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Observations
WA House - Session - Afternoon (April 6, 2021) - SB 5372 - Second and Third Reading
With no proposed amendments to legislation forming a hemp processor registry and hemp extract certification, lawmakers offered a final pitch on the bill’s benefits for the hemp sector, securing not quite unanimous approval.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting (March 25, 2021) - SB 5372 - Executive Session
There was no opposition from committee members to recommending a bill which would establish a voluntary hemp processor registration, a hemp extract certification, and limited authority for WSLCB to test hemp.
The Week Ahead (April 5, 2021)
Legislators would take the week to debate, amend, and vote on legislation from the opposite chamber - but the list of active cannabis-related bills had grown shorter.
The Week Ahead (March 29, 2021)
As budget activity ramped up, fiscal committees undertook the last week for consideration of most policy legislation - and several cannabis-related bills remained unscheduled at the start.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting (March 25, 2021) - Work Session - WSLCB
WSLCB Director Rick Garza requested time to update lawmakers ahead of a committee work session on the future of the cannabis industry to share regulator priorities and disclose new agency work groups.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting (March 19, 2021) - SB 5372 - Public Hearing
A bill to create a voluntary hemp processor registration program and hemp extract certificate garnered mostly supportive testimony in the House from the public and state officials.
The Week Ahead (March 22, 2021)
Several cannabis bills portend some controversy on their way through the next cutoff on Friday, where a mysterious work session on “the future of the cannabis industry” awaited.
WA Senate LCTA - Committee Meeting (March 18, 2021) - HB 1210 - Public Hearing
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- Washington State Senate Labor, Commerce, and Tribal Affairs Committee (WA Senate LCTA)
Thoughtful public testimony and an amendment tying in ‘hemp’ encouraged senators to take a closer look at a bill to change state law mentions of ‘marijuana’ to ‘cannabis’.
The Week Ahead (March 15, 2021)
There’s a new Board Chair at WSLCB, policy committee public hearings on 5 bills plus a prevention work session in the Legislature, and a WSDA webinar on the hemp program.
WA Senate - Session - Morning (March 9, 2021) - SB 5372 - Second and Third Reading
Legislation creating a voluntary hemp processor certification was unanimously passed by the Senate after adopting a striking amendment empowering WSLCB to test hemp found on licensed premises.