June 2 – We had our first of many virtual happy hours on Tuesdays dedicated to building social equity in the cannabis industry. Lively discussions have been had, new friendships formed and we have created some concrete actions to put into play. We will continue these happy hours into the future as long as we are on a stay at home orders. Join us.
June 5 – Kristin Baldwin, Caitlein Ryan and Chris Graves of the Snohomish County Legal Aid met with Hassan Aden, of the Aden Group. Hassan has been leading efforts to build trust and respect between communities and public safety providers. We reached out to see how The Cannabis Alliance could be effective in redirecting some of the tax-based funding locally that is currently going to police agencies to better serve our community and how the next national election could change the conversation around policing in general.
June 5 – Kristin & Jason Lammers, chair of The Alliance’s Sustainability committee met with Jennifer Dzubay & Susan Harrell to discuss a recent vape cartridge packaging ruling. Vape Cartridge packaging was not consistently enforced, and we asked for a ruling for consistency. The LCB will be putting out a statement to the effect that if the vape cartridge that contains the oil is in an unbreakable container that is child-resistant, then the outer package does not need to be two mil or greater in thickness.