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Observations
WSLCB - Board Meeting (April 12, 2023) - Environmental Pesticide Action
Pausing emergency rulemaking which would lower action levels for some pesticides didn’t preclude public comments critical of the approach taken by agency staff to the overall situation.
WSLCB - Board Caucus (April 11, 2023) - Summary
The board heard that details on emergency rules around potential soil contamination could wait until the following day’s board meeting, and staff also gave legislative and rulemaking updates.
The Week Ahead (April 10, 2023)
Legislators would traverse the final cutoff gateway on Wednesday before sine die while the WSLCB board had a full week of public meetings to reckon with a controversial agency action.
WA House - Session (April 7, 2023) - SB 5367 - Second and Third Reading
The full House incorporated changes to THC legislation designed in committee and passed the measure, but only after formally ‘reconsidering’ their vote.
WSLCB - Work Group - Cannabinoid Science - Public Meeting (February 1, 2023) - Summary
Without guidance in defining ‘cannabinoid,’ consensus on its meaning or the scope of work for the group proved difficult, but agreement to prioritize regulatory issues emerged.
WA House APP - Committee Meeting (March 31, 2023) - SB 5367 - Public Hearing
Hemp industry members opposed a bill on THC regulation, but an agency representative as well as several cannabis industry, public health, and substance prevention groups backed the move.
WA Legislature - Update (April 1, 2023)
Legislators hosted a lopsided hearing on the WSLCB THC bill on Friday and planned to host an executive session on legislation to expand the social equity licensing program on Saturday.
WA Legislature - Update (March 30, 2023)
Legislation to proscribe pre-employment screening for cannabis use was passed in the House as officials and staff in both chambers worked to revise and pass their respective operating budget bills.
WSLCB - Board Caucus (March 28, 2023) - Summary
Delays at another agency were presented as cause for extending the social equity licensing application window before a short legislative update and a lengthy conversation about two rulemaking petitions.
WA House RSG - Committee Meeting (March 13, 2023) - SB 5367 - Public Hearing
Committee members heard testimony in favor, opposed, and ‘other’ while seeking suggestions on THC levels for hemp products after the Senate decided any amount of THC was too much.