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Puget Sound Cannabis Company licensed as Washington manufacturing operator

One new manufacturing license issued in Washington as state license roster shows multiple operator closures on same date.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

August 12, 2026 · 4:04 AM ET

Cannabis flower on a retail counter — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Puget Sound Cannabis Company has been licensed as a manufacturing operator in Washington, according to the state license roster updated August 12. The approval comes as Washington maintains 1,009 active manufacturing licenses statewide, alongside 482 retail and 973 cultivation operations.

The licensing occurred on a day marked by significant operator churn: at least 10 separate license deactivations were recorded, including retail, cultivation, and holding entities such as The Green Shelf, Evolve Cannabis, and multiple DTC Holdings entries. This pattern of simultaneous closures and new licensing suggests routine roster reconciliation rather than a sector-wide disruption.

Watch whether Puget Sound Cannabis begins active operations and whether the manufacturing sector continues absorbing new entrants at rates consistent with historical churn in Washington's adult-use market.

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