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WA Legislature - Update
(March 19, 2025)

Wednesday March 19, 2025

The first cannabis-related bill scheduled for a public hearing by the opposite house in 2025 was SB 5758 concerning revision of local buffer zones to assist social equity business siting.

WSLCB - Board Caucus
(March 18, 2025) - Social Equity Program Update

Tuesday March 18, 2025

Staff brought the board up to speed on the status of social equity applicants, outreach to local officials, training videos, and the next application window.

WA Legislature - Update
(March 18, 2025)

Tuesday March 18, 2025

Attention in the Washington State Legislature remained elsewhere other than cannabis-related policymaking in the early part of the week.

2025-03-11 - WA House - Session - HB 1141 - Second and Third Reading - Takeaways

WA House - Session
(March 11, 2025) - HB 1141 - Second and Third Reading

Monday March 17, 2025

A divide over legislation to extend collective bargaining rights to cannabis production employees stoked partisan tensions related to whether the policy would be expanded to farm workers more generally.

The Week Ahead
(March 17, 2024)

Monday March 17, 2025

Legislators appeared in no hurry to consider cannabis-related bills from the opposite house but regulatory bodies planned to provide updates and signal research directions.

WA Legislature - Update
(March 17, 2025)

Monday March 17, 2025

A senate interview with new WSLCB Board Member Pete Holmes offered insights on Friday and eight cannabis-related bills remained active in the second half of the 2025 regular session.

WA Legislature - Update
(March 14, 2025)

Friday March 14, 2025

As bills remaining through cutoff were shuffled between chambers, legislators in renewed committee meetings would hear from the newest WSLCB board member and outspoken agriculture researchers.

WA Legislature - Update
(March 13, 2025)

Thursday March 13, 2025

Following the advance of three cannabis bills before the House of Origin Cutoff on Wednesday, new omnibus legislation incorporating concepts from four bills was slated for introduction.

WA Legislature - Update
(March 12, 2025)

Wednesday March 12, 2025

Representatives passed the production unionization bill on Tuesday night whereas four cannabis-related bills were well positioned in the Senate on Wednesday but at risk from the House of Origin Cutoff at 5pm.

2025-03-11 - WSLCB - Board Caucus - Board Efficiencies - Takeaways

WSLCB - Board Caucus
(March 11, 2025) - Board Efficiencies

Tuesday March 11, 2025

The board contemplated significant reductions in both the number and variety of agency events open to the public, including board meetings, caucuses, and executive management team meetings.