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Observations
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.
WSLCB - Work Group - Cannabinoid Science - Public Meeting (June 1, 2023) - Summary
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.
WSLCB - Work Group - Cannabinoid Science - Public Meeting (April 6, 2023) - Summary
Members and agency staff provided praise and criticism of research articles put forward by staff involving “Regulatory Science,” cannabinoid differences, testing results, and terminology.
The Week Ahead (May 29, 2023)
WSLCB Cannabinoid Science Work Group members would be asked to help quantify the legislative mandate to ban products outside 502 containing “any detectable amount of THC.”
WA Hemp in Food Task Force - Meeting (May 18, 2023) - Summary
With the end of their legislative mandate weeks away, members searched for a path forward to advise on regulation of hemp consumables after a THC regulatory bill was signed into law.
WSLCB - Work Group - Cannabinoid Science - Public Meeting (February 1, 2023) - Summary
Without guidance in defining ‘cannabinoid,’ consensus on its meaning or the scope of work for the group proved difficult, but agreement to prioritize regulatory issues emerged.
WA Hemp in Food Task Force - Meeting (January 11, 2023) - Summary
With a review of scientific literature contracted, task force members detailed remaining concerns and discussed approaches to lobbying for draft legislation on hemp cannabinoids in food.
WA Hemp in Food Task Force - Meeting (December 21, 2022) - Summary
Several task force members helped develop the scope of a third-party contract to review scientific literature and contemplated a legislative strategy for pursuit in 2023.
WACA - Legislative Preview Conference - 2022 - WSDA Update (December 13, 2022) - Summary
The WSDA Legislative Liaison reviewed department work impacting hemp and cannabis rules before taking questions about staffing and issues expected in the 2023 legislative session.