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RCW 69.50.412 — Prohibited acts: E—Penalties

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 69.50: Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Revised Code of Washington.

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Full text of RCW 69.50.412

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.

RCW 69.50.412Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
(1) It is unlawful for any person to use drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, or prepare a controlled substance other than cannabis. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2) It is unlawful for any person to deliver, possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, or prepare a controlled substance other than cannabis. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor. (3) Any person eighteen years of age or over who violates subsection (2) of this section by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person under eighteen years of age who is at least three years his or her junior is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (4) It is unlawful for any person to place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that the purpose of the advertisement, in whole or in part, is to promote the sale of objects designed or intended for use as drug paraphernalia. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor. (5) It is lawful for any person over the age of eighteen to possess sterile hypodermic syringes and needles for the purpose of reducing blood-borne diseases.

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Is prohibited acts: E a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?

It depends on the circumstances: prohibited acts: E ranges from a Misdemeanor to a Gross Misdemeanor in Washington under RCW 69.50.412.

Use of drug paraphernalia to manufacture controlled substance: Misdemeanor (RCW 69.50.412(1)) · Delivery or possession with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia: Misdemeanor (RCW 69.50.412(2)) · Delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor: Gross Misdemeanor (RCW 69.50.412(3)) · Advertisement promoting sale of drug paraphernalia: Misdemeanor (RCW 69.50.412(4))

Which Washington statute covers prohibited acts: E?

Prohibited acts: E is governed by RCW 69.50.412 (Prohibited acts: E—Penalties).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.