Washington Cannabis Industry News

Washington Lawmakers Approve Bill Expunging 69,000 Cannabis Convictions

Thu / Apr 18th

The Washington state House of Representatives has approved a bill expunging nearly 69,000 misdemeanor cannabis convictions, according to The News… Read More

Washington Senate Votes to Allow Medical Cannabis in Schools

Tue / Apr 16th

Bills allowing medical cannabis use on school grounds and changing the state’s cannabis testing rules have passed the Washington state… Read More

Cannabis Tax Revenue to Fund Police Grants in Washington State

Fri / Apr 5th

In the Washington State legislature, Rep. Andrew Barkis (R-Olympia) has sponsored an amendment to the House budget allocating 18 million… Read More

Report: Washington’s Cannabis Canopy Allotments Largely Under Developed

Tue / Apr 2nd

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) has released its first canopy report in which the agency measured and… Read More

Pura Vida Flower Review

Mon / Mar 18th

Consumers everywhere scour the market for cannabis that is grown without synthetic nutrients and is just simply clean. So much… Read More

Washington Senate Approves Cannabis Expungement Bill

Fri / Mar 15th

The Washington state Senate has successfully passed legislation that, if signed into law, would vacate tens of thousands of prior… Read More

Washington’s Home Grow Bills Are Dead, Again

Fri / Mar 15th

Despite widespread optimism in the cannabis community that the time for home grows in Washington had finally come, the two… Read More

Washington State Lawmakers Call State Cannabis Board Culture “Toxic”

Thu / Feb 28th

Ten state lawmakers in Washington have sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee decrying the “toxic culture” of the state’s… Read More

Washington Proposal Would Expunge 200,000 Cannabis Crimes

Fri / Feb 15th

The Washington State legislature has proposed House and Senate companion bills that, if passed, would grant clemency for some Washingtonians… Read More

Washington Department of Health Suspends Heavy Metals Testing

Fri / Feb 1st

The Washington Department of Health requirement for heavy metals testing has been temporarily suspended, according to an announcement by the… Read More

Washington’s Top Cannabis Regulator: Growers Could Soon Sell Direct to Consumers

Thu / Jan 31st

At a conference last week, the director of the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) said that the state is… Read More

Private Confirmation of Washington Cannabis Regulators Sparks Outrage

Thu / Jan 24th

The Washington CannaBusiness Association and others in the Washington state cannabis industry are frustrated with the private selection and confirmation of… Read More

Bipartisan Home Grow Bills Introduced In Washington

Fri / Jan 18th

Washington is the only legalized state that does not allow personal cannabis home grows. Activists, however, hope to change that this… Read More

Washington Bill Would Allow Medical Cannabis in Schools

Tue / Jan 15th

A new bill introduced to the Washington state legislature seeks to allow young patients to consume medical cannabis on school… Read More

Washington Gov. to Issue Cannabis Pardons

Mon / Jan 7th

At the Washington Cannabis Summit on Friday, January 4, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) announced he would exercise his constitutional clemency authority… Read More

Washington Adopts New Cannabis Investment & Packaging Rules

Wed / Dec 19th

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) adopted new interim policies on investment rules, edible packaging, and product labeling… Read More

Washington Regulators Reverse Infused Candy Ban

Mon / Dec 17th

Following heavy push back from the cannabis industry, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) will reverse a planned… Read More

Dispensary Accused of Unlicensed Smoking Area, Giving Free Samples

Fri / Nov 30th

A dispensary in Lacey, Washington is accused of providing free samples to undercover officers and operating an unlicensed space in… Read More

Washington Issues First Cannabis Research License

Mon / Nov 12th

Washington state has issued its first-ever research-specific cannabis license to Verda Bio, a Seattle pharmaceutical company, according to a story… Read More

Washington LCB Issues Emergency License Suspension

Thu / Nov 8th

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) announced yesterday the suspension of licenses held by North Coast Concentrates following… Read More

Washington Home Grow Advocates Preparing for 2019 Session

Mon / Nov 5th

Home grow advocates in Washington State are getting ready for the upcoming 2019 legislative session and they have high hopes… Read More

Illegal Pesticide Use Rampant in Washington

Tue / Oct 30th

More than 40 percent of cannabis tested by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) in the last year has… Read More

Washington Cannabis Industry Unites Against Candy Ban

Fri / Oct 12th

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board passed sudden rules recently banning infused hard candy, tarts, fruit chews, jellies, and… Read More

Washington to End Sales of Cannabis Gummies, Hard Candies

Fri / Oct 5th

Washington regulators will ban the production and sale of cannabis-infused gummies and hard candies, according to an online presentation from… Read More

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