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WA SB5403

Bill

Status

Passed

5/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Saldana

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Individual cannabis retail licensees and all persons/entities with financial or ownership interest are limited to holding a collective maximum of five retail cannabis licenses
  • Retail licensees may not enter management agreements or other arrangements that confer a financial interest across more than five retail cannabis licenses
  • "Financial interest" includes sharing profits/revenue, coordinated cannabis product purchasing/pricing, common use of branding/intellectual property, operational control or support, shared marketing/advertising, and coordinated employment/hiring decisions
  • The restrictions apply retroactively to existing agreements and prospectively to agreements entered or renewed on or after the effective date
  • Effective date: January 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Revised for engrossed: Limiting financial interest agreements for licensed cannabis retailers.

Last Action

Effective date 1/1/2026.

5/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules4/2/2025
Consumer Protection & Business3/14/2025
Rules2/21/2025
Labor & Commerce1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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