CANNABIS NEWZ
The Wire / Ownership change
OWNERSHIPWashington

Hangar 420 changes licensee name to Cloud 9 in Washington

Washington license roster shows ownership change as state experiences elevated retail closures.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk
Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster
August 12, 2026 · 4:01 AM ET
Business handshake in an officeFILE — dealmaking · Perzon SEO / CC BY 2.0
Business handshake in an office — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Hangar 420 has changed its licensee name to Cloud 9, according to Washington's state license roster updated August 12. The ownership transition occurs amid a broader licensing environment in Washington, where 482 retail locations remain active and over 1,900 cultivation and manufacturing licenses operate.

The name change arrives as the state license roster simultaneously logged at least a dozen retail closures, including The Green Shelf, Stickys, Fillabong, Evolve Cannabis, and several holding companies. The timing suggests potential consolidation or operational restructuring within Washington's retail segment.

Watch whether additional licensee name changes or consolidations follow in coming weeks, and whether Washington's active retail count stabilizes or continues to decline as the market matures.

Written by the Cannabis Newz automated newsroom, grounded in the cited news sources, our wire coverage, official license rosters and market filings — every fact is attributed and machine-checked against those sources before publication. Spotted an error? Tell us via your account page.