Washington State Legislative Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis Licensing Work Group
(WA SECTF - Work Group - Licensing)

Legislation to create permits for some rental operators to give a cannabis product to guests over 21 received positive testimony as lawmakers questioned costs and implications of the change.

A WA SECTF panel provided the committee an explanation of how they reached their final recommendations for social equity in cannabis before describing them and taking questions.

The final licensing and community reinvestment recommendations from the task force were presented, discussed, and voted upon before members scheduled remaining work.

The work group’s final recommendations on social equity licensing, including new delivery and social consumption license types, were reviewed at their last meeting.

A skinny week for cannabis policymaking made room to re-light the secular stoner holiday, 4/20.

A quiet week for cannabis-related policymaking events created space for thoughtful public outreach by members of the University of Washington Center for Cannabis Research.

A Denver cannabis club owner and a consumer representative shared ideas and policies on social use of cannabis before the group discussed what might work in Washington.

The work group welcomed new members, discussed previously approved recommendations, and hosted an open discussion on potential new license types for equity applicants.

As the timeline for legislation became more compressed, committees crammed bills for action - while the WSLCB cannabinoid regulation bill was granted a second chance to NTIB.

After a brutal week for cannabis-related legislation which saw more than half rendered inactive, legislators prepared to undertake key debates on synthesized cannabinoids, community reinvestment, and social equity.