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Observations
WA Governor - Bill Action
(May 18, 2021) - SB 5092
Governor Inslee signed the biennium operating budget which appropriated cannabis excise tax revenue and other general fund tax dollars among more than a dozen agencies.
WA Governor - Bill Action
(May 13, 2021) - SB 5476
Governor Inslee signed a legislative response to a court case which invalidated the state drug possession statute, and lawmakers allotted more than $172 million to address the ruling.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(May 26, 2021) - Public Comments
The board chair responded to public comments on incentivizing coronavirus vaccination, the safety of converting hemp distillate into THC, and inaction towards business normalization.
The Week Ahead
(May 17, 2021)
The Washington state Governor was scheduled to take action on the operating budget for the upcoming biennium, endorsing or vetoing fiscal appropriations for many government activities.
WA Governor - Bill Action
(May 3, 2021) - HB 1443
Legislation expanding the membership and responsibilities of the social equity task force was signed into law, strengthening an influential movement in the Washington state cannabis sector.
The Week Ahead
(May 3, 2021)
Deliberative work characteristic of the interim between legislative sessions began in earnest this week with social equity, medical marijuana, and behavioral health events on the calendar.
WSLCB - Cannabis Advisory Council
(April 7, 2021) - Summary
The new WSLCB Chair provided more expansive remarks during a public introduction to Cannabis Advisory Council representatives whose comments varied from friendly to confrontational.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(March 17, 2021) - Summary
The public had a chance to hear from the new chair before the Board approved the 18th tribal cannabis compact in Washington state and received a rulemaking update.
WA Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis - Public Meeting
(January 25, 2021) - Motions
Task force members recommended expanding the qualifying criteria for the social equity program to include race and opening the technical assistance grant program to current licensees and retail title certificate holders.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(January 12, 2021) - Summary
In the Board’s first planning session since 2018, members looked back on past priorities and prepared to welcome a new board chair who would be appointed in “a few more weeks.”