uthor: M. Bailey Hirschburg

A substantial legislative update from Chris Thompson on the WSLCB's plans for the upcoming session.

WSLCB's new "Policy Analysis Framework" brings public health, prevention, and public safety "front and center" in agency decision-making.

Enforcement is preparing a notice for retailers, Licensing and Regulation is convening finance experts, and new retail licensing numbers were shared.

Three Board Interim Policies were adopted which impact cannabis licensees, two more are set to return, and an activist asked some hard questions.

WA House COG was updated on WSLCB's, DOE's, and WSDA's cannabis programs and interim legislative studies.

Home delivery of medical cannabis study, WSLCB's evolving product approval process, and updates from agency leadership.

Rulemaking opened for required retailer signage, draft language was approved for vapor products rules, and a cannabis retailer asked for help.

WACA, The Cannabis Alliance, and WSLCB update the House Commerce and Gaming committee on the status of the cannabis industry.

Legislative predictions, the medical home delivery report, the latest cannabis rulemaking, and a new Tribal Liaison.

In this short meeting, WSLCB Board Members describe a "calm before the storm" of upcoming actions and events.