When Washington became a state in 1889, the state constitution codified the Washington State Office of the Attorney General (WA OAG) as part of the executive branch. The Attorney General's Office is now the state’s largest law firm, encompassing 28 divisions with over 600 attorneys and 650 professional staff charged with representing over 230 state agencies, boards, and commissions.
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Observations
The Week Ahead (November 27, 2023)
State legislators would be prepared with details on cannabis revenues, appropriations, and retail theft while Ecology staff delayed accreditation rules to see how the session panned out.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (November 8, 2023) - Summary
Topics related to social equity applicants, research projects, and the approaching legislative session were brought up by agency leadership.
The Week Ahead (August 14, 2023)
Legislators and agency staff were preparing for the shorter 2024 legislative session where organized retail crime and patient concerns would figure amidst cannabis related policymaking.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (June 14, 2023) - Summary
A legislative implementation platform, applicant status and changes to the social equity program, and an enforcement briefing were among topics talked about by agency leaders.
WA Governor - Bill Action (May 16, 2023) - SB 5187
The operating budget that reached Governor Jay Inslee featured more than a dozen state agencies which received cannabis revenue, or were budgeted for activities related to the plant.
WSLCB - Executive Management Team (May 10, 2023) - Summary
Reporting touched on why Licensing staff were “hands off” in the new phase of social equity applications, relocating producers over environmental pesticide concerns, and other updates.
WA ORC Task Force - Meeting (March 29, 2023) - Cannabis Retail Panel
Several cannabis retailers conveyed experiences and policies on reducing robberies, but local officials and others pushed for more organized and proactive enforcement approaches.
WA House LAWS - Committee Meeting (March 21, 2023) - SB 5123 - Executive Session
Most committee members found they liked legislation limiting pre-employment cannabis screenings as written, deciding against approving two amendments to the bill before recommending passage.
WA Legislature - Update (March 22, 2023)
All 14 clearly active cannabis bills had been heard by opposite house policy committees, but six still awaited movement after two executive sessions were delayed to allow time for amendment.
WA House RSG - Committee Meeting (March 14, 2023) - SB 5080 - Public Hearing
Legislators asked for additional information during testimony on a bill to expand the social equity program before an unscheduled WSLCB panel joined the hearing to field questions.