Longtime Olympia lobbyist and association director Phil Wayt has filed the necessary papers to represent the Northwest Producers and Processors Association during the 2013 legislative session and the almost year-long cannabis rulemaking process at the Washington Liquor Control Board. The board is responsible for the implementation of I-502, Washington state’s new law legalizing recreational use of cannabis. The board must develop the business and regulatory platform for the production, processing and retail sale of the product.