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CR-105 Alert: Expedited Rule Making Filed- Replacing "Marijuana" with "Cannabis" Chapters 246-71 and 246-72 WAC.
On September 6, 2022, The Washington Department of Health (department) filed a CR-105 Notice of Expedited Rulemaking for Chapters 246-71 WAC, Medical Cannabis Authorization Database and 246-72 WAC, Medical Cannabis Consultant Certificate, as WSR 22-18-086.
Second Substitute House Bill 1210 passed in 2022, changing the term "marijuana" to "cannabis" throughout state law. The approved proposal amends the rule with the following technical changes:
- Replaces the term "marijuana" with "cannabis"
- Removes the gender field requirement in the medical cannabis database
- Updates the rule's gender citations
The approved proposal for expedited rule making (CR105) goes into effect November 7, 2022 and can be found here.
Comments on the proposed rule may be submitted on the comment page or sent to the Medical Cannabis Program at medicalcannabis@doh.wa.gov. We will continue accepting comments until close of business Monday November 7th, 2022.
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