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Agency evaluation finds limited industrywide impact from cannabis check‑payment rule, recommends continued monitoring
Summary
An internal evaluation found a decline in written warnings tied to check payments after a 2024 rule, but warned that recent violations outside the study window were concentrated with a single licensee; staff recommended a 24‑month follow-up and no rule changes now.
Nick Lavery, deputy director of administration in the licensing division, told the executive management team that an evaluation of the cannabis payment‑flexibility rule shows limited evidence of industry‑wide noncompliance and that monitoring should continue.
The rule, which took effect in October 2024, requires checks used to pay for cannabis to be mailed or delivered no more than one business day after delivery and deposited as soon as reasonably practical and no later than five business days after delivery. The research…
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