Casey Hubbs: Extraction Lab Living
Casey Hubbs is the extraction team leader and lab manager at Orgrow, a licensed cannabis producer and processor based out… Read More
Cannabis News & Information
Washington
Washington State was one of the first states to legalize recreational cannabis use for adults. Read recent news and developments from Washington below:
Washington LCB Adopts Emergency Rules on Pesticide Levels, Tax Payments & Product Recalls
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) issued an email yesterday informing of upcoming changes to three different facets of Washington’s… Read More
UW Study May Misrepresent Washington’s Medical Marijuana Market
A study released last week by the University of Washington-based Cannabis Law Policy Project (CLPP) found that the currently allotted… Read More
Jim MacRae: Cannabis Business Intelligence
Jim MacRae is the founder of Straight Line Analytics, a cannabis industry consulting and advisory firm which gathers available data… Read More
Medical Marijuana Consultant Classes Now Available in Washington
With the July 1 implementation of Washington’s controversial Cannabis Patient Protection Act looming, Washington officials, entrepreneurs and educators are working… Read More
Seattle 4/20 Protests Touch on Race and Inequality in Legal Cannabis
Uncle Ike’s Pot Shop sits on the corner of 23rd Avenue East and East Union Street in Seattle’s Central District,… Read More
LCB Work Group to Tackle Pesticide Regulations, Lab Proficiency Standards
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) has organized the formation of a lab proficiency standards and pesticides focused… Read More
King County, WA Passes Moratorium on New Marijuana Businesses
Seattle’s Metropolitan King County Council has approved a four-month moratorium on applications for cannabis producers, processors, and retailers in unincorporated… Read More
Dope Cup 2016 in Seattle; Winners and Photos
The annual Dope Magazine Dope Cup happened in Seattle, WA last week and was yet again a fabulous party. Of all the… Read More
Washington’s Douglas County Proposes Banning Outdoor Cannabis Production
A proposal in Douglas County, Washington seeks to limit the state-licensed marijuana production in the county to only indoor locations. The proposal… Read More
Waka Flocka Flame Has Bad Edibles Experience at Dope Cup
On Sunday Ganjapreneur attended the Dope Cup, hosted by Dope Magazine at Dockside Cannabis in Seattle. It was an open-consumption event… Read More
New Rules Aim at Eliminating Odor from Washington Marijuana Facilities
Washington State’s Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has deployed new rules aimed at curtailing odors associated with producing and processing… Read More
WA County Sells More Retail Cannabis than Bread, Wine or Milk
New sales numbers from the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) indicate that citizens in Spokane County have spent more on… Read More
Cannabis Product Recalls and Other Rule Changes Announced in Washington
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) announced rule revisions yesterday that change many aspects of the Washington cannabis industry, including… Read More
Hemp Bill Vetoed in Washington State Over Budget Fight
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) vetoed 27 bills at the end of the legislature’s 60-day session last week, including one… Read More
Washington Regulators Legalize Tips for Budtenders
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board announced in an email bulletin yesterday that the act of tipping one’s budtender… Read More
Danielle Rosellison: Running a Family Business in the Cannabis Industry
Danielle Rosellison is co-founder of Trail Blazin’ Productions, a licensed cannabis producer in Bellingham, Washington. As a family-run business that… Read More
Washington State Creates Cannabis Worker Protection Standards
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has released a set of worker protection recommendations for the cannabis industry. The document,… Read More
CannaCon, Cannabis Extravaganza Event, Comes to Seattle Feb. 18-20
The largest cannabis industry networking event of the year kicks off tomorrow in Seattle at Pier 91. CannaCon is a… Read More
Washington Passes Bill for Industrial Hemp Research Plots
The Washington state Senate passed SB 6206 last week, which authorizes certain individuals to grow pilot crops of industrial hemp for research purposes.… Read More
Washington Experiences First Cannabis Recall Due to Pesticides
For many months, marijuana product recalls stemming from the use of prohibited pesticides have been a consistent problem in Colorado, while Washington seemed, for a… Read More
WA Department of Health Does Not Support Specialty Clinics for Medical Cannabis
Officials from the Washington State Department of Health issued an email this morning over the state’s medical cannabis Listserv that will surely spell… Read More
Major Marijuana Advocacy Groups in Washington Reorganize into ‘The Cannabis Alliance’
In response to the cannabis industry’s growing need for more efficient advocacy, four major marijuana trade organizations and advocacy groups from… Read More
Washington State’s Puyallup Tribe to Open Cannabis Testing Lab
The Puyallup Tribe has finished developing a compact with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and the Liquor and Cannabis Board to open… Read More