Washington Cannabis Industry News

Seattle Raises Dispensary Licensing Fees

Tue / Nov 22nd

Seattle’s City Council has approved a $500 increase in dispensary fees, raising them from $1,000 to $1,500 for the city’s… Read More

Washington Cannabis Board Adopts Edibles Warning Symbol

Fri / Nov 18th

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has adopted a “Not for Kids” Red Hand warning symbol to be placed… Read More

The Cannabis Alliance’s Upcoming Legislative Agenda

Fri / Oct 21st

The 2017 Washington State legislative session is right around the corner. The 2016 session wrought very little successful cannabis legislation,… Read More

Manufacturers of Cannabis Edibles Seeing Minimal Profit Margins

Tue / Oct 18th

While edibles comprise nearly 50 percent of cannabis sales in Washington and Colorado — 42 percent and 57 percent respectively,… Read More

Washington Startup Provides Scores to Cannabis Companies for Consumers

Mon / Oct 17th

Entrepreneurs in Washington have created a consumer report-like cannabis product rating system called Just Good Score as a method for… Read More

Study: Cannabis Legalization is So Far ‘Positive’ or ‘Negligible’ in Legal States

Sat / Oct 15th

In states that have legalized adult cannabis use, arrests for possession have plummeted, traffic fatality rates have remained stable, there… Read More

Juana Career? Cannabis Career Fair Excites Applicants and Employers in WA

Fri / Sep 23rd

The cannabis industry came together in a unique event on Sunday at the Juana Career Fair, held at the Red Lion in… Read More

Washington State Officials Expand Testing Program

Fri / Sep 16th

Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is going to begin randomly testing cannabis products for banned pesticides, the Associated Press reports. The… Read More

Juana Career? Leading Cannabis Industry Staffing Firm Launches National Career Fair Series

Wed / Sep 7th

Viridian Staffing, the cannabis industry’s first and best known professional staffing, recruiting & HR consulting firm is launching a national… Read More

Recreational Cannabis Daily Sales and Production Set Record Highs in WA

Mon / Sep 5th

Recreational cannabis sales in Washington State topped $130 million in August, according to recent data from the state Liquor and… Read More

Washington to Allow Private Companies to Apply for Cannabis Research Permits

Tue / Aug 23rd

Despite the DEA’s failure to reclassify cannabis, Washington state is moving forward with plans to allow private companies to conduct scientific… Read More

Auburn, WA City Council Passes Ordinance Restricting Cannabis Operators

Fri / Aug 19th

The Auburn, Washington City Council passed an ordinance restricting the number of retail dispensaries, processors and producers in the city,… Read More

WA Cannabis Sales Surpass $4.2 Million Per Day

Mon / Aug 15th

According to Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board, legal sales in the state are over $4.2 million each day, up more… Read More

North Seattle Dispensary Robbed; Suspects in Custody

Mon / Aug 8th

Two suspects are in custody following an attempted armed robbery at a North Seattle dispensary late Sunday night, Komo News… Read More

Yakima, WA Begins Accepting Recreational Retailer Applications

Mon / Aug 8th

Applications for retail dispensaries in Yakima, Washington open today, but residents remain divided on whether or not they want the… Read More

Two WA Companies Launch Cannabis Commercial Campaigns

Fri / Aug 5th

Two Washington-based recreational cannabis companies have deployed commercial campaigns, potentially laying the groundwork for the next phase of cannabis advertising.… Read More

Popular Pesticide’s Ban in Washington Made ‘In Error’

Fri / Aug 5th

Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board has rescinded the stop-sale order on All Natural Spider Mite Control Concentrate after they found… Read More

WA Native American Tribe Approved to Grow Medical Cannabis

Thu / Aug 4th

Washington’s Puyallup Tribe of Indians can grow cannabis for recreational and medicinal use after amending their compact with the state,… Read More

25th Annual Hempfest Happening August 19-21 in Seattle

Tue / Aug 2nd

The 25th annual Seattle Hempfest — the world’s largest “protestival” and inspiration for cannabis celebrations around the world — is… Read More

WA Cannabis Company Denied Trademark Protection

Fri / Jul 29th

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has upheld the decision of a trademark examiner at the U.S. Trademark Office that… Read More

Unlicensed Olympia Dispensary Raided by County Narcotics Task Force

Wed / Jul 27th

Washington’s Thurston County Narcotics Task Force raided Olympia’s Sonshine Organics Network on Monday, making no arrests but seizing dried cannabis,… Read More

Washington Patients Experiencing ‘Rough’ Start as Medical Merges With Recreational

Mon / Jul 25th

Medical cannabis in Washington is having a “rough transition” with the recreational industry, the Bellingham Herald reports, as patients remain… Read More

Washington Rec. Sales Have Surpassed $1 Billion

Tue / Jul 12th

Washington’s recreational cannabis industry has sold more than $1 billion worth of cannabis since the legal market’s launch in 2014,… Read More

Washington LCB Adds New Disallowed Pesticide Products

Fri / Jul 1st

Residues from one or more undisclosed pesticide ingredients have been discovered in fifteen different growing aid products common to the Washington cannabis… Read More

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