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Director's office recommends denying petition to require real-time patient verification for medical-cannabis tax exemption
Summary
Staff recommended the board deny a petition from John Kingsbury seeking a new rule to require licensees to verify medical cannabis patients in real time before granting the excise-tax exemption; staff said existing WAC provisions and DOH database checks plus audits provide enforcement and that outreach/education is the preferred near-term step.
Justin Nordhorn, covering rules work for the director's office, told the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board caucus that staff will recommend denying a petition from John Kingsbury to amend WAC 314-55-090 to add a new patient-verification requirement before a licensee may apply the medical-cannabis excise-tax exemption.
"The director's office is recommending denying the petition," Justin said, explaining staff believe existing…
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