Legislative Bills

[jamessr]

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;

This just means that they are following public policy of healthcare under the CSA section 903 so the feds stay away from the field of medicine... although It may be a restraint on free-speech found in Conanat v. Walters 9th cir. injunction, a D.C. case called pearson shows that a 1 yr. is = to a prescription which is federally illegal.

Now the interesting part is, D.C. now has dispensaries run by the government with 1 yr. expiration dates... Funny world we live in. The model here is from SCOTUS which says if one is under a state registry program they are covered from federal agencies intervening as it is lawful medical treatment. see rcw 69.51 as an example for wa. state.

[jamessr]

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;

The math is right on spot. Anything over 99 removes it from state jurisdiction under the practice of medicine to federal jurisdiction no matter what... and adds 5 yr's mandatory which one has no medical defense at all... so the state is protecting us from them !!!

Remember the letter from the U.S. ATT. office stating no funds and if you follow state law they leave us alone ?? 99 is the ceiling. At least we can grow as a unit now without being victimized by our locals.

[jamessr]

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:

Montana, New jersey and one more but, not Hawaii.

[jamessr]

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.

No. This legislation is to remove the feds from interdiction into state mmj jurisdiction under the practice of medicine.

Hope you have deep pockets to apply.. this is a strict play-to-pay scheme for licensed producers.

[jamessr]

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.

See Rcw 69.51... should explain what they are doing.. a re-scheduling of mmj project with scientific proof. If the feds won't do it, we will.

[jamessr]

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?

I have a question? How does one register under a legislative act which has not yet been enacted.

In case you didn't know this yet, they already have a list of "known" advertised dispensaries in which leo/state prosecutors have targeted... anyone not on this list yet may respond and get identified in the process as a target instead of being covered.

Who is them time??

Because it is our legislators whom are debating this and making laws in our best interests.

It is the executive branch demanding and pushing illegal conduct no matter what.

It is the judicial branch having all the fun with it though... thats the branch which needs the harnesses if any do... as without a judges authorization, no leo has any authority in wa. to do anything to any qualifying patient... it's all about the property and it's category as "contraband".

[jamessr]

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?

Only congress can reclassify cannabis because of the international treaties in place. No other fed has the authority to do so. Not even the president.

It is being left upto the states, look at Oregon, it is now a schedule 2 and meth is a schedule 1 now... they switched.imp:

[justpics]

The FDA and DEA could reschedule, and the President appoints the person running those organizations, meaning if Obama wanted, he could have rescheduled marijuana.

[jamessr]

The FDA and DEA could reschedule, and the President appoints the person running those organizations, meaning if Obama wanted, he could have rescheduled marijuana.

Can you please show us how that is done ?? In detail form. lol.

Explain why their has been many bills before congress about rescheduling and every fed agency just passes the buck.... hello?? a plant can not be reproduced with the exact same outcome each and every time... so no one has any authority under our public policy regime to change shit but, their underwear. EXCEPT CONGRESS WHICH IS THE ONE'S WHO PUT IT IN SCHEDULE 1 STATUS VIA INTERNATIONAL TREATIES under the CSA.

Remember now the harrison narcotics act was repealed because it was a TAX.

[time4me]

I have a question? How does one register under a legislative act which has not yet been enacted.
Yeah, I have the same question. Seems like a carrot that was used as bait, and the bust in Lynwood seems to verify it.

In case you didn't know this yet, they already have a list of "known" advertised dispensaries in which leo/state prosecutors have targeted... anyone not on this list yet may respond and get identified in the process as a target instead of being covered.
My thoughts exactly. Bait. And Devlin at least, would probably see it as such until the bill is passed.

Who is them time?? Same as your reference to 'they' in the above paragraph

Because it is our legislators whom are debating this and making laws in our best interests.

It is the executive branch demanding and pushing illegal conduct no matter what. Amnesty is amnesty, and if they want to promise it in a bill, they need to push it with LEO. Anything less is just a broken promise. That's why I am volunteering with SW.

It is the judicial branch having all the fun with it though... thats the branch which needs the harnesses if any do... as without a judges authorization, no leo has any authority in wa. to do anything to any qualifying patient... it's all about the property and it's category as "contraband". Unfortunately, it seems some LEO think they can do whatever they want whenever they want. If you live in CowCo, we have judges who seem to think they make the law, not interpret and enforce it. (It was a CowCo judge who said there is no such thing as a marijuana patient, just stoners, or some such garbage.)

I'm just so tired of the elitism.........

lol, and I wish I was better with computers. Only my responses were supposed to be in italics....oh well, I think I at least responded.