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Vancouver Gardens LLC granted Washington manufacturing license amid wave of operator closures

One new manufacturer licensed in Washington on same day 12 operator licenses were deactivated, per state roster.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk
Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster
August 12, 2026 · 4:04 AM ET
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Vancouver Gardens LLC has been licensed as a manufacturing operator in Washington, according to the state license roster. The approval comes on a day when the state recorded multiple license deactivations across retail, cultivation, and manufacturing segments—at least 12 operators lost active status, including The Green Shelf, Evolve Cannabis, and several others spanning DTC Holdings (multiple licenses).

The net effect remains unclear without full roster context: Washington maintains 1,009 active manufacturing licenses, 973 cultivation licenses, and 482 retail locations as of August 12. The simultaneous licensing of Vancouver Gardens and deactivation of multiple established operators suggests ongoing churn in the state's supply chain, though whether this reflects consolidation, compliance issues, or routine license management cannot be determined from the roster data alone.

Watch whether Vancouver Gardens' entrance correlates with specific product categories or regional gaps left by the closures, and whether the overall manufacturing count stabilizes or continues to shift in coming weeks.

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