Scoop: State law doesn’t block police from questioning teens, Seattle chief says
Interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr issued a directive this month clarifying that a 2021 state law doesn’t stop police from questioning juveniles who witness crimes. The 2021 state law at issue requires that police connect minors to a lawyer before interrogating them as part of a criminal investigation. On July 9, Rahr issued an internal directive clarifying that officers can still question juvenile witnesses without connecting them with a lawyer, as long as the youths aren’t suspects and there isn’t probable cause to hold them in custody, SPD officials tell Axios. Continue reading at Axios. (Axios Visuals)
Washington farm groups cry ‘foul’ as health officials rewrite water policy
Washington farm groups Tuesday asked the state Health Department to drop its plans to more closely regulate drinking water systems that serve up to four residences on one farm. At the request of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, state health officials plan to require the farms to apply every five years to be exempt from being regulated as a public water system. Continue reading at Capital Press.
Washington cannabis regulators moved forward with a pair of changes to state code
Last week, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) approved a pair of rule changes that will impact how cannabis is taxed and tested in the state. The rulemaking action concerning taxation is further along in the process than the one concerning testing. It regards changes to the excise tax levied on medical marijuana. Cannabis products sold in the state are subject to a 37% excise tax in addition to other state and local sales taxes. The new rules would remove that tax for approved medical cannabis patients who buy from specific dispensaries. Continue reading at The Inlander.
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