WSR 19-10-076
PERMANENT RULES
LIQUOR AND CANNABIS
BOARD
[Filed May 1, 2019, 10:49 a.m., effective June 1, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The adopted amendments and updates to WAC 314-55-086 clarify language regarding mandatory signage marijuana licensees must post on licensed premises. The amendments provide rule clarity and assure coordinated signage so that consumer messaging regarding the use of marijuana during pregnancy and breastfeeding is consistent and clear. The adopted rule amendments and updates also streamline rule structure to assure uniform, clear guidance throughout the section.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 314-55-086.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-06-085 on March 6, 2019.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 1, 2019.
Jane Rushford
Chair
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 16-11-110, filed 5/18/16, effective 6/18/16)
WAC 314-55-086((What are the mandatory signs a marijuana licensee must post on a licensed premises?))Mandatory signage.
(1) ((Notices regarding persons under twenty-one years of age must be conspicuously posted on the premises as follows:
Type of licensee | Sign must contain the following language: | Required location of sign |
Medical marijuana retailer | "Persons under twenty-one years of age not permitted on these premises without a valid qualifying patient card. Juvenile qualifying patients must be accompanied by their designated provider at all times." | Conspicuous location at each entry to premises. |
Marijuana retailer | "Warning: This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Smoking is hazardous to your health." "There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product." "Should not be used by women that are pregnant or breast feeding." "Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug." | At each point of sale. |
Marijuana producer, marijuana processor, and marijuana retailer | "Persons under twenty-one years of age not permitted on these premises." | Conspicuous location at each entry to premises. |
The WSLCB will provide the required notices, or licensees may design their own notices as long as they are legible and contain the required language.
(2) Signs provided by the WSLCB))All licensed marijuana processors, producers, and retailers, with the exception of licensed retailers with a medical marijuana endorsement, must conspicuously post a notice provided by the board about persons under twenty-one years of age at each entry to all licensed premises. The notice must contain all of the following language: "Persons under twenty-one years of age not permitted on these premises."
(2) All licensed retailers with a medical marijuana endorsement must conspicuously post a notice provided by the board regarding persons under twenty-one years of age at each entry to all licensed medical marijuana premises. The notice must contain all of the following language: "Persons under twenty-one years of age not permitted on these premises without a valid qualifying patient card. Qualifying patients under the age of eighteen must be accompanied by their designated provider at all times."
(3) All licensed marijuana retailers must conspicuously post a sign provided by the board regarding the use of marijuana during pregnancy and breastfeeding as follows:
(a) At each point of sale; and
(b) In a location easily visible to employees.
(4) All licensed marijuana retailers must conspicuously post a notice provided by the board prohibiting the opening of a package of marijuana or marijuana-infused product in public or consumption of marijuana or marijuana-infused products in public((,)). The notice must be posted ((as follows:
Type of premises | Required location of sign |
Marijuana retail | Posted in plain view at the main entrance to the establishment. |
(3) The premises' current and valid master license with appropriate endorsements must be conspicuously posted on the premises and available for))in plain view at the main entrance of the marijuana retail establishment.
(5) All licensed marijuana processors, producers, and retailers must conspicuously post on the premises and make available their current and valid master license or licenses with appropriate endorsements for inspection by ((WSLCB))board enforcement officers.
(((4)))(6) Firearms prohibited signs provided by the ((WSLCB))board must be posted at the entrance of each producer, processor, and retailer licensed location.