LCB Actions: Regulation of Hashish – Medical Hashish Council Proposed Guidelines and Legislative Implementation
On April 24, 2024, throughout its repeatedly scheduled assembly, the Liquor and Hashish Board (LCB) took two actions associated to hashish:
Medical Hashish: Proposed Guidelines Submitted – The general public remark interval is now open
The Council accepted a proposed rule (CR 102) to amend WAC 314-55-080 associated to the approval of medical hashish for hashish sellers. The foundations now require retailers to submit the occasions when a hashish guide is out there outdoors their constructing. The modification additionally offers extra time for hashish sellers to handle compliance points earlier than their approval is discontinued. To offer suggestions on the draft guidelines, attend a Board assembly (on-line or in particular person) or ship your feedback to guidelines@lcb.wa.gov with a topic line of Medical Hashish Rule Feedback .
Hashish Excise Taxes: New regulation initiated
The Council accepted a Pre-Proposed Assertion of Inquiry (CR 101) to contemplate amending particular guidelines and repealing, amending or creating different rule sections in Title 314 WAC, as essential to implement Substitute Home Invoice 1453 (chapter 79 , Legal guidelines of 2024) that present an exemption from hashish excise for sufferers with medical hashish beneath sure circumstances.
