🌱🏛🔍 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

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (Dec 15, 2025) In their final public meeting of the year, the @lcb.wa.gov Board would hear two public health presentations, including an education campaign re: #cannabis for adults created by DOH prevention staff tasked with protecting youth. buff.ly/xzqEWfR #WashingtonState

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (December 8, 2025) Public health and prevention advocates would likely have another opportunity to learn about the latest WSIPP I-502 research, but the Board of Directors of the research agency would not. buff.ly/Q8VQoZB #WAleg #Cannabis

You know things are bad and wealth inequality is off the charts when you have monopolistic weed oligarchs too. #washingtonstate #weed

🌱🏛🔍 Washington weed divided as many reach breaking point A select few are thriving while many Washington cannabis businesses fight to survive - this is where things went wrong. buff.ly/eFGg6pu #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (December 1, 2025) Eyes turned to the Legislature as pre-filing of bills for the 2026 session began and committees convened work sessions including review of the @lcb.wa.gov traceability budget request and plan. buff.ly/FqmBHE3 #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (November 24, 2025) Behavioral health service providers would convene during the holiday week, but the @lcb.wa.gov Board would not after a caucus in which members questioned some of the “board efficiencies.” buff.ly/HWVl6vx #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (November 17, 2025) Public health research predominated, including an innovative tribal partnership, I-502 retail geography, an @lcb.wa.gov roundtable, and quantification of maternal cannabis use. buff.ly/gfuvrBf #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (November 10, 2025) The @lcb.wa.gov Board Caucus was cancelled after receiving an update on the Public Health Roundtable the week prior, and the EMT would convene to provide division-level updates. buff.ly/xx2AH5A #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (November 3, 2025) Kratom was on the agenda for the @lcb.wa.gov Research Roundtable and the Board may deny a petition from an equity licensee before focus groups on cannabis retail financial agreements. buff.ly/Jn2q8lk #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (October 27, 2025) No cannabis policymaking events were scheduled for the week, but research discussions started the week before would be carried forward into November. buff.ly/eL5ChSs #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (October 20, 2025) A presentation of State-sponsored research mandated by I-502 promised epidemiological findings of harms correlated with retail cannabis access by Washington’s Medicaid population. buff.ly/XMM8mkI #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (October 13, 2025) Cannabis research and data gathering efforts were on the agenda for events hosted by Washington State University and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. buff.ly/FNEEGVO #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (October 6, 2025) The @lcb.wa.gov Board planned to increase the forms of acceptable identification at retail and hear a summary by a board member of an open council meeting all board members attended. buff.ly/ywiAERW #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 29, 2025) While no public facing actions were planned for the week, @lcb.wa.gov staff had been busy the week before delivering an official summary of a closed meeting and opening a rulemaking project. buff.ly/IDg609F #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 22, 2025) Lynnwood City Council may potentially amend and vote on an ordinance to open cannabis retail before @lcb.wa.gov board members took time to summarize advisory council proceedings. buff.ly/yveVy4y #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 15, 2025) @lcb.wa.gov staff had been busy preparing budget decision packages on SMP and traceability for the Office of the Governor, whereas the board cancelled their only public meeting for the week. buff.ly/cl0bG7u #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 8, 2025) State-sponsored cannabis-related research figured prominently in the weeks ahead as the City of Lynnwood prepared a public hearing on lifting a decade-long retail ban. cannabis.observer/observations... #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 1, 2025) @lcb.wa.gov staff labored on rulemaking including a petition for online age verification as Lynnwood City Council Members prepared to review a draft ordinance to allow retail #cannabis businesses. buff.ly/oGeXwAy

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 25, 2025) The @lcb.wa.gov Board would focus on “Hemp-Derived THC Products” before hosting the reformed Alcohol Advisory Council following a refresh of the cannabis council the week prior. buff.ly/S7cYtAN #Cannabis #Hemp

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 18, 2025) After efficiently packing in considerable activity the week prior, the @lcb.wa.gov Board prepared to reanimate the Cannabis Advisory Council to engage with industry trade associations. buff.ly/kaqQ23j #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 11, 2025) Several rulemaking actions and briefings were lined up @lcb.wa.gov while the Department of Labor and Industries [ @lniwa.bsky.social ] prepared a safety program workshop for cannabis businesses. buff.ly/pLck1DH #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 4, 2025) The @lcb.wa.gov Board Caucus was cancelled and a second obscured Research Roundtable was scheduled for Wednesday, its subject matter and participants unknown to the public for now. buff.ly/FTtq3dt #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (July 28, 2025) @lcb.wa.gov staff would provide transparency into a roundtable with cannabis stakeholders—but not prevention advocates?—while the board limited transparency into some written public comments. buff.ly/ZxpbZC0 #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (July 21, 2025) There were no public cannabis policymaking events planned for the week, reflecting the annual patterns of the summer doldrums in addition to fewer opportunities for voluntary transparency. buff.ly/hg7NVzA #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (July 14, 2025) Lynnwood was moving ahead with a cannabis retail ordinance, @lcb.wa.gov would hear about young adult health, and JLARC members were set to adopt a report on the cannabis market. buff.ly/9TZzGU8 #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (July 7, 2025) Following its public dialogue with a prevention-oriented State legislator, Lynnwood City Council Members arranged to hear from prospective retail owners and cannabis advocates. buff.ly/jc4L23Q #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 30, 2025) The DOH Medical Cannabis Registry was launched, the social equity registration window would be closed, and the @lcb.wa.gov Board was doing nothing - which appeared to be the Chair’s goal. buff.ly/ctB0HCV #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛 Lynnwood City Council 🌱 Work Session 📅 June 16, 2025 🔍 Preventionist Cannabis Retail As members contemplated ending a decade-old restriction on #cannabis retail businesses, a prevention-oriented State legislator offered suggestions for a “home run” implementation. buff.ly/7b6nQxI #WAleg

🏛 WSLCB 🌱 Public Health Roundtable 📅 June 11, 2025 🔍 Summary At the first Public Health Roundtable, concerns over separate and unequal WSLCB-hosted dialogues for cannabis and prevention interests were top-of-mind along with hospitality policies. buff.ly/BerGWzi #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 23, 2025) Public health and prevention stakeholders may attend a closed webinar regarding a new budtender training regime devised by youth cannabis prevention officials in the DOH. buff.ly/i3iWBSv #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛 @lcb.wa.gov 🌱 Executive Management Team 📅 June 11, 2025 🔍 Summary Challenges of technology modernization; updates on public health and research; plus Enforcement and Education were among the meeting’s conversation topics. buff.ly/PwXpqRB #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🏛 WSLCB 🌱 Executive Management Team 📅 June 11, 2025 🔍 Summary Challenges of technology modernization; updates on public health and research; plus Enforcement and Education were among the meeting’s conversation topics. buff.ly/vb5Enff #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 16, 2025) As @lcb.wa.gov prepared to allow minors on licensed business premises, City of Lynnwood officials would receive a visit from their state legislator about their intention to open up to cannabis retail. buff.ly/eQ1WXy1 #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛 @lcb.wa.gov 🌱 Board Caucus 📅 June 3, 2025 🔍 Research Roundtable While federal barriers to researching “stateside” cannabis remained, the board learned about the first Research Roundtable discussion of challenges around studying contemporary cannabis. buff.ly/UVUfnfR #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 9, 2025) Public health officials in Washington state prepared to roll out an unprecedented array of engagements with cannabis stakeholders, targeting budtenders in particular. buff.ly/x1X5qGn #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛 @lcb.wa.gov 🌱 Board Meeting 📅 June 4, 2025 🔍 Summary The board established the power of the agency Director to initiate some rulemaking projects, heard about the social equity licensing window, and approved three rule actions. buff.ly/yCdhPJH #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 2, 2025) While WACA conferees fêted, the @lcb.wa.gov Board would undertake significant rulemaking and policy shifts; and public health and prevention interests would reconsider strategy. buff.ly/gsWZHNV #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛 @lcb.wa.gov 🌱 Board Caucus 📅 May 20, 2025 🔍 Youth Access Compliance Rate Dashboards Compliance dashboards requested by public health and prevention interests were presented to board members who questioned data about youth access to cannabis and other substances. buff.ly/rmcJCxB #Cannabis

🏛 @governorferguson.bsky.social 🌱 Bill Action 📅 May 20, 2025 (Afternoon) 🔍 SB 5167 As budget cuts impacted many agencies, a few #cannabis-related programs involving health and testing saw reduced spending as Governor Ferguson signed the operating budget. buff.ly/qIpLgAm #WashingtonState

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (May 26, 2025) In 2025, the Memorial Day federal holiday provoked complicated feelings within and amongst Americans before a slow week for cannabis policymaking in Washington state. buff.ly/hhAntgw #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛 @governorferguson.bsky.social 🌱 Bill Action 📅 May 20, 2025 (Morning) 🔍 SB 5206 The Governor signed legislation changing cannabis retail advertising law, setting into motion rulemaking at the State level and opening up local control of trade name signs. buff.ly/lSo240t #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛 @lcb.wa.gov 🌱 Executive Management Team 📅 May 14, 2025 🔍 Summary Discussion between the board and staff touched on a #cannabis market study, future agency request legislation, social equity, licensing delays, research data, and legislative implementation. buff.ly/vliivRI #WashingtonState

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (May 19, 2025) The Governor planned to sign the final cannabis-related bill into law but had yet to schedule the operating budget, while the @lcb.wa.gov Board continued to dial in their “efficiencies.” buff.ly/g8BbUlC #WAleg #WashingtonState #Cannabis

🏛 JLARC 🌱 Committee Meeting 📅 May 14, 2025 🔍 Cannabis Market Study A preliminary finding by JLARC staff of overproduction of licensed cannabis led to many questions from lawmakers on topics like traceability, consumption trends, and enforcement. buff.ly/hFpPWQp #WashingtonState #Cannabis #WAleg

🏛 @governorferguson.bsky.social 🌱 Bill Action - Afternoon 📅 May 12, 2025 🔍 SB 5403 The Governor signed legislation limiting the power of management agreements to shape the cannabis marketplace, prompting rulemaking before the law goes into effect in 2026. buff.ly/fwJeUiH #WAleg #Cannabis

🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (May 12, 2025) The Governor planned to sign legislation proscribing cannabis retail financial interests and JLARC would hear a report documenting oversupply of cannabis markets in Washington. buff.ly/qTQJ46V #WAleg #Cannabis

🏛 @lcb.wa.gov 🌱 Board Meeting 📅 May 7, 2025 🔍 Summary The board accepted a petition recommendation on lab test terminology, then heard about agency rulemaking projects, implementing new laws, and activities at other agencies. buff.ly/mnw2piz #WashingtonState #Cannabis