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WSLCB

Built here

WSLCB-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
We re-check this regulatormonthly— stable rules, low expected churn

Statutes that bite

CitationSubject
WAC 314-55-035Producer/processor/retailer license requirements
WAC 314-55-079Marijuana retailer license — privileges, requirements, and fees
WAC 314-55-082What are the security and surveillance requirements?
WAC 314-55-095What records must be kept by retailers?
WAC 314-55-155Advertising — what is permitted?
RCW 69.50.328Federal-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

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.

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30 min · demo login emailed in ~60 sec · no call required