Seattle Times: New initiative would legalize pot in state

SO it is my understanding the there exist a cannabis association in Washington state that has been collecting money from members and trying to influence SB 5073. This is great! Except. It has come to my attention that the folks behind the WCA (below is info I found about the group)

"News flash from CDC about the list...oh my word.

Who comprises the Washington Cannabis Association has been very unclear. The WCA was created by activist attorney and Sensible Washington founder Douglas Hiatt in October. The group hired the volunteer Sensible Washington director Ezra Eickmeyer for $5000 per month starting in October, and hired the volunteer Sensible Washington media director Phillip Dawdy in November. Dawdy announced the group to the Seattle Weekly, claiming it was comprised of "two to three dozen business." Weeks later, Dawdy scaled that number back, telling the Associated Press it consisted of "about two dozen" businesses. According to the public records WCA is required to file, both of these number are inflated, and the WCA was actually comprised of ten members who could afford the $5000 entry fee. See:


* http://cdc.coop/docs/wca_eickmeyer_registration.pdf "

are Douglas Hiatt, Phillip Dawdy, and Ezra Eickmeyer.


I do not know these gentlemen but I am greatly concerned that they would be trying to speak for and have an input on medical marijuana legislation WHILE at the same time sponsoring an initiative that would do away with everything SB 5073 creates and frankly the entire medical marijuana industry/community in Washington state.



Should this group be allowed to affect a state law they are actively trying to make null and void? Seems like a huge conflict of interest?

As a patient this greatly concerns me......