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Observations
WSLCB - Webinar - Agency Request Legislation Proposals (August 11, 2023)
WSLCB leaders introduced two concepts for 2024 request legislation, one for medical patients to contract with licensees; another to revise limits around cannabis retail advertising.
WSLCB - Board Caucus (August 8, 2023) - Summary
The intention of staff to replace CCRS with a traceability system was questioned by board members, who next learned about the new staff and portfolio for the in-house research office.
WIDAC - Council Meeting (July 13, 2023) - Most Steer Clear Program Update
A campaign focused on reducing youth cannabis use and impaired driving was getting positive results according to the program manager who presented and answered questions.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (July 12, 2023) - Summary
Staff went through subjects discussed during the CANNRA external stakeholder meeting, plus updates on licensing, social equity, and interest in a new traceability system.
WA House RSG - Committee Meeting (March 9, 2023) - WSIPP Work Session
Lawmakers were briefed on the continued evaluation of I-502, including the most recent implementation report and an overview of the 2023 report on how cannabis revenue was spent.
WA Governor - Bill Action (May 16, 2023) - SB 5187
The operating budget that reached Governor Jay Inslee featured more than a dozen state agencies which received cannabis revenue, or were budgeted for activities related to the plant.
WSDA - Webinar - Hemp Building Materials (April 12, 2023) - Summary
Several stakeholders introduced themselves and started to network around increasing the capacity of the state to produce and process hemp into construction materials.
WA Hemp in Food Task Force - Meeting (May 18, 2023) - Summary
With the end of their legislative mandate weeks away, members searched for a path forward to advise on regulation of hemp consumables after a THC regulatory bill was signed into law.
WA Governor - Bill Action (May 16, 2023) - SB 5200
The capital budget included $5M for soil cleanup added late in the process in order to help agricultural sectors—including cannabis licensees—in north central Washington.
WA Legislature - Update (May 17, 2023)
Legislators struck and passed pre-negotiated legislation reframing the relation of the criminal justice and behavioral health systems to substance use issues which the Governor signed the same day.