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Observations
WA Legislature - Update (January 12, 2024)
Legislation on hemp extract as a food ingredient and a bill to shift authority from WSLCB to WSDA were ready for introduction, and substance use penalty language caught our attention.
WA Legislature - Update (January 9, 2024)
Lawmakers reintroduced 2023 legislation, nudging one cannabis bill forward, and planned to introduce expansive new hemp processor legislation before hearing three cannabis-related bills.
WA Legislature - Update (January 5, 2024)
As legislators made final preparations for the 2024 session starting on Monday, policy and budget bills had been pre-filed and committee schedules were being shaped.
WSDA - Public Hearing - Cannabis Testing Lab Quality Standards (December 28, 2023) - Summary
Lab representatives and other stakeholders pointed out discrepancies, redundancies, and costs related to proposed lab quality standards leading staff to ultimately choose to rework the rules.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (December 20, 2023) - Summary
Updates to a more than five-year-old tribal compact, a rulemaking petition, and general public comments were on the agenda for the final board meeting of 2023.
WSLCB - Focus Group - SB 5367 Implementation (December 15, 2023) - Summary
Staff heard from a few attendees with lab experience about potential changes in rule from SB 5367, focusing on definitions for THC content and synthesized cannabinoids.
The Week Ahead (December 26, 2023)
The post holiday calm before the 2024 legislative session allowed for the Department of Agriculture to host a public hearing on proposed rules for cannabis lab quality standards.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (December 14, 2023) - Summary
Agency leaders went over what they anticipated dealing with in 2024, including “high-THC” regulations, lab accreditation authority, medically endorsed stores, and social equity applicants.
WA House RSG - Committee Meeting (December 5, 2023) - Work Session - Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Pesticides
Lawmakers looked into how funds had been spent to help producers affected by contaminated soil and heard about a potential “service gap” in lab accreditation expected in July 2024.
The Week Ahead (December 11, 2023)
Following the annual pre-session WACA conference, the reconstituted WSDA Pesticide Advisory Board would host its inaugural meeting and begin advising the Department.