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12th May 2023
US - Washington: Senate Bill (SB) 5367 has been signed by governor Jay Inslee and enacted into law. The bill amends definitions of certain terms, such as “cannabis”, “cannabis products”, "hemp consumable" and “THC” in the state’s cannabis laws. The THC definition is amended to include all THC isomers (not just delta-9). Moreover, cannabis health, beauty aids and Food and Drug Administration-approved products – as defined in the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 69.50.575 – are excluded from the cannabis product definition. The bill’s effect on full-spectrum hemp products is not clear because it excludes hemp from the definition of cannabis but also includes “any product intended to be consumed or absorbed inside the body by any means including inhalation, ingestion, or insertion, with any detectable amount of THC” in its definition of cannabis products.5th May 2023
- US - Washington: Senate Bill 5069 has been signed by governor Jay Inslee and enacted into law. SB 5069 grants the governor the authority to enter into agreements with other states that would start preliminary cross-jurisdictional efforts to permit interstate trade between licensed cannabis companies. However, such effects of the act would be pending a federal law change that allows “for the interstate transfer of cannabis between authorized cannabis-related businesses”, or if the US Department of Justice issues an opinion “allowing or tolerating interstate transfer of cannabis”.
21st April 2023
- US - Washington: Senate Bill (SB) 5367 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor's desk. The bill would amend definitions of certain terms, such as “cannabis”, “cannabis products”, "hemp consumable" and “THC” in the state’s cannabis laws. The THC definition would also be amended to include all THC isomers (not just delta-9), and cannabis health and beauty aids – as defined in the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 69.50.575 – would be excluded from the cannabis product definition. The bill’s effect on full-spectrum hemp products is not clear because it excludes hemp from the definition of cannabis but also includes “any product intended to be consumed or absorbed inside the body by any means including inhalation, ingestion, or insertion, with any detectable amount of THC” in its definition of cannabis products.
17th April 2023
- US - Washington state: Senate Bill (SB) 5069 has been passed by the Senate, with minor amendments made by the House, and now heads to the governor for his signature. SB 5069 would grant the governor the authority to enter into agreements with other states that would start preliminary cross-jurisdictional efforts to permit interstate trade between licensed cannabis companies. However, such effects of the act would be pending a federal law change that allows “for the interstate transfer of cannabis between authorized cannabis-related businesses”, or if the US Department of Justice issues an opinion “allowing or tolerating interstate transfer of cannabis”.
13th April 2023
US - Washington state: Senate Bill 5069 has been passed with a minor amendment by the House which now awaits Senate approval before the bill goes to the governor’s desk. SB 5069 would grant the governor authority to enter into agreements with other states to permit interstate trade between licensed cannabis companies. However, that would still require a federal law change, or an opinion issued by the US Department of Justice “allowing or tolerating interstate transfer of cannabis”.
13th April 2023
US - Washington state: House Bill 1772, which would prohibit the sale, manufacture or public serving of so-called cannabis cocktails – products that combine alcohol with cannabis or any form of THC – has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk.
30th March 2023
US - Washington State: Senate Bill 5123, which would ban pre-employment cannabis testing, has been passed by both chambers and now just needs governor Jay Inslee’s signature to become law.
24th March 2023
- US - Washington: Senate Bill (SB) 5069 has passed the Senate and now moves to the House. SB 5069 would grant the governor the authority to enter into agreements with other states to start preliminary cross-jurisdictional efforts to permit interstate trade between licensed cannabis companies. However, such effects of the act would be pending on a federal law change that allows “for the interstate transfer of cannabis between authorized cannabis-related businesses”, or if the US Department of Justice issues an opinion “allowing or tolerating interstate transfer of cannabis”.
9th March 2023
- US - Washington: Senate Bill (SB) 5546 has passed the Senate and now moves to the House. SB 5546 would establish a Washington State Cannabis Commission. If created, the commission would manage programmes, fund research, advise on packaging and labelling requirements, conduct education programmes, improve conditions to favour investments in the state’s cannabis industry, establish universal grading and preparations of cannabis for the market, and work to ensure the state has a steady supply of cannabis.
3rd March 2023
- Washington: Senate Bill 5367 has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would amend definitions of certain terms, such as “cannabis”, “cannabis products” and “THC”, in the state's cannabis laws. The THC definition would also be amended to include all THC isomers (not just delta 9), and cannabis health and beauty aids, as defined in Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 69.50.575 would be excluded from the cannabis product definition. The bill’s effect on full-spectrum hemp products is not clear because it excludes hemp from the definition of cannabis but also includes “any product intended to be consumed or absorbed inside the body by any means including inhalation, ingestion, or insertion, with any amount of THC” in the definition of cannabis products.
3rd March 2023
- US - Washington: House Bill 1772 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would prohibit the sale, manufacture, or public serving of so-called cannabis cocktails – products that combine alcohol with cannabis or any form of THC.
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