WAC 314-55-150:

314-55-147 << 314-55-150 >> 314-55-155

PDFWAC 314-55-150

Forms of acceptable identification for purchasing cannabis.

(1) Following are the forms of identification that are acceptable to verify a person's age for the purpose of purchasing cannabis:

(a) Driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card of any state, or province of Canada, from a U.S. territory or the District of Columbia, or "identicard" issued by the Washington state department of licensing per RCW 46.20.117;

(b) United States armed forces identification card issued to active duty, reserve, and retired personnel and the personnel's dependents, which may include an embedded, digital signature in lieu of a visible signature;

(c) Passport, passport card, Globel Entry card, Permanent Resident card (commonly known as a "green card"), or NEXUS card;

(d) Merchant Marine identification card issued by the United States Coast Guard; and

(e) Enrollment card issued by the governing authority of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Washington, if the enrollment card incorporates security features comparable to those implemented by the department of licensing for Washington driver's licenses.

(2) The identification document is not acceptable to verify age if expired.

(3) Licensees must comply with all applicable state laws, including chapter 49.60 RCW, in the course of their operation. This rule does not authorize distinction or differential treatment on the basis of any protected class listed in RCW 49.60.030(1).

[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.20.330, 66.98.070, 69.50.342, and 69.50.345. WSR 25-21-035, s 314-55-150, filed 10/8/25, effective 11/8/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342 and 2022 c 16 § 168. WSR 22-14-111, § 314-55-150, filed 7/6/22, effective 8/6/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.325, 69.50.331, 69.50.342, 69.50.345. WSR 13-21-104, § 314-55-150, filed 10/21/13, effective 11/21/13.]