Observations

Members learned about specific laws and factors regulators had to consider when changing cannabis retail allotments, evoking several questions and suggestions from participants.

The governor approved a “consumer protection measure” so that imported CBD would be tested prior to use in legal cannabis items.

Social equity licensing work group members planned to devote time to understanding the prevalence of ban and moratorium jurisdictions before discussing “Possible Solutions.”

A briefing on a proposed Cannabis Central Reporting System (CCRS) provided a glimpse of the agency software project that may replace Washington’s beleaguered traceability regime.

Along with a rulemaking update and public hearing, an attorney brought up allegations that their client’s products contained synthesized cannabinoids and asked if a recall had been issued.

In one day and despite a dozen dissenting votes, a House bill to allow imported CBD as a cannabis product additive was passed by the Senate and sent to the governor’s desk.

The WSLCB board and a social equity task force work group would convene during the quietest summer month amidst the kind of smoke which does not acknowledge borders.

On short notice, two speakers offered supportive remarks on legislation allowing CBD as a cannabis additive before committee passage, sending the bill unchanged to the floor hours later.

Task force members heard progress reports from work group leaders and WSLCB licensing staff while the public voiced complaints about the pace of task force work and the absence of the former co-chair.

The Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force Technical Assistance and Mentorship Work Group was scheduled to discuss legislative proposals during an otherwise typical August week.