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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 28/09/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 28, 2026) There were no cannabis-related policymaking events planned in the last week of September, not altogether unusual during weeks that straddle month end. buff.ly/JLbUS90 #WashingtonState #Cannabis
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 21/09/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 21, 2026) The @lcb.wa.gov Board would hear plans to keep CCRS operational the week after filing a request to replace the system and the Cannabis Advisory Council would meet behind closed doors. buff.ly/LOjuzzb #WashingtonState #Cannabis
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 14/09/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 14, 2026) Publication of a @lcb.wa.gov Enforcement Bulletin on cannabis packaging and labeling requirements seemed to preemptively set the agenda for the agency Public Health Roundtable on Thursday. buff.ly/ABYZQV7 #WashingtonState #Cannabis
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 07/09/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (September 7, 2026) Public health and prevention events would predominate over the next several weeks beginning with a quarterly meeting of the Washington State Health Care Authority research collaborative. buff.ly/8coF4SW #WashingtonState #Cannabis
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 01/09/2026
🌱🏛🔍 Cassidy West: What I Learned From Both Sides of Cannabis Regulation A former Policy and Rules Manager @lcb.wa.gov looks back on her time at the agency to suggest we all have “the courage to examine what isn’t working.” cannabis.observer/observations... #WashingtonState #Cannabis
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 31/08/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 31, 2026) @lcb.wa.gov Board consideration of petitions for rulemaking would only be remotely viewable by TVW as an agency policy change rescinding public access to Microsoft Teams went into effect. buff.ly/vs45jKv #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (August 31, 2026) - WSLCB - Public Access to Microsoft Teams
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 24/08/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 24, 2026) @lcb.wa.gov staff planned to gather feedback on draft rules to implement 2026 legislation authorizing agricultural associations consisting of up to three cannabis producer licenses. buff.ly/gqkechf #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (August 24, 2026) - Washington - Apples - Wheat - Hops - Cannabis
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 17/08/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 17, 2026) Members of the Sunshine Committee tasked with reviewing exemptions to the Public Records Act planned to weigh whether medical cannabis patient information should remain protected. buff.ly/WcvnT8p #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (August 17, 2026) - DOH - Medical Cannabis Authorization Form - Recognition Cards - Sunshine Committee
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 10/08/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 10, 2026) Hemp and biochar researchers planned to showcase results from a multi-year agricultural trial of industrial Cannabis as a rotation crop planted at Yakama Nation Farms. buff.ly/140Hmvu #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (August 10, 2026) - WSU - Yakama Nation Farms - Hemp and Biochar Field Day
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 03/08/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (August 3, 2026) The @lcb.wa.gov Board would be asked to endorse a new cannabis compact with the Quileute Tribe but otherwise planned no formal rulemaking action while draft rules were advanced. buff.ly/fDvBt3k #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (August 3, 2026) - Quileute Tribe Cannabis Compact
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 27/07/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (July 27, 2026) The @lcb.wa.gov Board cancelled their caucus before staff released a rulemaking agenda signaling additional delays, also sent to lawmakers tasked with oversight of administrative rulemaking. buff.ly/klcNxVz #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (July 27, 2026) - WSLCB Semi-Annual Rulemaking Agenda - SB 5403 Implementation - Lab Test Terminology - Batch Tracking
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 20/07/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (July 20, 2026) Following the dynamic conclusion of the DEA rescheduling hearing, there were no cannabis-related policymaking events scheduled in Washington state. buff.ly/gMiEi9H #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (July 20, 2026) - US DEA - Rescheduling Marijuana - Deepak Cyril D'Souza - William Honsal
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 13/07/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (July 13, 2026) Following a week of critical testimony opposing the rescheduling of cannabis, the US DEA would conclude its administrative hearing on Wednesday July 15th. buff.ly/5TvsisU #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (July 13, 2026) - US DEA - Rescheduling of Marijuana - SAM - NDASA - TBI - DUID Voices
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 06/07/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (July 6, 2026) The US DEA resumes its hearing on the regulation of cannabis while @lcb.wa.gov leadership learns about IT initiatives including the Cannabis Central Reporting System (CCRS). buff.ly/IcnWkaF #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (July 6, 2026) - DEA Hearing - Rescheduling of Marijuana
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 29/06/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 29, 2026) As the closed federal public hearing on rescheduling cannabis commenced, Washington state regulators planned to codify increased license fees and deny a request to address canopy rules. buff.ly/BaL09b3 #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (June 29, 2026) - DEA - Marijuana Rescheduling - Eagle Trees
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 22/06/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 22, 2026) WSDA [ @wsdagov.bsky.social ] Cannabis Lab Analysis Standards Program staff planned to host a focus group on accreditation of labs, further refining a process begun in a 2018 operating budget proviso. buff.ly/mugHxrj #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (June 22, 2026) - WSDA - Accreditation of Cannabis Labs
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 15/06/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 15, 2026) The WSLCB Board cancelled their biweekly caucus meeting for the sixth time in 2026, in keeping with a trend of decreased public engagement by board members and agency staff. buff.ly/G7ysNOJ #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (June 15, 2026) - Sun - Dotted Washington
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 08/06/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 8, 2026) As regulators and external stakeholders converged on the CANNRA event to discuss federal cannabis policy changes, the @lcb.wa.gov board and staff were not scheduled to participate. buff.ly/KB0xhIh #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (June 8, 2026) - CANNRA External Stakeholder Meeting - Missing - Have You Seen This Agency - WSLCB
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 01/06/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (June 1, 2026) Public health and prevention initiatives would be centered at the @lcb.wa.gov on Tuesday before board members consider five petitions for rulemaking and change retail advertising rules. buff.ly/ToaZDQ2 #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (June 1, 2026) - Healthy Youth Survey - Current Marijuana Use
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 25/05/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (May 25, 2026) Groups at the Washington State Health Care Authority and Department of Agriculture with indirect influence on cannabis policymaking were scheduled to convene. buff.ly/YhOD960 #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (May 25, 2026) - WA HCA - WSDA PAB
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 18/05/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (May 18, 2026) @lcb.wa.gov board members planned to hear results from the Washington Young Adult Health Survey (WYAHS) regarding risk behaviors of 18-25 year olds, including substance use. buff.ly/LKoAhJT #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (May 18, 2026) - WYAHS - Where Do Washington Young Adults Get Cannabis
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 11/05/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (May 11, 2026) Researchers planned to converge on the WSU Pullman campus for the first biennial Cannabis Research Symposium under new leadership amidst a radically changed federal landscape. buff.ly/Sv0OUjN #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (May 11, 2026) - WSU/UW Joint Cannabis Research Symposium
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 04/05/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (May 4, 2026) The @lcb.wa.gov Board would be encouraged to deny four more petitions for rulemaking centered on problems with CCRS although the merits of the petitions may warrant further consideration. buff.ly/D8hr1jn #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (May 4, 2026) - Heron and Frog - Discount Bulk Purchases
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 27/04/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (April 27, 2026) The same day the U.S. Acting Attorney General signed a final order effectively rescheduling marijuana, the @lcb.wa.gov Board cancelled their only planned public meeting for this week. buff.ly/Gm7p6nf #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (April 27, 2026) - US DOJ - US DEA - Schedule III - WSLCB - Empty Calendar
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 20/04/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (April 20, 2026) @lcb.wa.gov rulemaking during the week focused on the alcohol side of the ledger with the exception of a public hearing on the Advertising rulemaking project on Thursday. buff.ly/puRe0ma #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (April 20, 2026) - Advertising Rulemaking Project - Public Hearing
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 13/04/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (April 13, 2026) The @lcb.wa.gov Board cancelled their only planned public meeting whereas the Washington Traffic Safety Commission would host AAA and MADD representatives to discuss impaired driving. buff.ly/Puxuuwj #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (April 13, 2026) - AAA - MADD - Impaired Driving Washington
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 06/04/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (April 6, 2026) WSU researchers would publicly discuss CBG before the public would be granted an opportunity to hear from the first ever @lcb.wa.gov CIO. buff.ly/YHG9ZtU #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (April 6, 2026) - WSU CRC - CBG Research Seminar
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 30/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (March 30, 2026) On Tuesday, the @lcb.wa.gov Enforcement and Education division was expected to provide an “Information Sharing Group Presentation” and “Community Partnership Updates.” buff.ly/9s2MxQ6 #WashingtonState #Cannabis
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 23/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (March 23, 2026) The Governor planned to address the community reinvestment legislation before @lcb.wa.gov staff convened another focus group on draft rules which would authorize bulk discount pricing. buff.ly/XzsGMYC #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (March 23, 2026) - Bulk Discount Wholesale Pricing
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 16/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (March 16, 2026) After months of delay, participants would have an opportunity to comment on a second set of revised draft rules during a @lcb.wa.gov focus group on the SB 5403 Implementation rulemaking project. buff.ly/eV7SLp2 #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (March 16, 2026) - WSLCB - SB 5403 Implementation Rulemaking Project
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 13/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 13, 2026) - Update The regular session came to a comparably calm close with passage of the budgets and the cannabis producer cooperatives bill, one of only three cannabis bills passed by legislators in 2026. buff.ly/DMczbPe #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 13, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 12/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 12, 2026) - Update “Ryan’s Law” became law, cannabis license fees will go up, and the cannabis producer cooperatives bill needed a concurrence vote in the House on the final day of the 2026 regular session. buff.ly/WAnt9Vc #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 12, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 11/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 11, 2026) - Update A bill to increase cannabis license fees was advanced and the supplemental operating budget report was readied as legislators began the penultimate day of the 2026 regular session. buff.ly/fWpJDmi #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 11, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 10/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 10, 2026) - Update The operating budget was shunted behind closed doors for final revision as Senators aimed to move legislation to increase cannabis license fees in the final days of session. buff.ly/Ghg6Pvs #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 10, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 09/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (March 9, 2026) As the lege wrapped a short session, @lcb.wa.gov board members would host an irregular meeting to re-address a petition which found the board at odds with the agency staff recommendation. buff.ly/43zFwqx #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (March 9, 2026) - Reconsideration of Rulemaking Petition - Registered Patient Verification
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 09/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 9, 2026) - Update Legislators caught their breath following the final cutoff on Friday in preparation for a final sine die sprint which may include moving the #cannabis license fee bill outside of the regular rules of order. buff.ly/cQu4Yfv #WAleg #WashingtonState
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 06/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 6, 2026) - Update The trimmed version of the cannabis producer cooperatives bill was passed by the Senate and testing labs legislation was positioned for consideration before the final cutoff Friday at 5pm PT. buff.ly/Qrxbxc0 #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 6, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 05/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 5, 2026) - Update The Community Reinvestment Program legislation was passed, “Ryan’s Law” was on its way to the Governor’s desk, and the Senate planned to move the NTIB cannabis license fee increase bill. buff.ly/9F1nmHe #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 5, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 04/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 4, 2026) - Update A busy day in the Senate saw the calendaring and final passage of Ryan’s Law—the first cannabis bill passed in 2026—as well as movement of the producer cooperatives legislation and budget. buff.ly/mWF7Ogf #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 4, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 03/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 3, 2026) - Update All tracked legislation made it through the committee cutoff, the cannabis license fee increase bill was headed to the Senate, and an ag bill with cannabis provisions would get a post-cutoff hearing. buff.ly/mFsq7mc #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 3, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 02/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 The Week Ahead (March 2, 2026) One cannabis-related bill remained at risk before the cutoff heading into the final ten days of the 2026 regular session as the WSLCB Board prepared to advance advertising rulemaking. buff.ly/NzyEGRo #WAleg #Cannabis
The Week Ahead (March 2, 2026) - Cannabis-related Bills in relation to Opposite House Fiscal Committee Cutoff
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 02/03/2026
🌱🏛🔍 WA Legislature (March 2, 2026) - Update Representatives passed the cannabis license fee bill then spun about the Senate supplemental operating budget returning their version of the legislation ahead of the next cutoff on Monday. buff.ly/t6qKp95 #WAleg #Cannabis
WA Legislature (March 2, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 28/02/2026
🌱🏛🔍 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 (February 28, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 27/02/2026
🌱🏛🔍 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
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 26/02/2026
🌱🏛🔍 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 26, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 25/02/2026
🌱🏛🔍 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 25, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 24/02/2026
🌱🏛🔍 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
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 23/02/2026
🌱🏛🔍 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
The Week Ahead (February 23, 2026) - Cannabis-Related Bills in relation to Opposite House Policy Committee Cutoff
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 23/02/2026
🌱🏛🔍 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 23, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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Cannabis Observer @cannabis.observer · 20/02/2026
🌱🏛🔍 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 20, 2026) - Update - Takeaways
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