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Medical Marijuana Changes Approved in Wash. House
Posted by CN Staff on February 18, 2014 at 17:46:01 PT
By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press
Source: Associated Press
Olympia, Wash. -- A measure to overhaul the state’s medical marijuana system cleared the House late Monday night, a move supporters say is necessary to bring it into line with the still-developing legal recreational market.House Bill 2149 passed just before midnight on a 67-29 vote. It now heads to the Senate, which is considering similar measures addressing how to reconcile the two marijuana systems.
Changes under the bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eileen Cody include reducing the amount of marijuana and number of plants patients can possess, doing away with collective gardens and establishing a patient registry.Cody said that lawmakers are trying to align the systems, “but continue to make sure our legitimate medical marijuana patients have access.”“I think that we can satisfy some of the patients,” she said after the vote. “I don’t think that all of the medical marijuana community will be happy.”The state has allowed medical use of marijuana since 1998. The passage of Initiative 502 in 2012 allowed the sale of the drug to adults for recreational use at licensed stores, which are expected to open by this summer.Lawmakers have worried that the largely unregulated medical system would undercut the taxed, recreational industry, and U.S. Justice Department officials have warned that the state’s medical pot status quo is untenable.Medical marijuana patients have flocked to public hearings on the issue in both the Senate and House in recent weeks, decrying the potential changes.Rep. Cary Condotta, R-East Wenatchee, said HB 2149 was premature because the recreational system is not yet up and running, adding that the impact on medical marijuana patients should be looked at more closely.“Right now, you’re taking everything away from them - you can’t give it back,” he said during the floor debate. “I’m a little concerned we’re moving a little too quickly without a program to integrate.”In December, the state’s Liquor Control Board gave its final recommendations to the Legislature about how it believes the medical system can be brought under the umbrella of I-502.Cody’s bill incorporates many of those suggestions, including cutting how much pot patients can have from 24 ounces to 3 ounces - which is still more than the 1 ounce adults are allowed under the recreational law. However, Cody’s measure allows a health care professional to authorize more if deemed necessary. Her measure also limits the number of plants patients can grow to six. Under current regulations, they can grow 15.Source: Associated Press (Wire) Author: Rachel La Corte, Associated PressPublished: February 18, 2014Copyright: 2014 The Associated PressCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on February 21, 2014 at 19:22:55 PT
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Comment #10 posted by runruff on February 21, 2014 at 18:00:29 PT
George wrote "Taxman"!
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FoM #2 & #3
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on February 21, 2014 at 13:37:07 PT
Taxes
The way I look at it as more states legalize and more is grown the market will flood, the price will drop and will be more affordable for everyone. Then if they allow people to grow their own even in small numbers it will work out for those who want to have a garden of their own.
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on February 21, 2014 at 13:30:24 PT
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Taxes yes taxes. John Lennon was right when he wrote Taxman.
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Comment #4 posted by Hope on February 21, 2014 at 13:25:35 PT
It didn't take them long to break that deal.
I thought there was a safety situation for patients and medical and all. OH... Taxes... I forgot.The greed factor.
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on February 21, 2014 at 13:13:24 PT
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Is this the article?http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsullum/2014/02/18/washington-house-overwhelmingly-approves-ban-on-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on February 21, 2014 at 13:11:08 PT
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Are you having trouble posting a link?
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Comment #1 posted by afterburner on February 21, 2014 at 13:01:52 PT
This Vote Drives a Wedge between MMJ & Legalize
See Jacob Sullum's opinion piece at Forbes.com 2/18. I've been trying to post the link for days. Legalization was championed as protection for MMJ, not destruction!
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