WSLCB
Built hereWSLCB-coded POS for Washington dispensaries
WAC 314-55 mapped into the platform — not a checkbox, not a marketing slide. Excise math, age-verify, traceability, and vendor-sample auto-ring live in the same system as the register, and the gates are tuned to every WSLCB tightening cycle.
Regulator
Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB)
https://lcb.wa.gov ↗Statutes that bite
| Citation | Subject |
|---|---|
| WAC 314-55-035 | Producer/processor/retailer license requirements |
| WAC 314-55-079 | Marijuana retailer license — privileges, requirements, and fees |
| WAC 314-55-082 | What are the security and surveillance requirements? |
| WAC 314-55-095 | What records must be kept by retailers? |
| WAC 314-55-155 | Advertising — what is permitted? |
| RCW 69.50.328 | Federal-license-holder restrictions on retail |
Tax stack
Excise
37% cannabis excise (WSLCB) — applied at retail, not embedded in shelf price.
Sales / Use
WA state + local sales/use — 8.7% blended typical for King + Chelan counties.
Local option
City B&O reported per municipal code; Seattle adds 0.222%.
Compliance topics surfaced in-platform
- Age 21+ ID verification with audit trail (24-month retention)
- WSLCB traceability handoff (current contract integrator + manual fallback)
- Required signage + advertising rules (WAC 314-55-155)
- Sale-to-minor lock — cannot bypass without manager PIN + reason
- Vendor-sample tracking — each rep sample logged as a $0 traceable transfer on the COA chain (WAC 314-55-079 retailer-privileges scope)
- Chemical-impairment reporting + manager-on-duty audit log
- Retention: transactions 3 years, video 30+ days, employee records 24 months
What ships on day-1 for WA
- Excise tax automatically calculated at line + transaction level — never bake-it-in
- Daily WSLCB-shaped manifest export (ready for traceability vendor handoff)
- Vendor-sample auto-ring — schedule a date-bounded $0 SKU transfer per rep visit; syncs through WSLCB traceability without manual line entry (the killer demo for retailers tired of paper sample logs)
- Vendor invoice cost-basis tracking with WAC 314-55-079 5% lab-test passthrough
- Manager write-up assistant tuned to WA labor + WSLCB violation taxonomy
- Door-greeter age-verify lane wired into the POS attempt log
Built here
Washington is home base — CannAgent is built and tuned to WAC 314-55 here first, and WA carries the deepest regulator-shaped depth in the platform. When the WSLCB tightens a rule, the gate ships for WA before anywhere else.
Operator playbooks
Washington cannabis retail — common questions
- Who regulates cannabis retail in Washington?
- Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) is the state cannabis regulator for Washington. Official site: https://lcb.wa.gov.
- What seed-to-sale track-and-trace system does Washington use?
- Washington uses CCRS, Washington's state-built Cannabis Compliance and Reporting System (a state system, not a licensed vendor platform). CannAgent structures its records to CCRS's required fields.
- What cannabis taxes apply to retail in Washington?
- 37% cannabis excise (WSLCB) — applied at retail, not embedded in shelf price. WA state + local sales/use — 8.7% blended typical for King + Chelan counties. City B&O reported per municipal code; Seattle adds 0.222%.
- Is CannAgent available for Washington dispensaries?
- Yes — Washington is a featured onboarding market. The WSLCB-aware POS and back office is available now; request a scoped demo at /demo.
Other states
Colorado
California
Oregon
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
Missouri
Nevada
Arizona
Maryland
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Maine
Rhode Island
New Mexico
Vermont
Minnesota
Delaware
Alaska
Montana
Ohio
See it on your WA data.
30-minute demo on a sandbox shaped like your store. End the call with a fixed-scope quote and a WA-aware cutover plan.