During the 2022 legislative session, the Washington State Legislature passed a budget proviso directing the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to appoint a Washington State Hemp in Food Task Force. The task force made recommendations to the Legislature about regulations and guidance for hemp in food. Those recommendations were due to the appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 2022.
Washington State Hemp in Food Task Force
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Washington State Hemp in Food Task Force Definitions Work Group
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Literature Review - v1 (Feb 27, 2023) [ Info ]
Observations
The Cannabis Alliance - Town Hall - Bridging the Divide Between Cannabis and Hemp
(August 15, 2024) - WSDA Discussion
An organic-equivalent standard remained elusive, but a WSDA official and WSU researcher offered ideas regarding hemp and cannabis regulation before responding to attendee comments.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(January 10, 2024) - Summary
Leadership went over the first legislative briefing of 2024, including active bills and possible amendments, then heard about social equity applicants, education, staffing, and tribal updates.
WSLCB - Work Group - Cannabinoid Science - Public Meeting
(August 3, 2023) - Summary
Updates on two subgroups included a rehashing of why some technologies and testing regimes had been favored by a prior task force as staff looked ahead to finalizing recommendations.
DOE - Webinar - Accreditation of Cannabis Laboratories - Public Workshop
(August 2, 2023) - Summary
With DOE staff moving forward on cannabis lab accreditation rulemaking, they explained the expected timeline for draft rules and heard feedback about the costly implications for labs.
US House Oversight - Health Care and Financial Services - Subcommittee Hearing
(July 27, 2023) - Summary
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- United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee (US House Oversight - Health Care and Financial Services)
A congressional committee heard how lack of federal rulemaking on CBD and hemp products contributed to endangering consumers through sale of unsafe hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
WSDA - Webinar - Cannabis Laboratory Standard Feedback
(June 28, 2023) - Summary
After a background on the draft rulemaking and method list for cannabis laboratory standards, stakeholders raised a lot of concerns and questions around expense and implementation.
WA Hemp in Food Task Force - Meeting
(June 22, 2023) - Summary
Some task force members sought input from WSLCB and DOH guests on how to proceed with hemp consumable legislation given that THC regulations were already undergoing revisions.
The Week Ahead
(June 19, 2023)
WSLCB members would consider four rulemaking actions before the Hemp in Food Task Force convened one last time, ending that effort without a clear path forward for hemp consumables.
WSLCB - Work Group - Cannabinoid Science - Public Meeting
(June 1, 2023) - Summary
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- Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board Cannabinoid Science Work Group (WSLCB - Work Group - Cannabinoid Science)
The group contemplated human safety guidance for different cannabis products, research on growing cannabis in contaminated soil, and implementing a new standard for THC detectability.
The Week Ahead
(June 5, 2023)
Arguably arbitrary thresholds and limits had come to predominate conversations around safety in cannabis products and how to distinguish hemp consumables in Washington state.