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Clerk 08/21/2016
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AN ORDINANCE creating a new section and establishing a prohibited pesticides testing program for marijuana retailers; adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 2A and prescribing penalties.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. Washington state Initiative Measure No. 692, approved November 3, 1998, created an affirmative defense to the charge of possession of marijuana for qualifying patients.
B. On November 6, 2012, the voters of the state of Washington passed Washington state Initiative Measure No. 502, providing a framework under which recreational marijuana may be produced, processed and retailed under a state licensing system.
C. In July 2015, Chapter 70, Laws of Washington 2015 incorporated distribution of medical marijuana products into the recreational marijuana regulatory system.
D. In July 2015, Chapter 4, Laws of Washington 2015 2nd Special Session further clarified the marijuana regulatory system.
E. Chapter 70, Laws of Washington 2015 requires the Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board to establish standards for medical marijuana endorsements within the recreational system.
F. The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board has adopted administrative rules for licensing marijuana businesses, including rules prohibiting the use of defined pesticides, for the establishment of independent testing laboratories, and for the inspection and testing of marijuana products.
G. The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board currently conducts limited pesticide testing of marijuana samples from licensed producers, but does not conduct any testing of marijuana products offered at licensed and or medically endorsed retail locations.
H. Testimony from the county's chief medical officer and other health care professionals and researchers before the King County Seattle board of health on June 16, 2016 noted that the chance of prohibited pesticides in marijuana products being availab...

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