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Observations
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(November 24, 2020) - Summary
Board members reviewed feedback from the recent special board meeting and approved a cannabis compact with the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
WA Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis - Public Meeting
(October 26, 2020) - Disproportionately Impacted Areas
Task force members received a data briefing to assist in elaboration of qualifying criteria for cannabis social equity applicants residing in “disproportionately impacted areas.”
WA Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis - Public Meeting
(October 26, 2020) - Structure
Review of the task force’s scope and responsibilities, draft bylaws, and operating principles elicited member perspectives on the kinds of systemic racism they would attempt to address within the state’s legal cannabis market.
WA Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis - Public Meeting
(October 26, 2020) - Meet the Members
Meet the 18 appointed members of the Washington State Legislative Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis in our first post on the inaugural meeting of this group.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(October 13, 2020) - Summary
The Board opted not to voluntarily undertake revision of residency requirements for applicants, nor allow certified fire code inspectors to help ensure the safety of extraction operations.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(September 16, 2020) - Regulators Roundtable
Director Rick Garza provided a summary of the most recent Regulators Roundtable, a biannual meeting among American and Canadian officials responsible for legal cannabis regulation.
Thurston County Superior Court - Hearing - Seattle Events et al v. State of Washington et al
(September 4, 2020) - Stricken
The scheduled hearing in the Seattle Events et al v. State of Washington et al case regarding cannabis advertising law was cancelled subsequent to the Court receiving the State Defendants’ response to the Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration.
WSLCB - Listen and Learn Forum - HB 2826 Implementation
(September 1, 2020) - Summary
Drawing over 100 attendees, nine participants commented on new definitions for ‘characterizing flavor’ and ‘terpenes’ instrumental to new WSLCB public safety and prevention authorities.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(September 2, 2020) - Summary
The WSLCB Board adopted substantially revised True Party of Interest (TPI) rules and heard public comment from an advocate of increasingly influential prevention perspectives.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(September 1, 2020) - Summary
Board members more tangibly sensed how the State hiring freeze had begun to seize up the agency, and virtual engagements with “communities of color” were scheduled.