WSR 24-11-158

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

LIQUOR AND CANNABIS

BOARD

[Filed May 22, 2024, 10:50 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The Washington state liquor and cannabis board (LCB) is amending WAC 314-55-097 and other rules in Title 314 WAC that may be necessary to implement SSB 5376 (chapter 243, Laws of 2024) allowing sales of nonhazardous cannabis waste, including allowing sales of cannabis waste to persons who are not cannabis licensees.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: SSB 5376 (chapter 243, Laws of 2024); RCW 69.50.342.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rules on this subject are needed to implement SSB 5376 which will allow licensed cannabis producers and processors to sell nonhazardous solid cannabis waste material from their licensed production or processing operations to buyers who are not licensed by LCB.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Washington state department of agriculture.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jeff Kildahl, Regulatory Analyst, P.O. Box 43080, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-480-7960, fax 360-704-5027, email rules@lcb.wa.gov, website lcb.wa.gov.

May 22, 2024

David Postman

Chair