Quote Originally Posted by JellyFish
Here is the 8th draft as presented and discussed at the Cannabis Defense Coalition on the 28th. http://cdc.coop/docs/2011_bill_markup.pdf
The majority of attendees were associated with growers/dispensers and there was overwhelming support for this potential legislation. Everyone I spoke to also had concerns of varying degree. You'll notice the highlighting markup from the peeps at the CDC; Green indicates general agreement, Yellow indicates further discussion/clarification may be needed and Red indicates a point of serious contention. The associated explanation is here; http://cdc.coop/docs/2011_bill_analysis.pdf

I'd like to add a couple of notes to the above discussion:
All Dept. of Ag rules and regulations would be subject to the rule making procedures that many if not most of you witnessed during the DOH "60 day supply" rule making process. Public meetings and stakeholder input (that's you) would precede any rule implementation.


As Law is Law it might be worth mentioning that any any other products meant to be ingested are regulated. For what it's worth, I believe the Senator thought that the Dept. Of Ag inclusion was necessary. Moving a Bill through this, the standard avenue for Legislation will require compromise.


Before a Bill can make it to the floor, it must pass through 2 committees. As it is, I would be shocked to see this piece make it to the Floor. Make the language less restrictive and it's DOA. That is my opinion anyway ... If you want something more simply worded and less restrictive, get started on the initiative pronto. Here's the rules on that: http://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/electi...a%20Manual.pdf

That being said, get behind the *new and next in line "Legalize It" Initiative which will begin gathering signatures early next year... our only hope? Toke of the Town - Washington: New Marijuana Legalization Drive In February

Never a dull moment,
J.Fish
Its shaping up that this is the consensus opinion that the only way to get it done is with the initiative. I'm all for it and certainly willing to contribute this time to make sure it gets done. :thumbsup: