Senate passes bill to ban marijuana vending machines and drive-throughs
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to forbid selling marijuana through a drive-through window or in a vending machine.
In a 47-0 vote Monday, Senators voted to add the new restriction to the state’s legalized trade in recreational marijuana, which is restricted to sales in state-licensed stores. Sen. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, said the bill would keep marijuana-laced edible products from being supplied in parks, football games and in coffee shop drive-through windows.
Senators also voted 45-3 to create a marijuana research license so the drug’s effects can be legally studied by researchers working with the University of Washington and Washington State University.
Both bills will next move to the state House for consideration.
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