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Senate committee hears James R. Volendroff on Liquor and Cannabis Board appointment
Summary
James R. Volendroff told the Senate Labor & Commerce policy committee his behavioral-health background and two-plus years on the Liquor and Cannabis Board inform his priorities including data use, regulation of high-THC products, and internal rule review; the committee signaled it will act on the appointment shortly.
At a public hearing before the Senate Labor & Commerce policy committee, James R. Volendroff testified in support of his appointment to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
Volendroff described nearly 20 years at King County working in mental health and substance-abuse services, rising to director of the county division that he said employed more than 400 people and managed a “half a billion dollar budget.” He later helped launch the University of Washington’s Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview to bring clinicians, policymakers and clients together on best practices for co-occurring disorders.
“I’ve been in the field of behavioral health,” Volendroff said, and he…
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