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A person 21 or older may possess up to 1 ounce of useable cannabis, 16 ounces of a solid infused product, 72 ounces of a liquid infused product, or 7 grams of concentrate.[@1] A liquid product packed in units of no more than four milligrams of THC is limited to 200 … no mandatory jail term. Knowing possession of more than 40 grams is a gross misdemeanour.[@1,2,3]
A qualifying patient or designated provider with a valid authorization who is not in the m … is is a Schedule I substance, and manufacture outside that permission is a class C felony.[@4,5,6,7]
Nothing within the adult allowance. Knowing possession of 40 grams or less outside it is a misdemeanour, and the prosecutor is encouraged to divert the case.[@2,3]
A person 21 or older may, during a single 24-hour period and without payment, give one or … ay in its original retailer packaging. A sale outside a licensed shop is a class C felony.[@1,4]
Private only; public consumption is a $50 civil penalty.[@8]
Licensed shops since 2014.[@9]
NORML — Washington laws and penalties Roffman — Legalization of cannabis in Washington State, how is it going (Addiction, 2016) Wikipedia — Hempfest 7 unchanged
Voters passed Initiative 502 on 6 November 2012; the law took effect that December and the first licensed shops opened on 8 July 2014.[@9] [Colorado and Washington legalised in 2012.](/history/us-colorado-washington-2012/)
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Seattle's Hempfest has drawn the legalization movement together since 1991, growing from a small rally into one of the world's largest cannabis gatherings.[@10] [Hempfest has run in Seattle since 1991.](/culture/traditions/hempfest/)
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