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
(WA Hemp in Food Task Force)

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Washington State Hemp in Food Task Force (WA Hemp in Food Task Force)
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Literature Review - v1 (Feb 27, 2023) [ Info ]
Observations
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
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.
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.
WA House APP - Committee Meeting (March 31, 2023) - SB 5367 - Public Hearing
Hemp industry members opposed a bill on THC regulation, but an agency representative as well as several cannabis industry, public health, and substance prevention groups backed the move.
WA Legislature - Update (April 1, 2023)
Legislators hosted a lopsided hearing on the WSLCB THC bill on Friday and planned to host an executive session on legislation to expand the social equity licensing program on Saturday.