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Observations
WA House - Session - Afternoon
(April 24, 2021) - SB 5476 - Second and Third Reading
House lawmakers shared personal accounts of how drug use had impacted their lives while deeply amending Senate legislation to re-enact drug possession offenses.
WA Senate - Session - Afternoon
(April 15, 2021) - SB 5476 - Second and Third Reading
Senators debated a legislative response to the State v. Blake decision and adopted a striking amendment making possession of controlled substances a misdemeanor, creeping further back towards criminalization of public health concerns.
WA Senate - Session - Afternoon
(April 6, 2021) - HB 1443 - Second and Third Reading
Senators adopted committee language for legislation expanding the scope of the State social equity in cannabis efforts - but many Republican members ultimately opposed passing the bill.
WA Senate - Session - Morning
(March 9, 2021) - SB 5372 - Second and Third Reading
Legislation creating a voluntary hemp processor certification was unanimously passed by the Senate after adopting a striking amendment empowering WSLCB to test hemp found on licensed premises.
WA Senate - Session - Afternoon
(March 5, 2021) - SB 5004 - Second and Third Reading
A bill to exempt registered medical cannabis patients from paying the State excise tax on compliant products received a nod from members of both parties before passage.
The Week Ahead
(January 11, 2021)
The Washington State Legislature kicked off its 2021 session where home grow was already scheduled to be heard while the WSLCB and SBOH positioned to advocate for their interests.
WA Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis - Public Meeting
(October 26, 2020) - Meet the Members
Meet the 18 appointed members of the Washington State Legislative Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis in our first post on the inaugural meeting of this group.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(August 4, 2020) - Summary
Another WSLCB staffer prepared to depart, proposed quality control testing rules would be revised, and the cannabis social equity and marijuana odor task forces began to take shape.
WA Legislature - Conference Committee Meeting - SB 6168
(March 11, 2020) - Summary
Where does all the cannabis money go? Taxes from cannabis sales were utilized for a multitude of purposes and cannabis-related policymaking was funded by the Legislature.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(March 10, 2020) - Summary
The Board cancelled the March 18th Board Meeting, rescheduled the Quality Control public hearing, and learned about the surprising fate of the agency’s social equity legislation.