House and Senate Committees Schedule Public Hearings on Washington Marijuana Home Grow Bills

OG article by Anthony Martinelli

January 27, 2026

Washington state lawmakers have scheduled coordinated public hearings on companion legislation that would authorize adult home cultivation of marijuana. House Bill 2614 and Senate Bill 6204, nearly identical in scope, are set for hearings in the House Consumer Protection & Business Committee (January 30) and Senate Labor & Commerce Committee (earlier in the week), respectively. Both measures would allow adults aged 21 and older to grow up to six cannabis plants at home, with a household cap of 15 plants regardless of the number of adults. The proposed bills aim to fill a long-standing gap in Washington’s cannabis law: while recreational cannabis has been legal since 2012, home grow rights for non-medical users have not been established through state statute. Under the proposals, private growers could legally possess marijuana and marijuana products harvested from their own plants as long as the cultivation remains out of public view and odor does not impact neighbors. The legislation also introduces a tiered enforcement structure, where minor infractions carry civil penalties and larger violations involving excessive plant counts could be treated as more serious offenses. The upcoming hearings mark a coordinated push within the legislature to modernize cannabis policy and align home cultivation rights with long-standing recreational legalization.