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Observations
WA Senate - Session - Afternoon
(March 1, 2022) - HB 1210 - Second and Third Reading
Senators voted in favor of “raising our consciousness a bit” by replacing the freighted phrase ‘marijuana’ in state laws and rules with the more scientifically appropriate term ‘cannabis.’
WA House APP - Committee Meeting
(February 22, 2022) - SB 5796 - Public Hearing
Staff briefed on a bill with complex changes to recommended cannabis tax appropriations before testimony emphasized benefits for transparency, social equity, and local governments.
The Week Ahead
(February 28, 2022)
Four synthesized cannabinoid regulation bills had been introduced after cutoff, cannabis-related amendments were in the operating budget, and new QC rules were imminent.
WA Senate - Session - Evening
(February 10, 2022) - SB 5927 - Second and Third Reading
While cannabis retail would remain cash heavy if SB 5927 were enacted, senators unanimously voted for a one year sentencing enhancement for first and second degree robberies.
The Week Ahead
(February 14, 2022)
By Tuesday evening, most bills would need to be voted out of their house of origin to continue, but three important—and contentious—cannabis-related bills remained unmoved.
WACA - Fall Policy Conference - 2021 - WA Legislative Leaders
(November 3, 2021) - Summary
Three senators offered their thoughts around cannabis policy and answered specific questions about potential bill subjects as well as the format of the 2022 legislative session.
WA Commission for Measurement of Tax Preferences - Public Meeting
(August 3, 2021) - Medical Cannabis
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- Washington State Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences (WA Commission for Measurement of Tax Preferences)
Commissioners learned about tax exemptions for medical patients and cooperatives, and the potentially dramatic impact of a statutory change redefining eligible cannabis purchases.
WA Senate - Session - Evening
(March 7, 2018) - HB 2334 - Second and Third Reading
In one day and despite a dozen dissenting votes, a House bill to allow imported CBD as a cannabis product additive was passed by the Senate and sent to the governor’s desk.
The Week Ahead
(June 21, 2021)
Amidst long solstice days after a week of high temperatures, important decisions about the future of the Washington state cannabis industry were under way - and more heat was expected.
WA Senate - Session - Evening
(April 24, 2021) - SB 5476 - Concurrence Vote and Final Passage
In concurring with revised legislation to re-enact drug possession offenses while expanding treatment and recovery offerings, lawmakers positioned Washington state to move away from a punitive approach to issues of drug use while further dismantling the so-called war on drugs.