Washington legal term
Cannabis in Washington Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Washington legislative session
In Washington criminal law, “Cannabis” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Washington criminal code.
What does “Cannabis” mean in Washington criminal law?
"Cannabis" 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 during the growing cycle through harvest and usable cannabis. (RCW 69.50.101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Conducting or maintaining cannabis club
- Driver under twenty-one consuming alcohol or cannabis
- Narcotic drugs, controlled substances, alcohol, cannabis, other intoxicant, cell phone, or other form of electronic telecommunications device
- Negligent driving
- Prohibited acts: E
- Tableting and encapsulating machines prohibited
- Driving under the influence
- Physical control of vehicle while under the influence
- Possession of forty grams or less of cannabis
- Prohibited acts: A
- Prohibited acts: D
Related terms in the same statutes
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