Stakeholder comments: Labeling for both recreational and medical marijuana should be the same. LCB comments: Department of Health is tasked with defining marijuana”. “medical The and the Department of Health will work together to develop the rules for labeling of medical marijuana. The board always seeks input from stakeholder at each stage of the rulemaking process. Stakeholder comments: The financial statement is too difficult for applicants to figure out. The board needs to educate applicants on the forms. LCB response: Marijuana investigators are available to assist applicants with the required forms. Stakeholder comments: WAC 314-55-105 Labeling and packaging. The sample labels in the rule don’t meet the NIST handbook LCB response: Not enough information was given to understand what part of the sample labels don’t meet the NIST handbook rules. Stakeholder comments: The board needs to have an advisory board to make decisions on the rules. LCB response: The board seeks input from stakeholder at every stage of rulemaking. The board intends to create a Marijuana Advisory Council in the near future similar to the Business Advisory Council that has been established for alcohol.
Stakeholder comments: Labeling for both recreational and medical marijuana should be the same. LCB comments: Department of Health is tasked with defining “medical marijuana”. The and the Department of Health will work together to develop the rules for labeling of medical marijuana. The board always seeks input from stakeholder at each stage of the rulemaking process. Stakeholder comments: The financial statement is too difficult for applicants to figure out. The board needs to educate applicants on the forms. LCB response: Marijuana investigators are available to assist applicants with the required forms. Stakeholder comments: WAC 314-55-105 Labeling and packaging. The sample labels in the rule don’t meet the NIST handbook LCB response: Not enough information was given to understand what part of the sample labels don’t meet the NIST handbook rules. Stakeholder comments: The board needs to have an advisory board to make decisions on the rules. LCB response: The board seeks input from stakeholder at every stage of rulemaking. The board intends to create a Marijuana Advisory Council in the near future similar to the Business Advisory Council that has been established for alcohol.
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