(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly or intentionally:

Attorney's Note

Under the Washington Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.20.021

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Terms Used In Washington Code 69.51A.240

  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(a) Access the medical cannabis authorization database for any reason not authorized under RCW 69.51A.230;
(b) Disclose any information received from the medical cannabis authorization database in violation of RCW 69.51A.230 including, but not limited to, qualifying patient or designated provider names, addresses, or amount of cannabis for which they are authorized;
(c) Produce a recognition card or to tamper with a recognition card for the purpose of having it accepted by a cannabis retailer holding a medical cannabis endorsement in order to purchase cannabis as a qualifying patient or designated provider or to grow cannabis plants in accordance with this chapter;
(d) If a person is a designated provider to a qualifying patient, sell, donate, or supply cannabis produced or obtained for the qualifying patient to another person, or use the cannabis produced or obtained for the qualifying patient for the designated provider’s own personal use or benefit; or
(e) If the person is a qualifying patient, sell, donate, or otherwise supply cannabis produced or obtained by the qualifying patient to another person.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.

NOTES:

IntentFinding2022 c 16: See note following RCW 69.50.101.
Effective date2015 c 70 §§ 12, 19, 20, 23-26, 31, 35, 40, and 49: See note following RCW 69.50.357.
Short titleFindingsIntentReferences to Washington state liquor control boardDraft legislation2015 c 70: See notes following RCW 66.08.012.