Washington is one of four States that allows recreational possession and use of marijuana. However under Federal law, marijuana remains a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act. That means that marijuana is in the same Schedule 1 category as Heroin, LSD, Mescaline, MDMA (ecstasy), GHB (date rape drug), and Quaaludes.  In Washington, distribution of marijuana remains a federal offense. Additionally, civil asset forfeiture laws allow the Federal government to seize property allowing illegal activity.

Under Recreational Marijuana Initiative 502, only licensed growers can cultivate marijuana and create edible marijuana products. Therefore it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to possess or use marijuana, or for anyone 21 years or older to possess or use publicly or to cultivate marijuana even for their own use.

Nondisclosure in real estate transactions can result in civil litigation and result in monetary damages or rescission of sale.  The Northwest multiple listing service (NW MLS) Seller Disclosure Form 17 # 7(J) asks “Has the property been used as an illegal drug manufacturing site?”

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