Quote Originally Posted by justpics
there are lots of dispensaries in WA. AFAIK there is not a part of 69.51A that says provider's are not allowed to charge.


Law Enforcement loves to perpetuate the myth that providing for a price is not authorized in RCW69.51A, however, if you actually read the law, the only restrictions on designated providers are that they, not use the medicine they are providing to their patient, be at least 18 years of age, be designated in writing by the patient, and not service more than 1 patient at the same time.


Nothing about restricting that 'designated providers', "remain uncompensated"...nothing at all.

Next time someone tells you that WA's law doesn't allow for compensated providers, ask them which sentence they believe precludes it.


That said, the only prosecutor that seems to actually want to follow the law is in King County, so if I were you, I'd start there. Like James said, Seattle is almost certainly your best bet.


and if anyone asks you to tell them what part of the law allows one to distribute marijuana to patients..." (2) "Medical use of marijuana" means the production, possession, or administration of marijuana, as defined in RCW 69.50.101(q), for the exclusive benefit of a qualifying patient in the treatment of his or her terminal or debilitating illness."

ad·min·is·tra·tion (d-mn-strshn)
n.
6. The dispensing, applying, or tendering of something, such as an oath, a sacrament, or medicine



dis·pense
   /dɪˈspɛns/ Show Spelled [dih-spens] Show IPA verb, -pensed, -pens·ing, noun
??verb (used with object)
1.
to deal out; distribute
3.
Pharmacology . to make up and distribute (medicine), esp. on prescription.





dispensing is fully authorized under the law. I mean, unless you don't use dictionary definitions of words...
Some LEOs don't know what a dictionary is, or a Thesaurus for that matter so they can find and understand the meaning on their level!!! :S2: