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JLARC: State produced far more cannabis THC than retailers sold in 2023; data gaps limit regulation
Summary
At a July 16, 2025 JLARC meeting, staff presented the proposed final cannabis market study finding Washington producers generated two to three times more THC than retail sales accounted for in 2023; the Liquor and Cannabis Board told the committee its tracking system has data gaps and plans to seek funding for a new system.
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) received and approved for distribution a proposed final report on Washington’s legal recreational cannabis market that concluded producers generated an estimated two to three times more THC than retailers sold in 2023.
The finding was presented July 16, 2025, by Susanna Pratt, JLARC staff, who said RAND Corporation work contracted by JLARC estimated production and sales and that the result is uncertain because the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s (LCB) commercial reporting system data are incomplete and unreliable.
The report matters because JLARC staff said overproduction and limited…
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