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Observations
WSLCB - Board Meeting (March 27, 2024) - General Public Comment
Members of the public expressed dissatisfaction over the company picked to process social equity grants, adjudication of a patient cooperative dispute, and new cannabis education offerings.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (December 7, 2022) - Retirements and Public Comments
Staff said goodbye to two retiring division heads and heard several critical public comments before the chair gave a lengthy defense of the agency's continued work on social equity.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (November 9, 2022) - Summary
Agency leaders met the new Director of Legislative Relations then heard reports on their legislative agenda, social equity, medical endorsements, hiring, work groups, and CCRS.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (November 9, 2022) - Summary
Board members denied a petition on use of customer ID data, rescinded an interim traceability policy, and heard public comments about the promised social equity retail program.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (October 12, 2022) - Summary
Just as social equity rulemaking at WSLCB was concluded, a report alleging abusive behavior by a former task force leader reinvigorated lingering public skepticism over agency progress.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (September 14, 2022) - Summary
A new tribal compact was signed, several rulemaking projects were underway though one was withdrawn, and a hearing on social equity plus public comments elicited a range of opinions.
City of Seattle - City Council - Council Meeting (September 6, 2022) - Cannabis Equity Ordinances
After largely encouraging public comments for three city ordinances on cannabis labor and equity policies, the council adopted all the measures and promised more action in the future.
City of Seattle - City Council - Committee - Finance and Housing - Committee Meeting (August 17, 2022) - Cannabis Equity Ordinances
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- Seattle City Council Finance and Housing Committee (City of Seattle - City Council - Committee - Finance and Housing)
Opinions differed on an ordinance requiring a “cannabis needs assessment” on industry equity, but other measures on city equity licenses and worker retention were less controversial.
WSLCB - Board Meeting (August 31, 2022) - Rulemaking and Public Comment
After opening two rulemaking projects and accepting four of five petitions for cannabis rulemaking, board members then heard complaints and compliments in public comment.
City of Seattle - City Council - Committee - Finance and Housing - Committee Meeting (August 11, 2022) - Cannabis Equity Ordinances
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- Seattle City Council Finance and Housing Committee (City of Seattle - City Council - Committee - Finance and Housing)
The committee reviewed background and amendments on multiple cannabis bills targeting worker retention and training; creation of a city social equity license; and a “Cannabis Needs Assessment.”