WSR 25-15-153
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
LIQUOR AND CANNABIS
BOARD
[Filed July 23, 2025, 8:40 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Title 314 WAC. The Washington state liquor and cannabis board (board) is considering repealing, amending, and creating rule sections in chapter 314-55 WAC as necessary to implement ESSB 5403 (chapter 250, Laws of 2025), related to financial interest and management agreements for cannabis retail licensees.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Amendments to and repeal of existing rules, as well as the creation of new rules in chapter 314-55 WAC, may be necessary to implement ESSB 5403 related to financial interest and management agreements for cannabis retail licensees.
Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborative rule making. Board staff will hold public stakeholder meetings to discuss rule changes being considered and solicit feedback prior to filing a rule proposal. Interested parties will then have an opportunity to submit written comments on the proposed rules during a subsequent public comment period and may present oral testimony at a public hearing announced with the publication of the rule proposal.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Denise Laflamme, Policy and Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 43080, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-819-0452, fax 360-704-5027, email rules@lcb.wa.gov, website lcb.wa.gov.
Additional comments: Anyone who is interested in this rule-making effort is 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 board website at lcb.wa.gov.
July 17, 2025
Justin Nordhorn
Policy and External Affairs Director