The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) is the primary adult use cannabis regulatory authority in the State of Washington. The executive agency, which also regulates alcohol, tobacco, and vapor products in Washington state, is overseen by a three member board appointed by the Governor to six-year terms. The Board holds regular public meetings and work sessions with stakeholders, makes policy and budget decisions, and adjudicates contested license applications and enforcement actions on licensees. Board members are also responsible for hiring the agency's Director, who manages day-to-day operations.
Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board
(WSLCB)
Public
Observations
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(June 27, 2018) - Summary
The Enforcement and Licensing division directors proposed a hidden ownership amnesty program.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(June 26, 2018) - Summary
Board members shared updates and heard a rulemaking briefing focused on legislative implementation.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(June 20, 2018) - Summary
The Board weighed possible agency request legislation for the next legislative session, heard about non-operational retailers, and shared impressions of a recent medical home delivery stakeholder discussion.
WSLCB - Focus Group - Medical Home Delivery
(June 19, 2018) - Summary
Stakeholders engaged with the agency over development of a study on home delivery of medical cannabis and heard about other patient concerns.
WSLCB - Integrator Work Session
(June 21, 2018) - Summary
WSLCB's Chief Information Officer went over the “API Key Reset” security incident with integrators, though new information was limited.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(June 13, 2018) - Summary
Agency leadership reviewed arguments for processors acting as distributors, learned about the most recent security issue with the state's traceability system, and heard about new dialogue between the Enforcement division and medical cannabis patient advocates.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(June 13, 2018) - Summary
New Enforcement officers were sworn in before public comments requesting cannabis curbside service and challenges for licensees.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(June 12, 2018) - Summary
The Board discussed developing a minority and women's business work group, a meeting between the agency and licensees in Spokane, and the utility of a potential cannabis ombudsman.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(June 6, 2018) - Summary
Staff showed the Board the agency's new research repository before they were updated on the status of a legislatively-mandated home delivery study and a draft report from the State Auditor on traceability system data.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(June 5, 2018) - Summary
An executive session on hidden ownership investigations was scheduled, the Board expressed skepticism about cannabis-related traffic fatality data, and reacted to an op-ed on cannabis trafficking penned by a federal official.