Category: Washington
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Washington State To Shut Down Businesses that Violate COVID-19 Order
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board adopted emergency rules on April 6, 2020 that allows WSLCB staff to immediately shut down a business that violates the state’s COVID-19 requirements. The rules also provide a framework for licensees to appeal the decision and obtain a stay of the staff’s decision. Under the COVID-19 proclamation, cannabis…
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Washington Allows Store Credit for Return of Banned Vape Products
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board issued a policy to help retailers and processors manage the financial hit associated with the state’s recent ban of flavored marijuana vape products. Washington is allowing marijuana retailers to provide customers returning banned vape products with store credit until December 31, 2019. The new policy also allows marijuana…
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Washington State’s Vaping Response Targets THC Products
Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee signed an executive order that requires the state’s cannabis regulator to immediately ban THC vaping products that are identified by the US CDC and FDA as the cause of the lung disease epidemic. The Governor also directed the State Board of Health to use its emergency rulemaking authority to ban flavored…
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Washington Bans CBD Infused Food Products
The Washington State Department of Agriculture issued a statement indicating that the sale of CBD infused food is not permitted in the state. Washington joins other states including Michigan, New York, California, Ohio, Georgia and South Carolina that do not permit the sale of CBD infused food and beverages. The 2018 Farm Bill and the…
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Washington Could Allow Structure and Function Claims on Marijuana Product Labels
The Washington Legislature presented Governor Inslee with a bill for his signature that allows marijuana licensees to provide consumers with more information on a product label. The new law would allow licensees to include a description of the intended role of a nutrient or dietary ingredient in a product on the structure or function of…
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Washington Legislature Approves Bill Promoting Compliance Education Rather than Enforcement
The Washington Legislature voted to enact a law that allows cannabis businesses an opportunity to fix issues identified before they are fined by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB). The bill is intended to refocus the state’s regulators from regulating though enforcement efforts to educating marijuana licensees on how licensees can meet the…
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Washington Legislature Passes Bill to Implement Hemp Licensing Program
Washington’s Legislature passed a bill that creates a hemp licensing and regulatory program that is required to implement the 2018 Farm Bill. The Department of Agriculture (DOA) is responsible for implementing rules establishing the hemp production licensing regime by June 2019. Businesses that are already licensed under the industrial hemp research program can transfer over…
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Washington Legislature Passes Intellectual Property Licensing Agreement Bill
The Washington Legislature passed bill HB 1794 to expand the ability of cannabis businesses to enter into intellectual property agreements for trademarked goods or services. The bill will become law if it is signed by Governor Islee. The new law would allow parties to enter into exclusivity arrangements, receive royalty payments up to 10% of…
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Free Cannabis Legislative Tracker For 20 States: Access THC, Hemp And CBD Bills
Access our free legislative trackers for Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. Review and access the cannabis & hemp bills introduced by the State Legislatures in the 2019-2020 session. The trackers include a summary description…