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Chehalis Garden LLC licensed as manufacturing operator in Washington

New manufacturer enters Washington market as state license roster shows 12 closures the same day, signaling ongoing churn in the sector.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

August 12, 2026 · 4:03 AM ET

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Chehalis Garden LLC has been licensed as a new manufacturing operator in Washington, according to the state license roster updated August 12. The approval comes as Washington's manufacturing tier remains substantial: the state lists 1,009 open manufacturing licenses as of the update.

The timing is notable: the same roster update records 12 closures across retail, cultivation, and other operator types—including The Green Shelf, Point Edmund Retail Holdings, Stickys, Fillabong, Evolve Cannabis, Green Lady Hawks Prairie, JPC Holdings, Tru GreenThumb, and DTC Holdings (which appears three times). Washington also maintains 482 open retail locations and 973 active cultivation licenses.

The simultaneous opening and multiple closures suggest continued market turnover in Washington's adult-use sector. Watch whether Chehalis Garden's entry marks the beginning of a broader shift in manufacturing consolidation or capacity, or remains an isolated event within an otherwise stable operator base.

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