Curbside pot sales expands to those 21-plus in Washington state amid COVID-19 outbreak
Washington state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board on Tuesday announced new rules for the state’s cannabis shops to expand curbside order pickups to more customers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
In guidance last week, the board announced that qualifying medical patients and designated providers could take part in curbside deliveries at store sites.
The new guidance expands that option to recreational customers.
To help with social distancing, the LCB is temporarily expanding curbside sales “beyond qualified medical patients to allow sales to all adult customers as long as certain restrictions are in place,” according to the announcement.
Those restrictions include:
▪ No drive-thru windows.
▪ IDs must be checked and no one in the car may be younger than 21.
▪ Curbside sales areas “must be stationary and physically designated on the leasehold property, preferably as close to the building as possible.”
▪ “Where possible, video cameras should be monitoring and recording the designated sales area.”
▪ No outdoor sales from a tent or kiosk.
The move comes one day after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced new “stay-at-home” orders to help slow the spread of COVID-19, limiting all non-essential travel and work in the state.
Cannabis shops are deemed essential by the state during the emergency proclamation.
“We are making some temporary modifications to allow businesses to act quickly and minimize their impacts on disease transmission,” the LCB said in Tuesday’s announcement. “Our intent is to allow additional ways for you to engage your customers without having to have your doors open for business.”
This story was originally published March 24, 2020 at 12:44 PM.
