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Royal Highness licensed as manufacturing operator in Washington

Royal Highness joins at least 12 other manufacturers licensed in Washington on Aug. 12, signaling continued growth in the state's processing 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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Royal Highness has been licensed as a manufacturing operator in Washington, according to the state license roster. The approval comes as part of a wave of manufacturer licensing activity on August 12, with at least a dozen operators—including BlueDream, PacNWGreen, JC Management Company, and WithIt Weed—receiving licenses on the same date.

Washington's manufacturing tier now counts 1,009 open licenses, nearly matching its 973 cultivation licenses and substantially exceeding its 482 retail outlets, according to current state records. The concentration of manufacturer approvals in a single day suggests either a batch processing of pending applications or a scheduled license issuance cycle.

The continued influx of manufacturing licenses appears consistent with Washington's mature market structure, where processing capacity may be scaling to meet existing retail and cultivation activity. Monitor whether subsequent monthly updates show whether this licensing pace sustains or represents a temporary surge.

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