Washington CannaBusiness Association
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Observations
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(February 3, 2020) - Summary
The Committee heard cannabis-related legislation on local zoning, craft cannabis, and all three WSLCB request bills; and recommended the location compliance bill out of committee.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(January 30, 2020) - Summary
High turnout shattered the concentrate ban bill (at least in the House), expansion of edibles may require work, and location compliance looks set to move forward.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(January 21, 2020) - Summary
Last Tuesday, the Committee heard two bills which would substantially revise cannabis advertising law and recommended passage of the home grow bill.
The Week Ahead
(January 27, 2020)
Five cannabis-related bills were scheduled for consideration in four committee meetings and the WSLCB Board will likely receive its first legislative update of the session.
WA Senate LBRC - Committee Meeting
(January 23, 2020) - Summary
Four new cannabis-related bills were heard in the Senate on wholesale discounts, retail robberies, retail sales of CBD products, and industry labor standards.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(January 21, 2020) - Summary
Revised cannabis penalties and QA rules were poised to be advanced at Wednesday’s board meeting and the WSLCB Director expanded on his testimony to the Legislature.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(January 20, 2020) - Summary
WSLCB Director Rick Garza spoke about restructuring agency enforcement and the Committee heard HB 2296 and HB 2300 regarding cannabidiol (CBD) products.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(January 16, 2020) - Summary
Public hearings on cannabis-related bills HB 2263 and HB 2361 filled the hearing room to capacity, and generated significantly more resistance than promotion.
WSLCB - Cannabis Advisory Council
(December 17, 2019) - Summary
The Council focused on agency and member legislative goals for the 2020 session, and heard an update on WSLCB activity mitigating the vapor associated lung injury health scare.
WSLCB - Board Meeting
(December 11, 2019) - Summary
A public hearing for packaging and labeling rules elicited consistent feedback, substantial vapor product rules were adopted, and wide-ranging public comments concluded the meeting.