Cannabis Observer

Cannabis Observer creates outstanding information about cannabis policymaking in Washington state for stakeholders, the public, and policymakers themselves.

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 28, 2025

The retail signage legislation was advanced but it seemed likely 4 other cannabis bills would not make it through the House of Origin Fiscal Committee Cutoff gateway by the close of business Friday.

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🏛 WA House APP
🌱 Committee Meeting
📅 February 25, 2025
🔍 HB 1449 - Public Hearing

Home growing backers took issue with the cost and need for traceability amended into the bill which did nothing to lessen opponents’ safety and revenue concerns.

https://t.co/UupuJ5KyXu

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 27, 2025

#Cannabis legislation had mostly been paused ahead of the House of Origin Fiscal Committee Cutoff on Friday, but the cannabis retailer advertising bill was positioned for movement on Thursday.

https://t.co/MOiLzbwBse

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 26, 2025

Opponents of home grow appeared to have been assisted by a committee staffer who fabricated revenue impacts, the DUI bill was advanced, and senators may calendar cannabis-related bills on Wednesday.

https://t.co/gtnAxwOAv6

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 25, 2025

The #cannabis retail advertising bill was heard by a senate fiscal committee with an executive session already lined up & the home grow bill would be heard by a fiscal committee in the House Tuesday.

https://t.co/jsiM8xi94G

#WAleg

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🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (February 24, 2024)

Of five cannabis-related bills requiring movement before the next cutoff, two were scheduled for initial hearings while the WSLCB Board planned to take up rulemaking on three projects.

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#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 24, 2025

5 more #cannabis bills made it through the first cutoff bringing the total to 13, five of which must be moved by fiscal committees by the next gateway on Friday to continue onwards, incl. home grow.

https://t.co/N8hoyCfG2X

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 21, 2025

The lab certification bill was passed in the House before a mishmash of amendments were published on seven #cannabis bills up for executive sessions Friday morning in advance of the first cutoff.

https://t.co/SFynOZLK8b

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 February 20, 2025

Two bills were heard and the social equity program evaluation bill was advanced; fiscal committee schedules for the following week remained blank slates; and a SUD treatment bill may be moved.

https://t.co/q4hQsOGEhR

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 19, 2025

3 bills were heard Tuesday; advertising and lab certification legislation was advanced; and 2 hearings were scheduled Wednesday in addition to the controversial social equity program evaluation bill.

https://t.co/Ry1HQNqvxM

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Senate LC
🌱 Committee Mtg
📅 Feb 10, 2025
🔍 SB 5206

Supporters welcomed expanded signage allowances and clarifications offered in a #cannabis advertising bill, but opponents viewed changes as increasing youth perception of normalization.

https://t.co/CjdRrzZq2a

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 February 18, 2025

Senators heard testimony on out of state ownership, schedules were shuffled, and bills on cannabis producer cooperatives, social equity buffer zones, and retail advertising were up for Tuesday.

https://t.co/T7OjDDOpc2

#WAleg

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🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (February 17, 2024)

Eight cannabis-related bills were scheduled for hearings and six potential executive sessions were planned in the week before the House of Origin Policy Committee Cutoff.

https://t.co/9UvGBeNyot

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 17, 2025

Legislation creating social equity buffer zones could be fast tracked & out of state ownership would be heard in the Senate, but many #cannabis bills remained at risk before the first cutoff Friday.

https://t.co/1NBG61HAay

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 14, 2025

Wrapping up the first 5 weeks of the 2025 session, committee schedules for the final week before the first cutoff were filling up prompting reshuffling & winnowing of legislative priorities.

https://t.co/JlqKUfyyp6

#WAleg #Cannabis

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 13, 2025

The House passed data dashboard legislation, action was deferred on two bills, and preliminary schedules for the final week before the first cutoff indicated many #cannabis bills may be left behind.

https://t.co/dM6i9jqWyo

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 12, 2025

The lab certification bill was advanced, new intros were drying up before the first cutoff, 2 bills were positioned for execs & the data dashboard bill could be passed by the House.

https://t.co/lw50rBQKM4

#WAleg #Cannabis

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🏛 WA Senate LC
🌱 Committee Meeting
📅 Feb 10, 2025
🔍 WSLCB Work Sessions

A @WSLCB staffer talked about retail ownership constraints as well as the social equity program before lawmakers raised general observations and specific questions.

https://t.co/3aGN9j8Tov

#WAleg

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🏛 WA Legislature
🌱🔍 Update
📅 Feb 11, 2025

Retail advertising concerns drew out public health & prevention representatives, 2 new bills were staged for introduction, and legislation to clarify authority over testing labs may be moved Tuesday.

https://t.co/0jLdt9wpvE

#WAleg