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Observations
WA SECTF - Work Group - Licensing - Public Meeting
(June 30, 2021) - DOH Medical Marijuana Program
- USA - Washington
- Washington State Legislative Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis Licensing Work Group
A presentation on the state medical marijuana program and confirmation of ongoing rulemaking for medical consultant certification preceded several questions by work group members.
WTSC - Commission Meeting
(July 15, 2021) - CANNRA Overview
WSLCB Director Rick Garza shared new details about the background, leadership, and advocacy of CANNRA as he encouraged traffic safety officials to affiliate with the organization.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(July 13, 2021) - Summary
The board heard a briefing on a statewide prevention roundtable leading to questions about prevention advocate engagement - and the synthesized cannabinoids investigation continued.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(January 8, 2018) - HB 2334 - Public Hearing
In its initial public hearing, legislation to set requirements for CBD additives from outside the 502 system received mostly negative comments from those concerned it could hurt farmers and patients.
The Week Ahead
(June 28, 2021)
The WSLCB Board would learn more about the subject of synthesized delta-9-THC the day before the social equity task force work group on licensing discusses the “State of the Industry.”
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(June 23, 2021) - Summary
The board heard from concerned cannabis stakeholders about legal, health, and economic risks of failing to enforce a prohibition on the use of synthesized cannabinoids in I-502.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(June 9, 2021) - Joints for Jabs
A “wave of interest” around the WSLCB-approved Joints for Jabs vaccination program provoked both media inquiry and criticism while the board and staff remained confident in the program.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(June 9, 2021) - Summary
During a hearing on tier 1 canopy and public comment, licensees and citizens spoke to perceived limitations of the Joints for Jabs program, hemp biomass, and market structure.
The Week Ahead
(June 7, 2021)
As a social equity task force work group began considering how to distribute $3.62M in grants, another task force prepared to disband, leaving cannabis science under the care of regulators.
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.