Observations

A strong reaction to the hidden ownership amnesty program proposal was debated along with the Board's desire to hear from the medical cannabis community.

The Board looked at medical cannabis reform and a potential extension to the retail license forfeiture deadline.

The Enforcement and Licensing division directors proposed a hidden ownership amnesty program.

Board members shared updates and heard a rulemaking briefing focused on legislative implementation.

The Board weighed possible agency request legislation for the next legislative session, heard about non-operational retailers, and shared impressions of a recent medical home delivery stakeholder discussion.

Stakeholders engaged with the agency over development of a study on home delivery of medical cannabis and heard about other patient concerns.

WSLCB's Chief Information Officer went over the “API Key Reset” security incident with integrators, though new information was limited.

Agency leadership reviewed arguments for processors acting as distributors, learned about the most recent security issue with the state's traceability system, and heard about new dialogue between the Enforcement division and medical cannabis patient advocates.

New Enforcement officers were sworn in before public comments requesting cannabis curbside service and challenges for licensees.

The Board discussed developing a minority and women's business work group, a meeting between the agency and licensees in Spokane, and the utility of a potential cannabis ombudsman.