Cannabis concentration bills fail to grow in state legislature

OLYMPIA — Two bills that aim to limit the potency of cannabis products have not progressed through the Washington House and look like they will not make the final cut this session. “The high use of recreational drugs concerns me a lot,” said Representative Tom Dent (R-Moses Lake), secondary sponsor of the bills. House Bills 1641 and 1642, if passed, would have created a graduated cannabis excise tax based on THC concentration and limit the potency of cannabis concentrates. “It really concerned me because they are so much stronger than they used to be,” said Dent.