---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulating the use of cannabinoid additives in marijuana products."
description: "Regulating the use of cannabinoid additives in marijuana products."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2334"
citation: "Washington HB 2334 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESSES", "LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD", "DRUGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sawyer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-28"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3f7955a-ae18-4de0-9d0d-54908b5dfa6b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2334&year=2017"
source_hash: "3ec1ab692db24b0921fa0f49006dd106763120cdbf54c75df595b045cded18c8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 2334 (2017-2018) — Regulating the use of cannabinoid additives in marijuana products.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2334.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2334-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2334-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2334-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#16) — **58–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **36–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sawyer — primary (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-28** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-01-15** COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-15** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-18** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-06** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-15** COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-15** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-18** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-06** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-12** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-06** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-07** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-03-07** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-03-07** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-03-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 132, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-21** Effective date 6/7/2018*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3f7955a-ae18-4de0-9d0d-54908b5dfa6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).