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Liquor and Cannabis Board denies petition to open rulemaking on medical cannabis tax verification
Summary
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board voted 2-0 with one abstention March 10 to deny a petition seeking formal rulemaking on retailer verification of medical cannabis recognition cards before applying an excise tax exemption, while directing follow-up by enforcement and continued dialogue.
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board voted March 10 to deny a petition seeking rulemaking to require retailers to verify medical cannabis recognition cards in the Department of Health database before granting a medical-cannabis excise tax exemption.
Kevin Walder, policy and rules manager for the board, recommended denying the petition filed Jan. 12 by petitioner John Kingsbury, saying existing rules already require retailers to verify that a buyer is a qualifying patient or designated provider with a valid recognition card in the DOH database. Walder told the board that WAC…
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