Washington State Department of Agriculture
(WSDA)
Structural Relationships
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Washington State Office of the Governor
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Washington State Department of Agriculture
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Washington State Hemp Commission Task Force
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Washington State Hemp in Food Task Force
(WA Hemp in Food Task Force)
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Observations
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(January 30, 2020) - Summary
High turnout shattered the concentrate ban bill (at least in the House), expansion of edibles may require work, and location compliance looks set to move forward.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(January 29, 2020) - Summary
WSLCB leadership was briefed on and discussed cannabis-related legislation active at the legislature, including the agency’s three recently introduced request bills.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(January 28, 2020) - Summary
The Board discussed craft cannabis legislation, WSLCB’s interagency agreement with WSDA for testing, and WSDA’s stalled organic-equivalent Certified Cannabis standard.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(January 20, 2020) - Summary
WSLCB Director Rick Garza spoke about restructuring agency enforcement and the Committee heard HB 2296 and HB 2300 regarding cannabidiol (CBD) products.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(January 8, 2020) - Summary
New details on the WSLCB’s legislative agenda, a Regulators Roundtable redux, plus an update on testing labs, the traceability contract, and the Hillard Heintze report.
The Week Ahead
(January 6, 2020)
Returning from holidaze, the WSLCB, SBOH, and WSDA were all scheduled to convene public events - and Cannabis Observer hosts its first weekly meetup for the legislative session.
WSDA - Engagement - Industrial Hemp Summit
(January 8, 2020) - Predictions
On Wednesday at 9:30am PT @ the Port of Quincy (Quincy, WA), the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and several other organizations were scheduled to convene at the Industrial Hemp Summit.
DOE - Cannabis Science Task Force Steering Committee
(September 27, 2019) - Summary
CSTF leadership reviewed initial progress reports from its work groups on cannabis laboratory quality standards and proficiency testing.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(October 9, 2019) - Summary
Agency leadership discussed messaging for Cannabis 2.0, vapor products, hemp/CBD, and traceability while learning the latest numbers from the licensing division.
WSLCB - Listen and Learn Forum - Quality Control Testing and Product Requirements
(August 22, 2019) - Summary
Participants shared strategies to mitigate costs and phase-in new pesticide and heavy metals testing requirements for cannabis products in Washington state.