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By July 1, 2024, the department of agriculture must, in consultation with the liquor and cannabis board, adopt rules to implement section 2, chapter 277, Laws of 2019.
The department of agriculture is authorized to use expedited rule making as authorized in chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, in order to implement subsection (1) of this section by July 1, 2024.
(1) On a schedule determined by the board, every licensed cannabis producer and processor must submit representative samples of cannabis, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products produced or processed by the licensee to an independent, third-party testing laboratory meeting the accreditation requirements established by the state department of ecology agriculture. The purpose of testing representative samples is to certify compliance with quality assurance and product standards adopted by the board under RCW 69.50.342 or the department of health under RCW 69.50.375. In conducting tests of cannabis product samples, testing laboratories must adhere to laboratory quality standards adopted by the state department of agriculture under chapter 15.150 RCW. Any sample remaining after testing shall be destroyed by the laboratory or returned to the licensee submitting the sample.
Section 2 of this act takes effect July 1, 2024.
Sections 1 and 3 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately.