The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) aims to develop programs and services to help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions, and ensure Washington state is prepared for emergencies.
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Observations
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(October 21, 2021) - DOH Update
The head of the Office of Health Professions talked about the medical cannabis program, addressed a study of patient tax exemptions, and discussed patient trends.
WA Senate LCTA - Committee Meeting
(November 15, 2021) - Update on “Impairing” Cannabinoids
Senators learning about delta-8-THC and other novel cannabinoids found the lack of control around youth access “very alarming” as they questioned WSLCB and CANNRA leaders.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(November 10, 2021) - Legislative Affairs Update
The lobbyist for WSLCB gave an update on staff engagement with lawmakers and progress on two draft bills with associated budget requests being prepared for the governor’s office.
DOE - Cannabis Science Task Force Steering Committee
(October 1, 2021) - Legislative Proposals
A request bill to modify the timeline for Ecology to take on lab accreditation was shelved following “stakeholder research,” while potential legislation to create a lab standards body carried on.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(October 13, 2021) - Legislative Affairs Update
Director of Legislative Relations Chris Thompson went over the status of two potential agency request bills (lab standards, cannabinoid regulation) and an upcoming briefing to lawmakers.
The Week Ahead
(October 4, 2021)
WSLCB staff planned to host a third webinar on the Cannabis Central Reporting System (CCRS) to help expedite the transition away from MJ Freeway - and reallocate funding?
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(September 28, 2021) - Federal Legislation Review
A staff briefing on potential effects of a draft discussion bill to legalize cannabis federally prompted questions on engagement with the Washington state congressional delegation.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(April 1, 2019) - CBD Work Session
Industry, academic, and agency representatives brought lawmakers up to speed on CBD product research and policy development in Washington state.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(September 15, 2021) - Summary
The board began rescinding unnecessary interim policies, heard rulemaking updates, and a licensee called for more time to transition from seed-to-sale traceability to weekly reporting.
WA Commission for Measurement of Tax Preferences - Public Meeting
(September 9, 2021) - Medical Cannabis
A single patient offered testimony recommending sales tax breaks be reserved for registered patient purchases of DOH compliant products to incentivize “medical grade” production.