And yet another bill...HB 1550 Legalize?

[hiamps]

Has anyone neen able to make heads or tails out of it? Sure is long and winded...
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1550.pdf
EDIT:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. Pursuant to section 25 of this act, there
26 shall be a license for farmers of cannabis and manufacturers of hemp
27 products. The license shall provide authorization for cannabis farmers
28 and manufacturers to produce, manufacture, grow, cultivate, transport,
29 and sell cannabis and hemp products within the state of Washington.
30 The annual fee for a cannabis farmer's license shall be five thousand
31 dollars. For the purposes of chapter 66.28 RCW, a grower licensee
32 shall be deemed a manufacturer.

[hiamps]

OUCH!!

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 54. Every person who shall sell or offer for
31 sale cannabis, without an official government stamp or seal attached
32 thereto, or who shall operate a cannabis business without a valid
33 license is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
34 shall upon his or her first conviction be fined not less than five
p. 61 HB 1550
1 hundred dollars and confined in the county jail not less than six
2 months, and upon second and subsequent conviction shall be fined not
3 less than one thousand dollars and confined in the county jail not less
4 than one year."

[hiamps]

It gets scarier...Seems they will be able to bust a person on appearance...

"(c) "Reasonable grounds" include, but are not limited to:
20 (i) Exhibiting the effects of having consumed liquor or cannabis,
21 which means that a person has the odor of liquor or cannabis on his or
22 her breath or person, or that by speech, manner, appearance, behavior,
23 lack of coordination, or otherwise exhibits that he or she has consumed
24 liquor or cannabis, and either:"

[jamessr]

Post # 10 here : http://boards.cannabis.com/washington-wa/195450-washingtons-legislature-considering-registry-approved-medical-marijuana-user.html

This ABOVE stops this legislation from becoming anything but, BLACK INK ON PAPER.

As you can see, someone is selling a bag of B.S. Goods. And they know it, if they don't, then we need more honest reps. of we the people in Wa...

A 10th amendment claim would work...if they stuck to it without folding for money..;)

But, Wa. likes it's federal bed mate. Have you ever wondered what happens to our governmors once they leave office in Wa. st.??

Let's ask Gary Locke..:D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Locke

Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician. He is the current United States Secretary of Commerce <------;)

Didn't Gonzales v. Raich make a ruling under the commerce clause ?? Oh, yep, that's what happened.

[killerweed420]

I also read an article where even Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson says that even if the bill does pass it will be put on hold till it goes through the legal challenges.
Its all a lie. We're far better off with the initiative process to get remedy from this. But then if we do that we will get no legal coverage by our won legislatures and governor.
It appears we're still going to be in the gray area for years to come.