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Medicine Creek Analytics gets Washington testing lab license as 12 operators exit

New lab arrival coincides with wave of license closures across retail, cultivation, and manufacturing sectors in Washington state.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

August 12, 2026 · 4:05 AM ET

Laboratory technician using a pipette — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Medicine Creek Analytics has been licensed as a cannabis testing laboratory operator in Washington (License WA-LAB-18), according to state license records updated August 12. The approval brings Washington's active testing lab count to four, per the state license roster.

The timing of the new lab licensure aligns with a significant wave of operator exits: at least twelve separate license deactivations were recorded the same day, spanning retail, cultivation, and manufacturing entities including The Green Shelf, Sticky's, Fillabong, Evolve Cannabis, and others. While routine license churn is common in mature markets, the simultaneous openings and closures suggest shifting competitive or regulatory conditions.

Watch whether the testing lab addition reflects anticipated supply-chain demand changes or signals broader sector consolidation as smaller operators exit Washington's market.

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