Washington State Senate
(WA Senate)

Retail advertising concerns drew out public health and prevention representatives, two new bills were staged for introduction, and legislation to clarify authority over testing labs may be moved on Tuesday.

Three cannabis-related bills were scheduled to be heard and four executive sessions were planned for the week which would include cancellations of most regular WSLCB meetings.

Three cannabis-related bills had execs pulled, a social consumption event bill was staged for introduction, and Monday senators would hear about indirect retail ownership agreements and local zoning restrictions.

Perspectives about cannabis were shared during psychedelic substance hearings Thursday, and two new bills were staged for introduction on Friday including an overhaul of WSLCB enforcement priorities.

WSLCB data dashboard and patient data access bills were advanced before the preliminary schedule for next week was published detailing action on eight cannabis bills and two work sessions of interest.

Legislators heard testimony on five cannabis-related bills on Tuesday, a variant on the impaired driving bill was readied for introduction, and WSLCB leaders would be called upon to provide “technology updates.”

Five cannabis-related bills were scheduled for hearings on Tuesday, two bills would be introduced seeking to increase local control, and the Vice Chair of the cannabis policy committee in the House was replaced.

Five cannabis bills would receive hearings in the fourth week of the 2025 session, while regulators trimmed lab accreditation rules and briefed lawmakers on technology challenges.

Cannabis-related legislative activity appeared to be minimized during what was shaping up to be a regular session dominated by budget concerns which left little energy for efforts seen as lower priorities.

Senators in the Transportation Committee heard sobering testimony about impaired driving on Thursday, and Friday would not feature any cannabis-related policymaking activity, halfway to the first cutoff.