Wash. Admin. Code § 314-55-075 - Cannabis producer license-Privileges, requirements, and fees
(1)
(a) A cannabis producer license allows the
licensee to produce, harvest, trim, dry, cure, and package cannabis into lots
for sale at wholesale to cannabis processor licensees and to other cannabis
producer licensees. A cannabis producer may also produce and sell:
(i) Cannabis plants, seed, and plant tissue
culture to other cannabis producer licensees;
(ii) Immature cannabis plants or clones and
cannabis seeds to members of a registered cooperative, qualifying patients, or
designated providers under the conditions provided in this chapter;
and
(iii) Immature cannabis plants
or clones and cannabis seeds to a licensed cannabis researcher under the
conditions provided in this chapter.
(b) Cannabis production must take place
within a fully enclosed secure indoor facility or greenhouse with rigid walls,
a roof, and doors. Outdoor production may take place in nonrigid greenhouses,
other structures, or an expanse of open or cleared ground fully enclosed by a
physical barrier. To obscure public view of the premises, outdoor production
must be enclosed by a sight obscure wall or fence at least eight feet high.
Outdoor producers must meet security requirements described in WAC
314-55-083. An outdoor grow must
be physically separated at least 20 feet from another licensed outdoor grow. In
addition, outdoor grows cannot share common walls or fences.
(2) The application fee for a
cannabis producer license is $250. The applicant is also responsible for paying
the fees required by the approved vendor for fingerprint evaluation.
(3) The annual fee for issuance and renewal
of a cannabis producer license is $1,000. The annual fee for issuance and
renewal of a cannabis producer license is $1,381. The LCB will conduct random
criminal history checks at the time of renewal that will require the licensee
to submit fingerprints for evaluation from the approved vendor. The licensee is
responsible for all fees required for criminal history checks.
(4) The application window for cannabis
producer licenses is closed. The LCB may reopen the cannabis producer
application window at subsequent times when the LCB deems necessary.
(5) Any entity and/or principals within any
entity are limited to an interest, as defined in WAC
314-55-035, in no more than three
cannabis producer licenses.
(6) The
maximum amount of space for cannabis production cannot exceed the amount
licensed. Applicants must designate on their operating plan the size category
of the production premises and the amount of actual square footage in their
premises that will be designated as plant canopy. There are three categories as
follows:
(a) Tier 1 - Less than 4,000 square
feet;
(b) Tier 2 - Four thousand
square feet up to 10,000 square feet; and
(c) Tier 3 - Ten thousand square feet up to
30,000 square feet.
(7)
The LCB may reduce a licensee 's or applicant 's square footage designated to
plant canopy for the following reasons:
(a) If
the amount of square feet of production of all licensees exceeds the maximum
square feet the LCB will reduce the allowed square footage by the same
percentage.
(b) If 50 percent
production space used for plant canopy in the licensee 's operating plan is not
met by the end of the first year of operation the LCB may reduce the tier of
licensure.
(8) If the
total amount of square feet of cannabis production exceeds the maximum square
feet, the LCB reserves the right to reduce all licensee 's production by the
same percentage or reduce licensee production by one or more tiers by the same
percentage.
(9) The maximum allowed
amount of cannabis on a producer's premises at any time is as follows:
(a) Outdoor or greenhouse grows - One and
one-quarter of a year's harvest; or
(b) Indoor grows - Six months of their annual
harvest.
(10) A producer
may not treat or otherwise adulterate useable cannabis with any organic or
nonorganic chemical or other compound whatsoever to alter the color,
appearance, weight, or smell of the useable cannabis.
(11) A cannabis producer must make quality
assurance test results available to any processor purchasing product. A
cannabis producer must label each lot of cannabis with the following
information:
(a) Lot number;
(b) UBI number of the producer; and
(c) Weight of the product.
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