PDFWAC 314-55-520

Category I.

Violations of a severity that would make a license eligible for cancellation on a first offense. The board may not cancel a license for a single violation, unless it can prove a Category I violation by a preponderance of the evidence.
Category I
Violations of a Severity That Would Make a License Eligible for Cancellation on the First Offense
Violation Type
1st Violation
2nd Violation in a Two-year Window
Marijuana purchased from an unlicensed entity.
WAC 314-55-083(4)
License cancellation
 
Marijuana sold to an unlicensed, nonretail source. Illegal sales out of the licensed market place.
WAC 314-55-083(4)
License cancellation
 
Condition of suspension violation: Failure to follow any suspension restriction while marijuana license is suspended.
Original penalty plus 10-day suspension with no monetary option
License cancellation
Transportation or storage of marijuana to or from an unlicensed source, diversion of product, or both.
WAC 314-55-083(4)
License cancellation
 
Transportation of marijuana outside of Washington state boundaries.
RCW 69.50.342 (1)(k)
RCW 69.50.345(10)
WAC 314-55-310(1)
License cancellation
 
True party of interest (TPI). Allowing a person to exercise ownership or control if the person would not have qualified based on affiliation with a criminal enterprise as described in chapter 69.50 RCW.
WAC 314-55-035(1)
License cancellation
 
Financier. Receiving money from a financier that was not disclosed to or approved by the board when the financier has a criminal history demonstrating an affiliation with criminal enterprises, gangs, or cartels; or the money provided by a financier originated from criminal enterprises, gangs, or cartels.
WAC 314-55-035(4)
License cancellation
 
[Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342, 69.50.345, and 2019 c 394. WSR 20-03-177, § 314-55-520, filed 1/22/20, effective 2/22/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342 and 69.50.345. WSR 16-11-110, § 314-55-520, filed 5/18/16, effective 6/18/16; WSR 15-11-107, § 314-55-520, filed 5/20/15, effective 6/20/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.325, 69.50.331, 69.50.342, 69.50.345. WSR 13-21-104, § 314-55-520, filed 10/21/13, effective 11/21/13.]