Paraphernalia
RCW 69.50.412 — using paraphernalia to grow, make or prepare a controlled substance other than cannabis is a misdemeanor
Making, not consuming. It is unlawful to use drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process or prepare a controlled substance other than cannabis. A violation is a misdemeanor. The section's list does not include using paraphernalia to ingest or inhale.
Delivery. Delivering, possessing with intent to deliver, or manufacturing with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia, knowing or where one reasonably should know it will be used that way, is a misdemeanor. A person eighteen years of age or over who delivers it to a person under eighteen years of age and at least three years younger commits a gross misdemeanor.
Syringes. It is lawful for any person over the age of eighteen to possess sterile hypodermic syringes and needles to reduce blood-borne diseases.
What counts as drug paraphernalia is defined elsewhere in the law, and the cannabis rules have their own page. Whether an object found in a particular search is paraphernalia is a question of fact and law for a licensed Washington attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- RCW 69.50.412 — Prohibited acts: drug paraphernalia; penalties
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Washington attorney.