Modernizing adult use cannabis laws.

 H-1937.1

HOUSE BILL 2037

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representative Morgan

AN ACT Relating to modernizing adult use cannabis laws; amending RCW 69.50.325 , 69.50.331 , 19.86.070 , and 24.34.010 ; adding new sections to chapter 82.04 RCW; creating new sections; and providing expiration dates.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that Washington state, being one of the first two states in the nation to legalize cannabis for adult use, has a mature cannabis industry that has earned its position as a national leader in industry efficiencies, product and brand development, and longevity of active operations.

(2) The legislature recognizes that Washington's licensed cannabis industry's tax revenues now provide over two percent of the state's operating budget.

(3) The legislature also recognizes that when the United States federal government deschedules or reschedules cannabis, interstate commerce for cannabis sales will become inevitable under federal law and Washington's licensed cannabis industry will be forced to compete in national markets.