The Washington State Health Care Authority (WA HCA) purchases health care for Medicaid eligible Washington residents and public employees. The agency also procures funding for the development and implementation of substance use treatment and prevention programs with the intention of "integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents."
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Observations
NW PTTC - Webinar - The More the Merrier?
(December 17, 2020) - Summary
Public health researchers and prevention advocates discussed a report associating increased health risks with concentrated cannabis products and ways to enact policy change.
WA HCA - Washington State Prevention Summit - A Couple of Things About Cannabis
(November 4, 2020) - Summary
During the annual state prevention summit, public health and prevention practitioners heard “A Couple of Things About Cannabis” and got an early look at a report on cannabis potency.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(December 9, 2020) - Public Health and Prevention
WSLCB’s leading substance use prevention staffer provided their first in-depth update in months, pushing back against temporary policy allowances and raising public health concerns.
WSLCB - Webinar - Advocacy and Rulemaking
(November 12, 2020) - Summary
In addition to advocacy training, participants learned about future WSLCB rulemaking on advertising, a draft Delta-8-THC policy change, and the Cannabis Regulators Association.
NW PTTC - Webinar - Pharmacology of Cannabis
(October 29, 2020) - Summary
Ron Jackson, a University of Washington professor, led a wide-ranging webinar for prevention professionals on the plant cannabis, its uses, effects, and modes of action.
The Week Ahead
(November 9, 2020)
DOH and SBOH would present their legislative agendas and WSLCB would undertake training for prevention community advocates while endorsing concerns about “high potency cannabis.”
The Week Ahead
(November 2, 2020)
The Washington State Prevention Summit would include a revelation of the Prevention Research Subcommittee’s report on “Cannabis Concentration and Health Risks.”
WA HCA - Webinar - Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Washington
(September 29, 2020) - Summary
A presentation by Washington substance abuse prevention officials provided insight into their perspectives and interpretations of data used to buttress particular positions.
The Week Ahead
(October 19, 2020)
While most WSLCB events were cancelled, engagement with public health and prevention advocates continued in the weeks leading up to the Washington State Prevention Summit.
The Week Ahead
(October 5, 2020)
WSLCB opened its virtual doors more widely for a second BIPOC engagement and the Traceability 2.0 work group may hear about a sole source contract to renew the open data portal.