Common carriers — Licensing — State liquor and cannabis board to adopt rules.
RCW 69.50.385
in effect(1) The board must adopt rules providing for an annual licensing procedure of a common carrier who seeks to transport or deliver cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, and cannabis-infused products within the state. (2) The rules for licensing must: (a) Establish criteria for considering the approval or denial of a common carrier's original application or renewal application; (b) Provide minimum qualifications for any employee authorized to drive or operate the transportation or delivery vehicle, including a minimum age of at least twenty-one years; (c) Address the safety of the employees transporting or delivering the products, including issues relating to the carrying of firearms by such employees; (d) Address the security of the products being transported, including a system of electronically tracking all products at both the point of pickup and the point of delivery; and (e) Set reasonable fees for the application and licensing process. (3) The board may adopt rules establishing the maximum amounts of cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, and cannabis-infused products that may be physically transported or delivered at one time by a common carrier as provided under RCW 69.50.382 .
(1) The board must adopt rules providing for an annual licensing procedure of a common carrier who seeks to transport or deliver cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, and cannabis-infused products within the state.
(2) The rules for licensing must:
(a) Establish criteria for considering the approval or denial of a common carrier's original application or renewal application;
(b) Provide minimum qualifications for any employee authorized to drive or operate the transportation or delivery vehicle, including a minimum age of at least twenty-one years;
(c) Address the safety of the employees transporting or delivering the products, including issues relating to the carrying of firearms by such employees;
(d) Address the security of the products being transported, including a system of electronically tracking all products at both the point of pickup and the point of delivery; and
(e) Set reasonable fees for the application and licensing process.
(3) The board may adopt rules establishing the maximum amounts of cannabis, useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, and cannabis-infused products that may be physically transported or delivered at one time by a common carrier as provided under RCW 69.50.382 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026