Black Excellence in Cannabis
(BEC)
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Observations
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (December 14, 2023) - Summary
Agency leaders went over what they anticipated dealing with in 2024, including “high-THC” regulations, lab accreditation authority, medically endorsed stores, and social equity applicants.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (December 6, 2023) - General Public Comment
Black Excellence in Cannabis (BEC) members made pointed accusations that problems in the social equity licensing program had been intentional, to which the chair forcefully disagreed.
WA House RSG - Committee Meeting (December 5, 2023) - Work Session - Cannabis Social Equity Program
After WSLCB and WA Commerce officials went through their responsibilities for the cannabis social equity program, two applicants aired grievances with how the program had been handled so far.
The Week Ahead (December 4, 2023)
As legislators sought perspectives on contemporary cannabis policy issues and regulators willingly shared, a group of publicly-funded prevention researchers kept their doors closed.
The Week Ahead (November 13, 2023)
Commerce officials planned to brief consultants interested in administering the social equity and community reinvestment cannabis grant programs for up to 1/10 of the total $9M allocated.
WSLCB - Board Caucus (October 31, 2023) - Summary
Board members delved into survey responses detailing selected social equity applicant demographics, then themes and possible improvements from their own staff focus groups.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (October 25, 2023) - Summary
The board approved the start of a rulemaking project on retail medical endorsements, heard a status report on social equity applicants, and impressions of an ongoing prevention summit.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (October 11, 2023) - Summary
After a brief rulemaking update, staff detailed a revised process for reviewing petitions before presenting a batch tracking request, then heard supportive and accusatory public remarks.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (September 27, 2023) - Summary
An update on retail social equity licensing preceded public comments that ranged from praise of the process to accusations of corruption and conflicts of interest.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (July 19, 2023) - Summary
A longtime employee was recognized, staff were working with the equity scoring vendor on acceptable documentation, and stakeholders wanted the agency to learn from past traceability efforts.