Washington State University Center for Cannabis Policy, Research, and Outreach
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Observations
WA Governor - Bill Action
(May 18, 2021) - SB 5092
Governor Inslee signed the biennium operating budget which appropriated cannabis excise tax revenue and other general fund tax dollars among more than a dozen agencies.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(February 12, 2021) - HB 1463 - Public Hearing
Sharply divided testimony and at times emotional appeals were presented during a public hearing on legislation to dilute cannabis concentrates and raise the legal purchase age to 25.
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.
WA Senate LBRC - Work Session
(September 28, 2020) - Criminal Activity
Senators requested and received a brief update from WSLCB on “criminal activity” which we elaborate on to describe the agency’s enforcement actions and participation in drug task forces.
WA House COG - Work Session
(September 15, 2020) - UW ADAI
Committee members learned about cannabis-related research from academics affiliated with the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (UW ADAI) and heard their concerns about concentrated cannabinoid products.
WA House COG - Work Session
(September 15, 2020) - CCPRO
Lawmakers learned about the cannabis-related work of academics affiliated with the Collaboration on Cannabis Policy, Research, and Outreach (CCPRO) at Washington State University (WSU) including studies on rodent brain development and human cannabis use during and after pregnancy.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(September 16, 2020) - Legislative Work Sessions
WSLCB Director of Legislative Relations Chris Thompson provided a briefing to the agency’s Executive Management Team (EMT) on staff participation in two fall work sessions hosted by the Legislature’s primary cannabis policy committees.
WA House COG - Work Session
(September 15, 2020) - Initial Update
The Washington State House Commerce and Gaming Committee convened its fall work session to hear perspectives on cannabis “potency” from WSLCB, committee staff, and industry representatives along with updates from the Cannabis Science Task Force and state university researchers inclusive of public health and prevention community efforts to correlate ingestion of high-THC marijuana with adverse … Continued
The Week Ahead
(September 14, 2020)
A busy week for cannabis-related policymaking lay ahead including activity at the Washington State Legislature, the WSLCB, the State Board of Health, and the Department of Ecology.
WA Governor - Bill Action
(April 3, 2020) - Summary
The Governor signed the supplemental operating budget with vetoes totaling $445M in savings which impact funding for three cannabis-related items.