Cannabis Lounges (panel discussion 2022)

Washington State had its 8th Annual Cannabis Summit, where I spoke on a panel discussing my efforts to bring cannabis cafes to the state.

The Washington Cannabis Summit, presented by The Cannabis Alliance, has been the gathering place for addressing the most pressing issues facing the Washington state cannabis industry since the passage of i502.

Past speakers such as Governor Jay Inslee, Tommy Chong, and the Knox Doctors,along with panel discussions bring industry insiders together with politicians, regulators, and leaders in other developed industries.

The Washington Cannabis Summit brings renewed energy to difficult challenges by bringing the brightest minds together to work towards solutions.

The 8th Annual Washington Cannabis Summit will focus on the critical beginnings of our industry that will serve as a foundation for building our successful future.

The panel discussions for the day will examine cannabis cafes, tribal innovation, equitable capitalization and commerce, addressing cannabis incarceration and expungement in Washington State, as well as building bridges to safe medicine with the prevention industry.

Keynote Speakers will address the highest level of the current discussion topics while grounding the group in our values of advancing a vital, ethical, equitable, and sustainable cannabis industry.

Panelists:
Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/
Bryan Mathis, Mathis Coop
Sara Stewart, Cannabis Lounge Development
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mssarastew
James Lathrop, Cannabis City
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-james-r-lathrop-dnp-arnp/
Mitzi Vaughn, Harr Tuttle Campbell
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitzi-vaughn

11 Bills Reviewed:
LV, NJ, OR, CO, AK, CA (including SF & West Hollywood), IL, MA, WA (Baily Hershberger)

Roadblocks:
Employees in a smokey environment~ anti-smoking lobby: ventilation
Air Purification HVAC System ( Smokey Joe’s & El Gaucho cigar bars)
Clean Air Indoor Act: “This bill makes the hospitality spaces an exemption to the “Clean Air Indoor Act”
Impaired driving lobby
Dab torches- insurance
free samples/ Give-aways /vendor days
location (1k feet from everything)
Generating revenue

Revenue Model:
Social Use Model (prefer Dutch coffee shop model, but have to settle for non-profit / registered members only)
On-site sales
Temp Event License ( Patio / Wedding Venue License)
Tours
Advertising
Food Revenue

Proposed Consumption License Fees:
Wine Tasting Room
Alcohol Licenses
Cannabis Retail Licenses

Olympia’s Concerns:
Medial Patient Access
Social Equity Program
Small Business Growth (MSO & outside investor concerns)

Senate & House Support:
H.R. Kloba sent an aide to our scheduled visit to Olympia to host a streamed panel discussion regarding cannabis consumption lounges

Class-C Felony (July 2015):
The law makes operating “a club, association, or other business, for profit or otherwise, that conducts or maintains a premises for the primary or incidental purpose of providing a location where members or other persons may keep or consume cannabis on the premises” a class c felony.

Our Bill to Overturn it:
Draft an ordinance to amend the class-c felony RCW 69.50.465 and to adopt provisions establishing a business license category and land use regulations for social use venues (cannabis), and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Establish a bill with requirements and prohibitions for a new social use venue and require the WALCB to promulgate rules governing the new licenses and spaces. The bill also makes the social use venues an exception to the “Washington Clean Air Act” (RCW 70.94).

Episode 1046 The #TalkingHedge…
Your Cannabis Business Podcast.
​Covering cannabis products, reviews, business news, interviews, investments, events, and more.
https://www.theTalkingHedgepodcast.com

Music Info:
Song: Beat | Keep On | 2020
Artist: Milochromatic Beats
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Song: Dark Trap Beats Hard Rap Instrumental | Gang | 2018
Artist: LuxrayBeats

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