H-0504.1
HOUSE BILL 1347
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Reeves, Corry, Wylie, and Hill
Read first time 01/16/25. Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection & Business.
AN ACT Relating to clarifying the liquor and cannabis board's role in the regulation of private cannabis testing laboratories accredited by the department of agriculture; and amending RCW 69.50.348 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 69.50.348 and 2024 c 69 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(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 the accreditation requirements established by the state department of agriculture. The purpose of testing representative samples is to certify compliance with quality assurance and product standards adopted by the board under RCW 69.50.342 or the department of health under RCW 69.50.375 . In conducting tests of cannabis product samples, testing laboratories must adhere to laboratory quality standards adopted by the state department of agriculture under chapter 15.150 RCW. Any sample remaining after testing shall be destroyed by the laboratory or returned to the licensee submitting the sample.