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
(January 25, 2021)
WSLCB licensing staff would testify before the social equity task force the same week as an out-of-state ownership lawsuit proceeded while 11 cannabis-related bills made their way through the legislature.
The Week Ahead
(December 14, 2020)
As the holiday season grew near, cannabis policymaking and legislative planning activity increased - most notably among public health and prevention advocates.
The Week Ahead
(November 16, 2020)
Wednesday’s public hearing for the WSLCB’s protracted Quality Control Testing rulemaking project could help shape a new regime of pesticides and heavy metals testing of adult use cannabis products in Washington state.
DOE - Cannabis Science Task Force Steering Committee
(October 28, 2020) - Summary
Members voted on two motions, confirmed implementation would be delayed by State budget priorities, and clarified their work extended beyond lab accreditation to include lab standards.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(October 28, 2020) - Summary
The WSLCB moved forward with a CR-102 proposing the establishment of Location Compliance Certificates; heard public comments on youth drug prevention and quality control (QC) testing; and confirmed the agency will only have one board meeting in November.
The Week Ahead
(October 26, 2020)
The first meeting of the Washington State Legislative Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis led a densely packed week of policy activity at WSLCB, WSDA, DOE, and local jurisdictions.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(September 30, 2020) - Summary
Significant new quality control rules were proposed and a licensee consultation program was adopted before public comment on WSLCB gatekeeping access to its BIPOC engagements.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(September 16, 2020) - Marijuana Odor Task Force
Board Chair Jane Rushford asked about the status of the legislatively mandated task force on cannabis odor which had received scant updates from WSLCB staff since it was created.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(September 16, 2020) - Legislative Work Sessions
WSLCB Director of Legislative Relations Chris Thompson provided a briefing to the agency’s Executive Management Team (EMT) on staff participation in two fall work sessions hosted by the Legislature’s primary cannabis policy committees.
DOE - Cannabis Science Task Force Steering Committee
(September 17, 2020) - Initial Update
In addition to work group updates, Chair Annette Hoffmann described her presentation to legislators and the Committee passed a previously tabled motion from the Proficiency Testing Work Group.