WSR 23-06-079

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

LIQUOR AND CANNABIS

BOARD

[Filed March 1, 2023, 11:13 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The Washington state liquor and cannabis board (WSLCB) is considering amending WAC 314-55-096 concerning cannabis vendor, educational, and internal quality control samples, and repealing or creating new sections in chapter 314-55 WAC as necessary to align potential revisions.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 69.50.342.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: On August 31, 2022, WSLCB accepted a rule petition related to cannabis vendor, educational, and internal quality control samples. Consistent with RCW 34.05.330 (1)(b), WSLCB is initiating the rule-making process to begin collaboratively engaging with stakeholders and any interested members of the public to explore potential rule revisions.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborative 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, Policy and Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 43080, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-480-7960, fax 360-664-9689, email rules@lcb.wa.gov, www.lcb.wa.gov.

Additional comments: Interested persons can participate in the rule process through open public meetings and by submitting written comments, and are encouraged to sign up for the interested parties list (GovDelivery) at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WALCB/subscriber/new. Rule-making notices and stakeholder engagement opportunities will be emailed via GovDelivery and posted to the WSLCB website at lcb.wa.gov.

March 1, 2023

David Postman

Chair