The Cannabis Alliance

The Governor signed legislation limiting the power of management agreements to shape the cannabis marketplace, prompting rulemaking before the law goes into effect in 2026.

The Lynnwood City Council took an important step towards retail, WSLCB seemed committed to refining lab test terminology, and the Cannabis Alliance would convene their annual summit.

The board denied two rulemaking petitions, placing their concepts in a ‘parking lot’ for future consideration, before approving a supplemental CR-102 and adopting lab authority transfer rules.

The producer unions legislation was passed, a new medical cannabis program expansion bill was staged for introduction, and time was running out for three bills ahead of cutoff Wednesday.

Rulemaking projects and several petitions were reviewed by staff before a public hearing on the transfer of lab authority highlighted concerns about expanded test reporting.

The cannabis “agricultural worker” bill was quickly advanced to the Senate floor calendar by democratic leaders and the newly introduced THC excise tax bill gained a co-sponsor.

Production union legislation was advanced before the Tuesday cutoff and a new bill aimed to further increase costs for concentrates containing more than 35% THC in the most regressively taxed regulated market.

A WSLCB gubernatorial appointment confirmation was advanced Monday and senators were prepared to advance legislation granting collective bargaining rights to plant-touching workers ahead of the next cutoff.

Legislators worked over the weekend ahead of the Opposite House Fiscal Committee Cutoff on Tuesday positioning the cannabis “agricultural worker” unionization bill for potential movement.

Following two public hearings on Monday and passage of the House operating budget, seven cannabis-related bills were up for executive sessions on Tuesday ahead of the next cutoff.