gypski
02-11-2011, 01:20 AM
I the bill passed with what is stated in bold italic, I'm all for it. Now that my real name has been outted, I'd even sign up for the registry. All I've ever done while I've had my authorization is to stay within the parameters of the law with dried and life plants. But, if it clears then next committee, and become law with language reflecting what the bold italic says, please make it active immediately for those out of the grist mill and let those cases in the mill proceed to final outcome in the courts. :thumbsup:
State Sen. Jerome Delvin released the following statement:
OLYMPIA? Today the state Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee approved a bill aimed at clarifying Washington??s law on the medical use of cannabis. The bipartisan measure was introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, and co-sponsored by Sen. Jerome Delvin, R-Richland.
??I came to this issue after members of the law enforcement community told me how frustrated they are by what is going on under the current system,? said Delvin, who served as a Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer in the Richland Police Department. ??The voters have said they want medical marijuana to be available to those suffering from painful medical conditions, but law enforcement has not been given clear direction about how to enforce the law while respecting the rights of medical-marijuana users.?
??What we have is an underground system, unclear rules, and general frustration on the part of all involved; we need to bring it out in the light.?
Senate Bill 5073 would allow patients to purchase medical-marijuana products from licensed dispensaries by taking part in a regulated patient collective, or by continuing to receive it from a designated provider. The Department of Agriculture would create a licensing system for the growing of medical marijuana and the Department of Health would do the same for dispensaries.
The legislation would also protect legally compliant patients and growers from arrest, search, and prosecution for the use of medical cannabis. Law-enforcement officers would have a voluntary registry of patients to consult before conducting warrantless searches or arrests.
??Law enforcement needs clarity,? said Delvin. ??This patient registry created by this bill would provide assurance to the law-enforcement community that a person is authorized to use medical marijuana and not just a recreational drug abuser.?
The Senate health committee adopted a series of key amendments to the bill before giving it a ??do pass? recommendation.
Delvin called the committee??s amendments a big improvement in the bill.
??I am pretty happy with the changes to the bill,? said Delvin. ??While I don??t agree with everything in it, I believe the changes made it a much tighter and cleaner bill, and many of the early concerns have been addressed.?
The bill now moves to the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
Medical-marijuana dispensaries bill clears Senate committee | The State Column (http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/washington/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-bill-clears-senate-committee/)
State Sen. Jerome Delvin released the following statement:
OLYMPIA? Today the state Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee approved a bill aimed at clarifying Washington??s law on the medical use of cannabis. The bipartisan measure was introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, and co-sponsored by Sen. Jerome Delvin, R-Richland.
??I came to this issue after members of the law enforcement community told me how frustrated they are by what is going on under the current system,? said Delvin, who served as a Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer in the Richland Police Department. ??The voters have said they want medical marijuana to be available to those suffering from painful medical conditions, but law enforcement has not been given clear direction about how to enforce the law while respecting the rights of medical-marijuana users.?
??What we have is an underground system, unclear rules, and general frustration on the part of all involved; we need to bring it out in the light.?
Senate Bill 5073 would allow patients to purchase medical-marijuana products from licensed dispensaries by taking part in a regulated patient collective, or by continuing to receive it from a designated provider. The Department of Agriculture would create a licensing system for the growing of medical marijuana and the Department of Health would do the same for dispensaries.
The legislation would also protect legally compliant patients and growers from arrest, search, and prosecution for the use of medical cannabis. Law-enforcement officers would have a voluntary registry of patients to consult before conducting warrantless searches or arrests.
??Law enforcement needs clarity,? said Delvin. ??This patient registry created by this bill would provide assurance to the law-enforcement community that a person is authorized to use medical marijuana and not just a recreational drug abuser.?
The Senate health committee adopted a series of key amendments to the bill before giving it a ??do pass? recommendation.
Delvin called the committee??s amendments a big improvement in the bill.
??I am pretty happy with the changes to the bill,? said Delvin. ??While I don??t agree with everything in it, I believe the changes made it a much tighter and cleaner bill, and many of the early concerns have been addressed.?
The bill now moves to the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
Medical-marijuana dispensaries bill clears Senate committee | The State Column (http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/washington/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-bill-clears-senate-committee/)