Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board to formally use ‘cannabis,’ not ‘marijuana’ July 7, 2022 AggregatedNews Washington 0 Comments The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board on Wednesday morning adopted a motion to implement 2022 legislation replacing the word “marijuana” with “cannabis” in state law. House Bill 1210 makes the switch in terminology to combat what it calls the historical… Read More→
Marijuana stores can offer joints for vaccines in Washington June 8, 2021 AggregatedNews Coronavirus, Washington 0 Comments Licensed marijuana stores in Washington state can offer free joints to promote on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics, officials said Monday. The state Liquor and Cannabis Board is calling the effort the “Joints for Jabs” program. The board says licensed adult-use marijuana… Read More→
Washington state regulators have some marijuana reforms in mind September 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Washington 0 Comments With half a decade of experience in regulating legal marijuana, officials in Olympia are ready to overhaul the state's weed industry. Last week, in an interview with the Associated Press, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board Director Rick Garza outlined plans… Read More→
Software glitches prevent higher marijuana sales in Washington state July 26, 2019 AggregatedNews Science and Technology 0 Comments Some companies lost hundreds of thousands in sales, forcing them to furlough some workers SEATTLE (AP) — At least a dozen marijuana samples typically show up every day at Trace Analytics, a lab in Spokane that tests products for Washington’s… Read More→
Emergency License Suspension Issued for Marijuana Producer Processor, The Evans Group, LLC July 11, 2019 Press Release Press Releases, Washington 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE OLYMPIA, WA 7/11/19 - The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) Tuesday issued an emergency marijuana producer/processor license suspension of 180 days for The Evans Group, LLC. The Evans Group is also registered under the trade names… Read More→
Washington Lawmakers Poised to Redefine the WSLCB’s Role in Washington Marijuana April 24, 2019 AggregatedNews Washington 0 Comments By Daniel Shortt, Attorney, Harris Bricken Senate Bill 5318 is making its way through the Washington legislature and seems destined for Governor Jay Inslee’s desk. As of April 16, the bill had cleared both the Washington House and Senate. If signed into… Read More→
Washington to ‘reevaluate’ marijuana edibles, crack down on products that might appeal to kids October 7, 2018 AggregatedNews Washington 0 Comments Certain cannabis-infused candies could start disappearing from store shelves across Washington early next year. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board announced during a meeting Wednesday that it will “reevaluate” all edible marijuana products in an effort to cut back… Read More→
Regulatory Oversight Debacle Blows Up In Washington State October 27, 2017 Rob Meagher Washington 0 Comments Recently, The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) announced that their new contract, seed-to-sale (SOS) system provider, MJ Freeway and its Leaf Data System, would not be able to meet the October 31st deadline to take over the service… Read More→
Two State Agencies Partner to Speed Testing Marijuana for Illegal Pesticides September 16, 2016 Press Release Washington 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and Washington State Department of Agriculture agree to purchase testing equipment and dedicate staff to test for illegal pesticides OLYMPIA – The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) and the Washington… Read More→
Washington Poison Center Unveils Warning Symbol for Products “Not for Kids” July 13, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Washington 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board will include the warning symbol in its draft rules to prevent child access to edible marijuana products OLYMPIA – The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) today unveiled its chosen warning symbol for… Read More→
WSLCB & WSDOH Announce Preparations in Place for July 1 Alignment of Medical and Recreational Marijuana Systems June 15, 2016 Press Release Press Releases, Washington 0 Comments Press Release State and local government communicating in advance of deadline OLYMPIA – Preparations made by state agencies, local government, law enforcement and prosecutors will help further a smooth merger of the unregulated medical marijuana market with the tightly… Read More→
Washington Marijuana Applicants’ Personal Info Accidentally Released by the State June 8, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments SEATTLE — The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board is working to notify marijuana license applicants whose personal information was accidentally distributed by the agency in response to a public records request. The data may include social security numbers, driver’s… Read More→
Washington State 5052 Retail Licensing Part 4 June 1, 2016 CBE Press Policy & Legal, Spotlight, Washington 4 Comments By CBE Press A study was released recently as a portion of a lawsuit in the State of Washington this month. The suit alleges that the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board acted contrary to State law in its… Read More→
The Ongoing Drama of Washington State’s 5052 Licensing System April 27, 2016 CBE Press Washington 1 Comment Editor's note: This is an ongoing analysis of what happened to Washington State’s marijuana retail licensing system. In order to understand what has happened up to this point, see Part 1 and Part 2. A CBE staff report The Washington State… Read More→
How Did So Few Medical Producers Win in Washington’s Marijuana Retail Licensing System ? April 23, 2016 CBE Press News & Insights, Washington 2 Comments Editor’s note: CBE will be closely following what happens in the State of Washington, and how these events and decisions have led to a series of active lawsuits against the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. See the second part of… Read More→