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Our Mission

The Cannabis Alliance is a membership-based non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of a vital, ethical, equitable, and sustainable cannabis industry. Our membership base is comprised of businesses, government officials, non-profit organizations, and individuals who support our mission.

Objectives:

The Cannabis Alliance understands that the war on drugs has created misconceptions, mistrust and even fear about the industry and legalization. We want to change those perceptions and improve the business environment for our members through education, advocacy, and helping set the highest possible industry standards.

Since the Alliance began its first year in 2016, we have been proudly representing and promoting professionals working in the Washington State cannabis industry. Everything we do is driven by our organization’s purpose to:

Advocate

To improve the legal and regulatory environment of the cannabis industry

Educate

To provide a knowledge base to our communities, policy makers, and industry professionals

Actively Engage

To cultivate a unified industry with a safe and ethical corporate citizenship

Promote

To advance the institution and infrastructure for a sustainable and vital cannabis industry

We Do This By:

Fostering education, communication and informational exchanges
Encouraging development of sound policies and cost effective strategies
Recognizing exemplary people, programs, policies and practices
Providing professional development opportunities

What Makes Us Unique

We are the LARGEST industry association with almost 300 cannabis businesses as our members.

We represent the BROADEST cross-section of the industry by both geography and business type

We are INCLUSIVE. We work with other organizations as well as with local & state agencies to find the best solution for most.

We believe in SUSTAINABLE strategies that take into account people & the planet, as well as profits.