The Sunshine Tiki Hut in Hoquiam has had its marijuana producer license suspended for 180 days by the State Liquor and Cannabis Board for untagged products and having a motor home on the premises that appeared to be used as a residence.

The board announced the emergency suspension, which will last through March 31, Tuesday. During the suspension the board “will seek permanent revocation of the license,” according to a State Liquor and Cannabis Board statement released Wednesday.

Acting on a complaint from the Hoquiam Police Department, state enforcement officers conducted a premise check at the business at 1302 5th St. Extension and observed untagged plants, clones and finished product. According to the statement, “traceability tags allow officers to track marijuana throughout the system and assist in monitoring for tax compliance, potential diversion and product recalls.”

Officers also noted substantial unauthorized alterations to the business, including an undisclosed storage unit with three freezers containing untraced product and an RV that had been moved onto the property which also contained untraced product and appeared to be used as a residence. Licensees are prohibited from operating a business from their residence.

During the course of their investigation officers seized 1,309 marijuana plants, 213.5 pounds of marijuana flower and 5,644 grams of extracted marijuana oil.

The statement continued, “Due to the severity of these violations and the risk of diversion should the business remain open the board issued the emergency suspension. Emergency suspensions represent an extraordinary exercise of the state’s power and (the board) is mandated to ensure that an emergency suspension is reasonable, justifiable and legal in every way. The (board) issued one emergency suspension in 2017, and four in 2018.”