Is Marijuana Waste Dangerous? Debra Oliver Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County NAHMMA NW Conference 2015 Photo credit:

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Still Illegal at Federal Level Photo Credit: By James Montgomery Flagg ( [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Jurisdictional Authority Cannabis

Guidance for Cannabis Operations Update coming soon

Marijuana Waste Disposal WAC

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Designating THC-containing Waste is Dangerous in WA

What is Marijuana? Photo Credit: ktrs.com

21 U.S. Code § Definitions (16) The term “ marihuana ” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin. Such term does not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.

RCW Definitions. (t) " Marijuana " or "marihuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis, whether growing or not, with a THC concentration greater than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. The term does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.

RCW Definitions. (kk) "THC concentration" means percent of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content per dry weight of any part of the plant Cannabis, or per volume or weight of marijuana product, or the combined percent of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid in any part of the plant Cannabis regardless of moisture content.

Is it Still Marijuana?

Butane Extraction Waste THCA 1.29% D9THC 0.11%

Resources Chapter WAC Marijuana Licenses, Application Process, Requirements, and Reporting: WSLCB Frequently Requested Lists of Licensees, Products, Testing Labs, Sales Activity: lists lists

Resources MRSC: Recreational Marijuana Ordinances across Washington: Marijuana-A-Guide-for-Local-Governmen.aspx Marijuana-A-Guide-for-Local-Governmen.aspx

Resources usiness/marijuana/Doc uments/I502_regulato ry_guidanceVersion1- 1.pdf usiness/marijuana/Doc uments/I502_regulato ry_guidanceVersion1- 1.pdf rg/data/buildingandpla nning/news/57/I- 502%20REGULATORY% 20GUIDANCE.pdf rg/data/buildingandpla nning/news/57/I- 502%20REGULATORY% 20GUIDANCE.pdf

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