(1) It
shall be a misdemeanor to use or display medical marijuana in a
manner or place which is open to the view of the general public.
(2) Nothing in this chapter requires any health insurance
provider to be liable for any claim for reimbursement for the
medical use of marijuana.
(3) Nothing in this chapter requires any physician to
authorize the use of medical marijuana for a patient.
(4) Nothing in this chapter requires any accommodation of
any on-site medical use of marijuana in any place of employment,
in any school bus or on any school grounds, in any youth center,
in any correctional facility, or smoking medical marijuana in any
public place as that term is defined in RCW 70.160.020.
(5) It is a class C felony to fraudulently produce any
record purporting to be, or tamper with the content of any record
for the purpose of having it accepted as, valid documentation
under *RCW 69.51A.010(6)(a).
(6) No person shall be entitled to claim the affirmative
defense provided in RCW 69.51A.040 for engaging in the medical
use of marijuana in a way that endangers the health or well-being
of any person through the use of a motorized vehicle on a street,
road, or highway.
[2007 c 371 § 6; 1999 c 2 § 8 (Initiative Measure No. 692, approved November 3, 1998).]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The reference to RCW 69.51A.010(6)(a) is erroneous. RCW 69.51A.010(5)(a) was apparently intended.
Intent -- 2007 c 371: See note following RCW 69.51A.005.