WashingtonCannabis businesses would pay listed license and renewal fees
Cannabis producers, processors, and retailers would pay set application and annual license fees for each location they operate.
What it does
Cannabis producers, processors, and retailers would pay a $250 application fee and a $1,781 annual issuance or renewal fee for each licensed location.
Argument forFixed fees could help cannabis businesses plan their costs when applying for or renewing licenses at each location.
Argument againstThe fees could burden businesses with multiple locations because each location requires a separate license and annual fee.
More detail
Cannabis producers, processors, and retailers would pay a $250 application fee and a $1,781 annual fee when licenses are issued or renewed. The fees apply to producer, processor, and retailer licenses, with a separate license required for each operating location. The licenses remain subject to annual renewal and regulation by the state cannabis board. The listed effective date is June 11, 2026, according to the latest action metadata.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 1Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Apr 1Chapter 262, 2026 Laws.Major
- Apr 1Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 12President signed.Passed Senate
- Mar 11Speaker signed.Passed House
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.Minor
- Mar 11Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Mar 11Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Mar 11Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Mar 10Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Mar 10Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Mar 10WM - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Mar 10Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:00 PM.
- Mar 9Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- Mar 3First reading, referred to Ways & Means.Minor
- Feb 28Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 4.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 28Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 28Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Feb 23Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Feb 9Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Feb 7Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Feb 7APP - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Feb 7Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- Feb 5Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 27First reading, referred to Appropriations.Introduced
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