HB 2227-S2 - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Removes certain responsibilities from the state liquor and cannabis board and requires the department of ecology to address: (1) The certification or accreditation of a marijuana product testing laboratory;

(2) The establishment and collection of fees for the accreditation of the testing laboratories;

(3) Development of a fee schedule allocating the costs of the accreditation program; and

(4) The report required by January 15, 2019, with recommendations regarding laboratory accreditation standards that should be applied to marijuana testing laboratories.

Imposes a nonrefundable additional fee of eighty-six dollars, on applications and renewals of licenses for marijuana producers, processors, and retailers, to be used for research by the department in developing accreditation standards for the testing laboratories and rule making in preparation for the accreditation program.