Legislative Bills

[WashougalWonder]

I think, in today's climate this is very good and leaves room to modify as time moves along....I did note the "registry" is not mandatory.

I do feel this injures the mom&pop type of growers, only big business will deal with the rules and expenses....prices may go up instead of down.

[hiamps]

Looks like they are expecting medical miracles...Or protecting script Doctors.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2012, "valid documentation" means:
9 (i) An original statement signed and dated by a qualifying
10 patient's health care professional written on tamper-resistant paper
11 and valid for up to one year from the date of the health care
12 professional's signature, which states that, in the health care
13 professional's professional opinion, the patient may benefit from the
14 medical use of cannabis;

[hiamps]

Must be because of the Feds??? Math sure doesn't add up.

14 (a) No more than twenty-five qualifying patients may participate in
15 a single collective garden at any time;
16 (b) A collective garden may contain no more than fifteen plants per
17 patient up to a total of ninety plants for six patients, and no more
18 than a total of ninety-nine plants if seven or more patients are
19 participating in the collective garden;

[hiamps]

This one is cool and would have helped while I was living in California...I think Hawaii is the only other place so far that welcomes patients from other states...

NEW SECTION. Sec. 406. A nonresident who is duly authorized to
5 engage in the medical use of cannabis under the laws of another state
6 or territory of the United States may raise an affirmative defense to
7 charges of violations of Washington state law relating to cannabis,
8 provided that the nonresident:

[hiamps]

I really like the licensed producers, maybe I will apply. Wouldn't this make the State a co-defendant in a Federal Case?

28 NEW SECTION. Sec. 610. Samples of cannabis drawn by department of
29 agriculture inspectors, unless returned by agreement to the producer or
30 applicant for a license to produce, or to the processor or applicant
31 for a license to process cannabis products, shall become the property
32 of the state and subject to disposition by the department of
33 agriculture. The department of agriculture must adopt rules relating
34 to sample retention and disposal.

[hiamps]

Aren't these the same people that now take you off the transplant list if you use???SCARY

30 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1002. A new section is added to chapter 28B.20
31 RCW to read as follows:
32 The University of Washington may conduct scientific research on the
33 efficacy and safety of administering cannabis as part of medical
34 treatment. As part of this research, the University of Washington may
35 develop and conduct studies to ascertain the general medical safety and
36 efficacy of cannabis and may develop medical guidelines for the
37 appropriate administration and use of cannabis.

[hiamps]

Got a room? May want to read this part, I like.....

30 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1201. (1) The legislature recognizes that there
31 are cannabis producers and cannabis dispensaries in operation as of the
32 effective date of this section that are unregulated by the state and
33 who produce and dispense cannabis for medical use by qualifying
34 patients. The legislature intends that these producers and
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1 dispensaries become licensed in accordance with the requirements of
2 this chapter and that this licensing provides them with arrest
3 protection so long as they remain in compliance with the requirements
4 of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. The
5 legislature further recognizes that cannabis producers and cannabis
6 dispensaries in current operation are not able to become licensed until
7 the department of agriculture and the department of health adopt rules
8 and, consequently, it is likely they will remain unlicensed until at
9 least July 1, 2012.........

[killerweed420]

Must be because of the Feds??? Math sure doesn't add up.

14 (a) No more than twenty-five qualifying patients may participate in
15 a single collective garden at any time;
16 (b) A collective garden may contain no more than fifteen plants per
17 patient up to a total of ninety plants for six patients, and no more
18 than a total of ninety-nine plants if seven or more patients are
19 participating in the collective garden;

Yeah they're just playing around the feds here.
Still sounds like the initiative process is the best way to go. We'll just have to figure on passing an initiative every 2 years.

[hiamps]

Too bad Obama is so Spineless...He should at least reclassify cannabis, even if he doesn't take feds out. Why not leave it to the States?

[time4me]

Read the whole section. You had to register by January 1, of this year to be included, and this isn't out yet, so what's a producer or dispensary to do? And if the law doesn't go through, what will be done with the information? Do you trust them?

Got a room? May want to read this part, I like.....

30 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1201. (1) The legislature recognizes that there
31 are cannabis producers and cannabis dispensaries in operation as of the
32 effective date of this section that are unregulated by the state and
33 who produce and dispense cannabis for medical use by qualifying
34 patients. The legislature intends that these producers and
SB 5073 p. 34
1 dispensaries become licensed in accordance with the requirements of
2 this chapter and that this licensing provides them with arrest
3 protection so long as they remain in compliance with the requirements
4 of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. The
5 legislature further recognizes that cannabis producers and cannabis
6 dispensaries in current operation are not able to become licensed until
7 the department of agriculture and the department of health adopt rules
8 and, consequently, it is likely they will remain unlicensed until at
9 least July 1, 2012.........