JLARC - I-900 Subcommittee
(September 26, 2018) - Summary
Observations from the September 26th JLARC I-900 Subcommittee public hearing for the SAO's performance audit of the WSLCB.
Observations from the September 26th JLARC I-900 Subcommittee public hearing for the SAO's performance audit of the WSLCB.
Takeaways on the newest MJ Freeway contract amendment and algorithms that would automatically flag suspicious transactions in traceability data.
The Enforcement and Licensing division directors proposed a hidden ownership amnesty program.
WSLCB's Chief Information Officer went over the “API Key Reset” security incident with integrators, though new information was limited.
The Board discussed their representation at a federal law enforcement meeting and Regulators Roundtable, then discussed minority participation in the cannabis industry.
Members heard about data sources used to generate retail sales figures, future plans for sourcing those numbers, and the WSLCB's absence of plans to address data integrity issues.
A legislative discussion was followed by a talk about increased collaboration with law enforcement against the illicit cannabis market before the Board considered speculation on oversupply of legal cannabis.
The Committee learned about aggregate monthly retail sales figures for cannabis followed by a discussion of traceability identifiers and documentation of workarounds for problems with MJ Freeway's software.
Staff presented a Quarterly Cannabis and Vapor Rules Review, an Investigator Unit Team Update, and several interesting updates from Director Rick Garza.
Board members approved an interim rule and CR-101 for Retail Title Certificates and opened rulemaking for vapor products.