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🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱🏛🔍 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.

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January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM