.(1) [(a)] In making a determination regarding a …

The controlled substances listed or to be listed in the schedules in RCW 69.50.204, 69.50.206, 69.50.208, 69.50.210, and 69.50.212 are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designated.[ 1971 ex.s. c 308 s 69.50.202.]

(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule I upon finding that the substance:(1) [(a)] has high potential for abuse;(2) [(b)] has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and(3) [(c)] lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under m…

Unless specifically excepted by state or federal law or regulation or more specifically included in another schedule, the following controlled substances are listed in Schedule I:(a) [(1)] Any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of …

(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule II upon finding that:(1) [(a)] the substance has high potential for abuse;(2) [(b)] the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restr…

(a) [(1)] The drugs and other substances listed in this section, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, are included in Schedule II.(b) [(2)] Substances. (Vegetable origin or chemical synthesis.) Unless specifically excepted, any…

(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule III upon finding that:(1) [(a)] the substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances included in Schedules I and II;(2) [(b)] the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United State…

Unless specifically excepted by state or federal law or regulation or more specifically included in another schedule, the following controlled substances are listed in Schedule III:(a) [(1)] Stimulants. Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of th…

(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule IV upon finding that:(1) [(a)] the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;(2) [(b)] the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and(3) [(c)…

Unless specifically excepted by state or federal law or regulation or more specifically included in another schedule, the following controlled substances are listed in Schedule IV:(a) [(1)] Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following narcotic d…

(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule V upon finding that:(1) [(a)] the substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances included in Schedule IV;(2) [(b)] the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United…

Unless specifically excepted by state or federal law or regulation or more specifically included in another schedule, the following controlled substances are listed in Schedule V:(a) [(1)] Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following narcotic drugs, or th…

The commission shall publish updated schedules annually. Failure to publish updated schedules is not a defense in any administrative or judicial proceeding under this chapter.[ 2013 c 19 s 95; 1993 c 187 s 13; 1971 ex.s. c 308 s 69.50.213.]

A controlled substance analog, to the extent intended for human consumption, shall be treated, for the purposes of this chapter, as a substance included in Schedule I. Within thirty days after the initiation of prosecution with respect to a controlled substance analog by indictme…

The commission may adopt rules and the department may charge reasonable fees, relating to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances within this state.[ 2013 c 19 s 97; 1993 c 187 s 15; 1991 c 229 s 9; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9…

(1) Every person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses any controlled substance within this state or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of any controlled substance within this state, shall obtain annually a registration issued by the comm…

(1) The commission shall register an applicant to manufacture, distribute, dispense, or conduct research with controlled substances included in RCW 69.50.204, 69.50.206, 69.50.208, 69.50.210, and 69.50.212 unless the commission determines that the issuance of that registration wo…

(1) This chapter and chapter 18.64 RCW govern the denial of registrations and the discipline of registrations issued under RCW 69.50.303. The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice of persons required to obtain a registration under this chapter.…

Persons registered, or exempted from registration under RCW 69.50.302(d) [(4)], to manufacture, distribute, dispense, or administer controlled substances under this chapter shall keep records and maintain inventories in conformance with the recordkeeping and inventory requirement…

(a) [(1)] A controlled substance may be dispensed only as provided in this section. Prescriptions electronically communicated must also meet the requirements under RCW 69.50.312.(b) [(2)] Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner authorized to prescribe or administer a con…

A person to whom or for whose use any controlled substance has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed by a practitioner, and the owner of any animal for which such controlled substance has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed may lawfully possess it only in the container in which it …

On and after September 21, 1977, a humane society and animal control agency may apply to the commission for registration pursuant to the applicable provisions of this chapter for the sole purpose of being authorized to purchase, possess, and administer sodium pentobarbital to eut…

Any licensed health care practitioner with prescription or dispensing authority shall, as a condition of licensure and as directed by the practitioner's disciplinary board, consent to the requirement, if imposed, of complying with a triplicate prescription form program as may be …

(1) Information concerning a prescription for a controlled substance included in Schedules II through V, or information concerning a refill authorization for a controlled substance included in Schedules III through V, must be electronically communicated to a pharmacy of the patie…

(1) A person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing a drug-related overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance pursuant to RCW 69.50.4013, or penalized under RCW 69.50.4014, if the evidence for the charg…

(1) Any practitioner who writes the first prescription for an opioid during the course of treatment to any patient must, under professional rules, discuss the following with the patient:(a) The risks of opioids, including risk of dependence and overdose;(b) Pain management altern…

The department of fish and wildlife may apply to the commission for registration pursuant to the applicable provisions of this chapter to purchase, possess, and administer controlled substances for use in chemical capture programs. The department of fish and wildlife must not per…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2681.SL) ****** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 1941.SL) ***(1) There shall be a cannabis producer's license regulated by the board and subject to annual renewal. The licensee is authorized to produce: (a) Cannabis for sale at wholesale to cannabis processors …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or as permitted under an agreement between the state and a tribe entered into under RCW 43.06.490, no person may manufacture, sell, or distribute cannabis, cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products, or a…

(1) A licensed cannabis producer and a licensed cannabis processor may sell cannabis waste to a person not licensed under this chapter if:(a) The cannabis waste would not be designated as dangerous or hazardous waste under:(i) Chapter 70A.300 RCW and rules adopted under that chap…

(1) Licensed cannabis producers and licensed cannabis processors may use a CBD product as an additive for the purpose of enhancing the cannabidiol concentration of any product authorized for production, processing, and sale under this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in subs…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, cannabis processors may incorporate in cannabis vapor products a characterizing flavor if the characterizing flavor is derived from botanical terpenes naturally occurring in the cannabis plant, regardless of source, and if…

It is unlawful to manufacture, import, offer, or sell in this state a consumable product that contains cannabis or any form of tetrahydrocannabinol in combination with beer, wine, spirits, or any other type of liquor in the same product.[ 2023 c 217 s 1.]

Neither a licensed cannabis producer nor a licensed cannabis processor shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in a licensed cannabis retailer.[ 2022 c 16 s 57; 2013 c 3 s 5 (Initiative Measure No. 502, approved November 6, 2012).]Notes:Intent—Finding—2022 c 16: See no…

(1) For the purpose of considering any application for a license to produce, process, research, transport, or deliver cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, or cannabis-infused products subject to the regulations established under RCW 69.50.385, or sell cannabis, or f…

(1) The action, order, or decision of the board as to any denial of an application for the reissuance of a license to produce, process, or sell cannabis, or as to any revocation, suspension, or modification of any license to produce, process, or sell cannabis, or as to the admini…

(1)(a) Beginning December 1, 2020, and until July 1, 2032, cannabis retailer licenses, cannabis processor licenses, and cannabis producer licenses that have been subject to forfeiture, revocation, or cancellation by the board, or cannabis retailer licenses that were not previousl…

(1) If the board approves, a license to produce, process, or sell cannabis 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 t…

(1) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of chapter 3, Laws of 2013 according to their true intent or of supplying any deficiency therein, the board may adopt rules not inconsistent with the spirit of chapter 3, Laws of 2013 as are deemed necessary or advisable.…

The board, subject to the provisions of this chapter, must adopt rules that establish the procedures and criteria necessary to implement the following:(1) Licensing of cannabis producers, cannabis processors, and cannabis retailers, including prescribing forms and establishing ap…

(1) The label on a cannabis product package, including cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products, sold at retail must include:(a) The business or trade name and Washington state unified business identifier number of the cannabis producer and processor;…

(1) On a schedule determined by the board, every licensed cannabis producer and processor must submit representative samples of cannabis, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products produced or processed by the licensee to an independent, third-party testing laboratory meeting…

Except as provided by chapter 42.52 RCW, no member of the board and no employee of the board shall have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the producing, processing, or sale of cannabis, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products, or derive any profit or remuneration fr…

There may be licensed, in no greater number in each of the counties of the state than as the board shall deem advisable, retail outlets established for the purpose of making cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and cannabis-infused products available for sale to adults aged t…

(1)(a) Retail outlets may not sell products or services other than cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, cannabis-infused products, or paraphernalia intended for the storage or use of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products.(b)(i) Retail outlets m…

The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed cannabis retailer or employee of a validly licensed retail outlet in compliance with rules adopted by the board to implement and enforce chapter 3, Laws of 2013, do not constitute criminal or civil offenses under Washington…

The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed cannabis processor or employee of a validly licensed cannabis processor in compliance with rules adopted by the board to implement and enforce chapter 3, Laws of 2013, do not constitute criminal or civil offenses under Wash…

The following acts, when performed by a validly licensed cannabis producer or employee of a validly licensed cannabis producer in compliance with rules adopted by the board to implement and enforce this chapter, do not constitute criminal or civil offenses under Washington state …