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(i) A person under the age of twenty-one years;
(ii) A person doing business as a sole proprietor who has not lawfully resided in the state for at least six months prior to applying to receive a license;
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(1) In accordance with RCW 69.50.331, 69.50.325, and 69.50.342, a licensed marijuana producer, processor, or retailer or an applicant for such a license, shall submit to the board an attestation signed by a bona fide labor organization stating the licensee or applicant has entered into a labor peace agreement with the bona fide labor organization, if the licensee or applicant:
(a) Is not formed under the laws of this state or if not all interest holders who must qualify for the license have lawfully resided in the state for longer than six months before applying for the license, so long as fifty-one percent of the interest holders meet the residency requirements;
(b) Is an applicant for a marijuana retailer license who, if the license is issued, would hold more than a collective total of five marijuana retailer licenses but not more than a collective total of seven marijuana retailer licenses as provided in RCW 69.50.325(3); or
(c) Is an applicant for a marijuana producer or marijuana processor license who, if the license is issued, would collectively hold more marijuana producer or marijuana processor licenses than any limit established under board rules for marijuana producers or marijuana processors without labor peace agreements in effect, as provided in RCW 69.50.325 and 69.50.342(3).
(2) The board may issue a conditional license to an applicant who has not fully complied with this section, provided that compliance with this section is required for an applicant to receive final license approval, and an applicant must meet all other license requirements established in this chapter.
(3) For an applicant or licensee relying on the authorization in this section:
(a) The submission of the attestation and the maintenance of a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization is an ongoing material condition of the establishment's license; and
(b) In accordance with RCW 69.50.331, the board shall suspend, cancel, or revoke the license of an establishment for which the board determines there is no longer a labor peace agreement in effect.
(4) The board may impose additional licensing fees to recover any additional costs incurred in investigating any nonresident required to be investigated under this section and RCW 69.50.331. If, after reasonable efforts, the board is unable to investigate any nonresident required to be investigated under this section and RCW 69.50.331, in accordance with the investigatory standards applicable to the investigation of a state resident, the board may deny a license or license renewal to an entity.
(5) Any business entity or nonprofit entity not formed under Washington state law must hold a certificate of registration under chapter 23.95 RCW to be eligible for a marijuana license under this section.
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(2) There shall be a marijuana processor's license to process, package, and label marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products for sale at wholesale to marijuana processors and marijuana retailers, regulated by the
(3)(a) There shall be a marijuana retailer's license to sell marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products at retail in retail outlets, regulated by the
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(c)(i) A marijuana retailer's license is subject to forfeiture in accordance with rules adopted by the
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(A) No marijuana retailer's license may be subject to forfeiture within the first nine months of license issuance; and
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(iv) This subsection (3)(c) applies to marijuana retailer's licenses issued before and after July 23, 2017. However, no license of a marijuana retailer that otherwise meets the conditions for license forfeiture established pursuant to this subsection (3)(c) may be subject to forfeiture within the first nine calendar months of July 23, 2017.
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(A) The adoption of a ban or moratorium that prohibits the opening of a retail marijuana business; or
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The liquor and cannabis board must collect demographic information on applicants for marijuana licenses, marijuana licensees, and interest holders in marijuana businesses including gender, race, ethnicity, and related geographic distribution and report the aggregate data to the relevant committees of the legislature by January 1, 2020.
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."
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(2) Creates a new exception to the six-month residency requirement for businesses with labor peace agreements in effect, so long as 51 percent of the interest holders meet the residency requirements.
(3) Creates an exception to the five license limit for marijuana retailer licenses, to allow retailers with labor peace agreements to be eligible for up to seven total licenses.
(4) Requires a similar exception to any license limit established by LCB rule for individual marijuana producers or processors, for producers or processors with labor peace agreements in effect. Allows these licensees to hold up to 2 additional licenses than otherwise allowed under LCB rule.
(5) Limits LCB rule making under the bill's provisions.
(6) Provides that for licensees with labor peace agreements in effect, a natural person who is not required to qualify for or be named on a marijuana license is not required to be Washington state residents.
(7) Provides that for licensees without labor peace agreements in effect, all natural persons who own any interest in the entity must be residents of this state and natural persons who own interests of more than 10 percent of the entity must continue to have to qualify for and be named on the license.
(8) Requires the identification of natural persons owning 10 percent or less of the business, but more than one percent of the business, to be disclosed to the LCB.
(9) Adds provisions addressing inheritance of a business with a marijuana license.
(10) Defines "labor peace agreement" and other terms.
(11) Authorizes the LCB to impose additional licensing fees to recover investigatory costs, and grants the LCB discretionary authority to deny license issuances and renewals when the LCB is unable to investigate any nonresident requiring investigation.
(12) Adds a savings clause.
(13) Requires the LCB to collect demographic information and report to the legislature by January 1, 2020.