Legalization Bill

[gypski]

Is the state legislature getting scared and actually starting to do something or is it just more theater??? Keep in mind, everything they have done so far in many areas has led to the present state of affairs. Are they now going to make cannabis the new tax baby? I went to buy tobacco, and it seems it jumped $3.00 for 4 oz. :wtf:

Bill proposes to sell pot through state liquor stores

Posted by Joanna Nolasco

State Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, D-Seattle, is again proposing that the state legalize marijuana and regulate it much like alcohol.

House Bill 1550, filed Tuesday, proposes that pot be sold through state liquor stores to adults aged 21 and over, and that the state Liquor Control Board issue licenses to commercial growers.

Dickerson sponsored similar legislation in the previous legislative session, but the bill was voted down in the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee.

â??We listened to the concerns of law enforcement, medical marijuana patients and others and made several important improvementsâ?� to the bill, Dickerson said in a statement. â??Our new bill includes provisions for industrial hemp and allows the cultivation of cannabis for personal use, similar to home brewing and wine making.â?�

Dickerson estimates that the measure could raise about $400 million each biennium through sales and licensing fees. The bill proposes to allocate 77 percent of revenue raised to health care and 20 percent to substance abuse and treatment.

Co-sponsors of the bill are: Reps. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland; Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines; Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle; Sherry Appleton, D-Poulsbo; Mary Helen Roberts, D-Lynnwood; Eileen Cody, D-West Seattle; Luis Moscoso, D-Mountlake Terrace; Deb Eddy, D-Kirkland; Tami Green, D-Lakewood; Jeannie Darneille, D-Tacoma, and Joe Fitzgibbon, D-Burien.

Politics Northwest | Bill proposes to sell pot through state liquor stores | Seattle Times Newspaper

gypski Reviewed by gypski on 01-25-2011. Legalization Bill Is the state legislature getting scared and actually starting to do something or is it just more theater??? Keep in mind, everything they have done so far in many areas has led to the present state of affairs. Are they now going to make cannabis the new tax baby? I went to buy tobacco, and it seems it jumped $3.00 for 4 oz. :wtf: Rating: 5

[jamessr]

Is the state legislature getting scared and actually starting to do something or is it just more theater??? Keep in mind, everything they have done so far in many areas has led to the present state of affairs. Are they now going to make cannabis the new tax baby? I went to buy tobacco, and it seems it jumped $3.00 for 4 oz. :wtf:

Notice the area of the state in which these folks represent??? That speaks for itself. Are they just trying to collect a pay check ? or are just stirring up the political arena?

Time will tell us all what's up.

[gypski]

I would support part of the funding going for treatment for LEOs with the arrest pot smokers addiction. But all the money needs to go into a locked box and not touched by or for the general slush fund. :S2:

[time4me]

Sorry I just got this posted. It was a long day in Portland at the Quest Center, but I got to meet/see the new naturopath for free. I just saw this.

Cannabis Legalization Initiative Will Be Filed In Washington Jan. 26 - Toke of the Town
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[time4me]

Sensible Washington is filing the intitiative tomorrow and will move forward with ending the prohibition of cannabis.
I, for one, am not willing to wait and trust that our legislators will do the right thing.

[gypski]

Sensible Washington is filing the intitiative tomorrow and will move forward with ending the prohibition of cannabis.
I, for one, am not willing to wait and trust that our legislators will do the right thing.

It will keep feet to the fire on both sides. Now let's see who crosses the goal line first!!

[WashougalWonder]

Frankly, at this point, including what I have learned over time, it seems to me the best approach is to first remove all criminal penalties. As a State, I don't think the State can reverse a Federal law, but can choose to not enforce it.

That was the brunt of 1064 and should have a major play in the first successful 'legalization' of cannabis in the future.

But to make a very clear point....no legislation from a state can change federal law.

[hiamps]

I am curious about something...Is there any plant grown that you have to pay to grow it? Do farmers need to pay $75,000 to get a license to be a farmer? I have heard some want it to cost $75,000 to get a license to be a grower, I feel this would be wrong and create even more criminals...I hope they don't make it so only the rich can get richer.

[gypski]

Frankly, at this point, including what I have learned over time, it seems to me the best approach is to first remove all criminal penalties. As a State, I don't think the State can reverse a Federal law, but can choose to not enforce it.

That was the brunt of 1064 and should have a major play in the first successful 'legalization' of cannabis in the future.

But to make a very clear point....no legislation from a state can change federal law.

The biggest problem is the fact that legislatures no longer have the best interests of their citizens held first, but the interests of those who profit from the citizens. They have morphed so well, we are just money machines that keep feeding the beast. Government is good, but when it leads from one train wreck to the next, its time to change the engineers. Or get their minds right again.

[killerweed420]

Sensible Washington is filing the intitiative tomorrow and will move forward with ending the prohibition of cannabis.
I, for one, am not willing to wait and trust that our legislators will do the right thing.

I'm with you. This bill is all about generating revenue and nothing else. I knew this would happen when people started talking about letting the legislature work up a bill.
Lets get the intiative passed and just figure on every 2 or 3 years we'll have to pass another one. We'll have to turn Sensible Washington into the nest Tim Eyman.lol