Perry Dozier voted Nay (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Title: Expands the Duties of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis
Signed by Governor Jay Inslee
Title: Expands the Duties of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis
Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that expands the duties of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis.
Expands the number of eligible applicants under the Cannabis Social Equity Assistance Grant Program to include all existing cannabis license holders who meet the social equity applicant criteria (Sec. 1).
Increases the number of task force recommendation topics to include the following social equity impacts, such as (Sec. 2):
Altering residential cannabis agriculture regulations;
Shifting primary regulation of cannabis production from the board to the Department of Agriculture;
Removing nonviolent cannabis-related felonies and misdemeanors from the existing point system;
Creating a workforce training opportunities for underserved communities to increase employment opportunities in the cannabis industry; and
Creating new cannabis license types.
Extends the due date for the final Task Force recommendations to December 9, 2022 (Sec. 3).
Requires the Department of Commerce to create a pilot program to provide technical assistance to current cannabis retailer licensees who meet the social equity applicant criteria by October 2, 2021 (Sec. 2).
Title: Expands the Duties of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis
Vote to amend and pass a bill that expands the duties of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis.
Expands the number of eligible applicants under the Cannabis Social Equity Assistance Grant Program to include all existing cannabis license holders who meet the social equity applicant criteria (Sec. 1).
Increases the number of task force recommendation topics to include the following social equity impacts, such as (Sec. 2):
Altering residential cannabis agriculture regulations;
Shifting primary regulation of cannabis production from the board to the Department of Agriculture;
Removing nonviolent cannabis-related felonies and misdemeanors from the existing point system;
Creating a workforce training opportunities for underserved communities to increase employment opportunities in the cannabis industry; and
Creating new cannabis license types.
Extends the due date for the final Task Force recommendations to December 9, 2022 (Sec. 3).
Requires the Department of Commerce to create a pilot program to provide technical assistance to current cannabis retailer licensees who meet the social equity applicant criteria by October 2, 2021 (Sec. 2).
Title: Expands the Duties of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis
Title: Expands the Duties of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis