Bill concerning criminal penalties for licensed marijuana retailers moves to Senate

by <a href="mailto:sharons@awcnet.org">Sharon Swanson</a>, <a href="mailto:shannonm@awcnet.org">Shannon McClelland</a> | Mar 18, 2019
<a target="_blank" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1792&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2019"><strong>HB 1792</strong></a> passed the House 89-8 and is now in the Senate Labor &amp; Commerce Committee awaiting a hearing.

HB 1792 passed the House 89-8 and is now in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee awaiting a hearing. The bill has not been amended.

HB 1792 creates a new gross misdemeanor crime when a cannabis retail outlet employee sells marijuana products to a person under the age of 21. A marijuana retailer or employee of a retail outlet may be guilty of a misdemeanor if they allow a person under the age of 21 to enter or remain on the premises of a retail outlet.

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