The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) was created in February 1970 after the Washington State Senate voted in favor of Senate Bill 1 and Governor Daniel Evans signed the bill into law. The bill authorized the consolidation of four existing state agencies to create the Department of Ecology, the first unified environmental protection agency in the nation, ahead of even the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Observations
The Week Ahead (August 19, 2019)
Ecology lights up the Cannabis Science Task Force, the Board meets in Bothell, WSLCB’s taxation by potency workgroup convenes, plus a QA listen and learn forum.
WSLCB - Listen and Learn Forum - Lab Licensure (June 3, 2019) - Summary
Industry stakeholders were not enthusiastic about a hypothetical laboratory license.
WA Governor - Bill Action (May 17, 2019) - Summary
All eleven cannabis-related bills passed by the legislature were signed into law without change or veto by the Governor.
WA Governor - Bill Action (May 7, 2019) - HB 2052
HB 2052 – “Clarifying marijuana product testing by revising provisions concerning marijuana testing laboratory accreditation and establishing a cannabis science task force.”
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (May 15, 2019) - Summary
The agency may be asked to evaluate taxation of marijuana products by THC level + a quarterly labs update.
WA Governor - Bill Action (May 10, 2019) - Summary
Six cannabis-related bills are not yet signed into law.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting (February 18, 2019) - Summary
The committee hosted two cannabis bill public hearings (HB 1963 and HB 2052) and passed two cannabis bills out of committee with “Do Pass” recommendations (HB 1236 and HB 1792).
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (February 6, 2019) - Summary
Agency leadership shared a lengthy legislative update and tales from the North American Cannabis Summit.
WA House COG - Work Session (December 3, 2018) - Summary
WA House COG was updated on WSLCB's, DOE's, and WSDA's cannabis programs and interim legislative studies.