Medical cannabis, lawful possession—State not liable.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Shepherd (2002)
Most recently applied in Sinclair v. City of Grandview (September 2013)
2022 c 16 s 121; 1999 c 2 s 7 (Initiative Measure No. 692, approved November 3, 1998).
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) The lawful possession or manufacture of medical cannabis as authorized by this chapter shall not result in the forfeiture or seizure of any property.
(2) No person shall be prosecuted for constructive possession, conspiracy, or any other criminal offense solely for being in the presence or vicinity of medical cannabis or its use as authorized by this chapter.
(3) The state shall not be held liable for any deleterious outcomes from the medical use of cannabis by any qualifying patient.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.