Senate Bill 5546, legislation establish to authorize a state cannabis commission, passed the Senate on Wednesday. “I sponsored this bill because I believe in agricultural research. Research has been a powerful force in providing cheap and safe crops for our nation, and continues to push agriculture to be more efficient, more humane and more sustainable. However, cannabis has not had access to federally funded research because of its federal status,” said Sen. Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham), sponsor of Senate Bill 5546. “Washington has the opportunity to lead the nation with a sustainable, safe, and efficient cannabis industry, and a cannabis commission can help them develop the knowledge and science to do it.” There are 21 agricultural commodity commissions related to specific commodities ...