🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 28, 2026) - Update The Senate passed their version of the supplemental operating budget Friday afternoon, handing it off to the House where the next round of the somewhat traditional dance was quickly prepared. buff.ly/wPHAM7a #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (Feb 27, 2026) - Update Bills on compassionate cannabis care at end of life and the Community Reinvestment Program were heard in the Senate fiscal committee with four days remaining before the fiscal cutoff. cannabis.observer/observations... #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 26, 2026) - Update Four cannabis-related bills remained active after the Wednesday cutoff as legislators took initial swings with the supplemental operating budgets and prepared for final fiscal committee work. buff.ly/byNxhBD #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 25, 2026) - Update With slightly more than two weeks left, legislators continued to winnow down the bills under consideration ahead of the Opposite House Policy Committee Cutoff on Wednesday. buff.ly/7AyKTv7 #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 24, 2026) - Update The rewritten #cannabis labs bill was advanced, the annual license fee increase bill was revived, “Ryan’s Law” was referred for fiscal review, a new hemp bill appeared, and limited producer cooperatives may happen. buff.ly/joq6sqI #WAleg

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (February 23, 2026) The remaining four cannabis-related bills were well positioned before the Wednesday cutoff while legislators tightened up supplemental budgets during the last week for committee activity. buff.ly/n6Vq6qO #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 23, 2026) - Update “Ryan’s Law” was advanced, the @lcb.wa.gov's remaining authority over testing labs may be rescinded, and the proposed supplemental operating budgets were published. buff.ly/rZXxfPE #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 20, 2026) - Update Day 40 marked the passage of two-thirds of the 2026 regular session as legislators considered opposite house bills including “Ryan’s Law” and cannabis testing lab legislation. buff.ly/BVzilIm #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 19, 2026) - Update All four of the remaining cannabis-related bills were scheduled to receive hearings and executive sessions in Senate policy committees starting with ”Ryan’s Law” on Thursday morning. buff.ly/ftgx3HS #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 18, 2026) - Update The House of Origin Cutoff left four cannabis-related bills clearly active, only one third as many bills directly relevant to the sector as legislators advanced during the last short session in 2024. buff.ly/c4SXxJX #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 17, 2026) - Update The community reinvestment program bill was rewritten and passed by the House late on Monday night in the sprint before the House of Origin Cutoff at the end of the day on Tuesday. buff.ly/VpvlLPh #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (February 16, 2026) As legislators sprinted for the House of Origin Cutoff on Tuesday, only two cannabis bills had been scheduled for opposite house policy committee hearings during the latter part of the week. buff.ly/V4i9eOL #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 16, 2026) - Update Legislators would convene another day of floor sessions before the cutoff on Tuesday to debate and move legislation, potentially including revisions to the community reinvestment program. buff.ly/0aeVKpA #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 14, 2026) - Update Cannabis producers took a big step towards being able to form agricultural processing cooperatives as the House prepared for another floor session following a long night of debate. buff.ly/ZoTyW2z #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 13, 2026) - Update Three cannabis-related and -adjacent bills were positioned for consideration—and three remained at risk—as legislators worked towards the House of Origin Cutoff on Tuesday. buff.ly/raxSKFA #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 12, 2026) - Update A revived amendment on the cannabis license fee increase bill may reflect growing concerns with federal data integrity as legislators continued to move bills ahead of the next cutoff on Tuesday. buff.ly/3GIdjsO #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 11, 2026) - Update At the midpoint of the 2026 regular session, Washington’s version of “Ryan’s Law” was passed by the representatives as consideration and movement of bills out of their house of origin continued. buff.ly/VTHz4jj #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 10, 2026) - Update All of the cannabis taxation bills were rendered inactive at the House of Origin Fiscal Committee Cutoff while very few cannabis-related bills—only 7—made it through the gateway. buff.ly/ef6IURd #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (February 9, 2026) As legislators passed their next cutoff and switched to floor activity, @lcb.wa.gov leaders would close an advisory council meeting to the public for the first time, continuing a retreat from transparency. buff.ly/O7sLnVP #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 9, 2026) - Update The Democrat majority recommended the cannabis license fee increase bill including the tie to CPI as fiscal committees prepared to move legislation before their cutoff at the end of the day. buff.ly/Gscy9GH #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 7, 2026) - Update Compassionate cannabis care legislation was pulled closer to consideration on the House floor while representatives planned to potentially amend and advance the cannabis license fee bill on Saturday. buff.ly/W3F7UAG #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 6, 2026) - Update Cannabis sector interests were largely opposed to State and local revenue grabs on the first day of the fiscal cutoff sprint, whereas an absence of bills on the second day told its own story. buff.ly/fU3skEa #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 5, 2026) - Update Roughly half of the cannabis bills didn’t make the first cutoff and a rather unusual bill was staged for introduction after the cutoff as the fiscal committees took up the next round of activity. buff.ly/ppPkfc7 #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 4, 2026) - Update Legislators considered #cannabis bills before the first cutoff on Wednesday and continued to position remaining legislation for fiscal committee review - including a Republican-led local cannabis taxation bill. buff.ly/d2SeVTk #WAleg #WashingtonState

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 3, 2026) - Update Activity amped up before the first cutoff on Wednesday amidst hearings on cannabis legislation and major amendments proposed for consideration across three bills on Tuesday. buff.ly/hBwUM3U #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (February 2, 2026) Six cannabis-related bills were scheduled for consideration before the House of Origin Policy Committee Cutoff at COB on Wednesday before attention turned to two revenue bills. buff.ly/mappBXn #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (February 2, 2026) - Update Activity on Friday and over the weekend signaled legislator attention was turning to cannabis revenue, but a few bills would be considered before the first cutoff on Wednesday. buff.ly/867zpQ4 #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 30, 2026) - Update Three cannabis bills were scheduled for executive sessions in the Senate; meanwhile, a House committee would consider advancing legislation to authorize cannabis event permitting on Friday morning. buff.ly/A44PyDC #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 29, 2026) - Update Committee schedules were rapidly revised Wednesday and restructuring the @lcb.wa.gov was on the table, but few cannabis bills were positioned to make the cut as the first gateway loomed. buff.ly/XPnA5vt

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 28, 2026) - Update Supporters of the Community Reinvestment Program advocated for continued positive impacts addressing inequities as the State sought additional regressive revenue through increased #cannabis license fees. buff.ly/1sh21Nq #WAleg #WashingtonState

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 27, 2026) - Update The Senate policy committee heard two bills, “Ryan’s Law” emerged from inter-committee limbo, and new legislation appears likely to substantially increase annual cannabis business license fees. buff.ly/pXVMQoT #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (January 26, 2026) Legislators planned to take up five cannabis bills across three unique subjects, but only had 1.5 weeks to move legislation before the House of Origin Policy Committee Cutoff on February 4th. buff.ly/XAujlgd #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 26, 2026) - Update At the start of week three, new bills continued to be introduced and the primary policy committee in the Senate was ready to hear testimony on its first two cannabis bills of the short session. buff.ly/azAmUJu #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 23, 2026) - Update The first two cannabis bills of the session were passed while legislation to welcome short-term rental guests with pre-rolls was staged for introduction Friday and already lined up for a hearing. buff.ly/oW9GSH0 #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 22, 2026) - Update “Ryan’s Law” was advanced, the buffer zone bill was back, and the cannabis policy committees announced they’d finally be taking up cannabis legislation during the third week of session. buff.ly/UzCPeCT #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 21, 2026) - Update 2025 legislation to authorize cannabis producer cooperatives was advanced and a 2026 bill to enable compassionate cannabis care in health care facilities was prepared for amendment. buff.ly/UzfwA6l #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 20, 2026) - Update Senators introduced home grow legislation into their chamber while representatives were revitalizing three cannabis-related bills considered in 2025. buff.ly/5EAQKz8 #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (January 19, 2026) Two cannabis bills were scheduled for potential movement during the second week of session, while the @lcb.wa.gov Board cancelled their only public meeting after revising the EMT format. buff.ly/p6gASUq #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 19, 2026) - Update A revised home grow bill was well positioned to sprout in the Senate, but legislators appeared to have more priorities ahead of tending to cannabis-related legislation in 2026. buff.ly/IDXw6NC #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 16, 2026) - Update 2 new #cannabis-related bills were scheduled for introduction Friday before senators heard testimony on a @governorferguson.bsky.social request bill seeking to improve performance of regulators responsible for issuing licenses. buff.ly/l3QSsnm #WAleg

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 15, 2026) - Update Next week’s schedule granted little attention to cannabis bills during the short session, whereas new legislation on interstate commerce of cannabis and hemp products was staged for introduction. buff.ly/n1Rudcy #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 14, 2026) - Update Cannabis advocates were well prepared to speak to the value of passing a version of Ryan’s Law to reduce opioid reliance, enhancing dignity and connection at end of life in health care facilities. buff.ly/uZskZsN #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (January 13, 2026) - Update New legislation envisioned a transformation of the highest cannabis excise tax in the world as representatives prepared to hear testimony on Washington’s version of “Ryan’s Law.” buff.ly/buVKzYE #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (January 12, 2026) As the lege began a short session, controversy brewed around WSIPP cannabis studies framed for prevention, and the WSLCB was radically changing transparency into agency operations. buff.ly/KlkDUip #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛🌱🔍 WA Legislature (January 12, 2026) - Update Three new cannabis bills were pre-filed before a short session of the #WashingtonState Legislature which began Monday under the weight of further fiscal constraints in a radically changed national landscape. buff.ly/xRlp1sN #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 Power, pressure, and the fate of Washington weed Interconnected retail groups have showcased a need for foundational restructuring in the cannabis industry. buff.ly/lhiPZYG #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (January 5, 2026) The @lcb.wa.gov would hit the ground running in 2026 with a half hour update from the Enforcement and Education Director and an initial focus group on the Advertising rulemaking project. buff.ly/brvW7ca #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 Deconsolidated Manifold: a cannabis empire’s transformation before the law The largest retail group in Washington has subtly grown since cannabis legislation was passed to outlaw consolidated brands. buff.ly/5wuObcl #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (December 29, 2025) @lcb.wa.gov staff received a lump of coal from the Governor instead of money for a new traceability system, which may finally fire up CCRS API development. buff.ly/YU5Mz1H #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (December 22, 2025) No cannabis policymaking events were scheduled for 2025 after the @lcb.wa.gov Board received a briefing on public health and prevention efforts and staff deferred planned rulemaking. buff.ly/KsTLelr #WAleg #Cannabis