Black Cannabis Commission
(BCC)
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Observations
WSLCB - Cannabis Advisory Council
(April 7, 2021) - Summary
The new WSLCB Chair provided more expansive remarks during a public introduction to Cannabis Advisory Council representatives whose comments varied from friendly to confrontational.
WA Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis - Public Meeting
(January 25, 2021) - Motions
Task force members recommended expanding the qualifying criteria for the social equity program to include race and opening the technical assistance grant program to current licensees and retail title certificate holders.
WA Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis - Public Meeting
(January 25, 2021) - WSLCB Policy Briefing
An extensive briefing by WSLCB staff on past cannabis business licensing windows provoked a lively Q&A on the prospective social equity program application process.
WSLCB - Cannabis Advisory Council
(January 6, 2021) - 2021 Legislative Session
Goals for the 2021 Washington state legislative session, which begins Monday January 11th, were articulated by WSLCB agency leadership and Cannabis Advisory Council members.
WSLCB - Engagement - BIPOC
(October 5, 2020) - Summary
WSLCB leadership listened during more than two hours of community feedback, provided some feedback of their own, and shared new details about the Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force.
WSLCB - Engagement - BIPOC
(September 29, 2020) - Summary
An at times contentious facilitated meeting provided an opportunity for agency leadership to hear from people of color about social equity in the industry and WSLCB’s practices.
City of Seattle - Forum - Cannabis Equity in Our Community
(February 22, 2020) - Summary
The City hosted a town hall format event to gather feedback from communities impacted by the war on drugs while providing details on municipal and state equity efforts including HB 2870.
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.
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 - Cannabis Advisory Council
(December 17, 2019) - Predictions
On Tuesday at 1:30pm PT @ WSLCB, the agency planned to convene the Cannabis Advisory Council for its third meeting in 2019.