Full Throttle Farms licensed as manufacturing operator in Washington

New manufacturer enters Washington market as state roster records 12 operator closures on same day.

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

August 12, 2026 · 4:04 AM ET

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Full Throttle Farms has been licensed as a manufacturing operator in Washington, according to the state license roster. The approval marks one new entrant into the state's production sector, which currently counts 1,009 open manufacturing licenses.

The licensing event coincides with a wave of operator exits. The state roster recorded 12 closures on August 12—including retail and cultivation entities alongside manufacturers—suggesting ongoing churn in Washington's market. Among the shuttered operations were The Green Shelf, Evolve Cannabis, and DTC Holdings (listed multiple times), indicating potential consolidation or regulatory enforcement activity.

With 482 retail and 973 cultivation licenses also active, Washington maintains one of the nation's largest legal cannabis license bases. Whether Full Throttle Farms' entry signals market confidence or fills capacity left by departures bears monitoring in coming months.

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