The Cannabis Alliance
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Observations
The Cannabis Alliance - WA Cannabis Summit - 2024 - Innovation in Cannabis Regulation (May 10, 2024) - Summary
Panelists representing regulators and licensees in Washington and elsewhere weighed in on issues and challenges affecting innovation in the cannabis sector before taking questions.
The Week Ahead (May 6, 2024)
After a full week of WSLCB board activity, the Cannabis Alliance planned to host the ninth annual Washington State Cannabis Summit to engage with contemporary cannabis issues.
WSLCB - Focus Group - SB 5367 Implementation (April 26, 2024) - QA/QC Testing and Cannabinoid Additives
Efforts to draft improved cannabis testing and additive rules drew skepticism and questions from attendees worried about testing standards, synthetic cannabinoids, enforcement, and more.
WSLCB - Focus Group - SB 5367 Implementation (March 28, 2024) - Summary
In looking at rulemaking implementing definitional and retail medical endorsement changes, various parties were interested in impacts for producing and selling hemp consumables in 502.
WSDA - Webinar - Cannabis Testing Lab Accreditation (March 14, 2024) - Summary
Officials outlined a transition period to take on accreditation authority in parallel with revising standards, including method approval and when enforcement of new standards would start.
WSLCB - Focus Group - Retail Medical Cannabis Endorsements (March 11, 2024) - Summary
Attendees had many suggestions and questions for WSLCB staff regarding draft rules for medically endorsed retailers, with emphasis around expected levels of enforcement.
WA Senate WM - Committee Meeting (February 22, 2024) - Summary
Senators decided the “high THC” bill was similar enough to a companion to skip a public hearing; all testimony on the bill to exempt patients from cannabis excise taxes was supportive.
WA House RSG - Committee Meeting (February 19, 2024) - Summary
Testimony on cannabis commission legislation showed an industry divided over benefits and costs, plus the committee recommended bills on cannabis waste and THC-based taxation.
WA Senate LC - Committee Meeting (February 19, 2024) - Summary
Lawmakers heard bills on a tax exemption for registered medical patients and transferring lab accreditation, passing the former, then amended and recommended a THC bill without a public hearing.
The Week Ahead (February 19, 2024)
11 cannabis-related bills remained subject to the next cutoff on Wednesday but the WSLCB data dashboard bill and inversion/diversion legislation were particularly poorly positioned.