Legal Weed in Washington State Has Been Completely Screwed Up

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.....Both sides lay the blame on then-governor Christine Gregoire's veto of provisions in a 2011 bill, SB 5073, that would have licensed and regulated dispensaries and provided explicit protections for patients. (She said the law would have made state employees vulnerable to federal charges for violating US drug laws.) That proposal had the support of a majority of Washington legislators, regulators, and medical marijuana advocates. With the stroke of her veto pen, Gregoire sent them all back to the drawing board.

On February 18, the state House of Representatives voted 67-29 to pass HB 2149, eliminating medical marijuana as Washington knows it. Based on recommendations from a group of state agencies, the bill would require all patients to register with the state, creating a central record of qualified patients. All current medical authorizations would be cancelled, requiring patients to return to their doctors and get new recommendations. HB 2149 would also limit the number of plants a patient may grow to six (vs. 15 under the current law), and the number of ounces of cannabis a patient may possess at one time to three (vs. 24 oz. currently). Home cultivation would be eliminated completely by 2020, and medical dispensaries would close by May 1, 2015.

MMJ activists say HB 2149 is proof that I-502 supporters were lying when they said legalizing the recreational market would not eliminate the medical market. They now fear patients will be forced into a recreational market that has little interest or ability to serve their medical needs.

That's why MMJ sellers Sky Nielsen and Nate Taylor of the Fweedom Collective originally opposed I-502. Although they're currently pursuing a recreational retail license, on a rainy morning in Fweedom's stylish dispensary in North Seattle, they calmly but intensely lay out a case for maintaining a separate system for medical users.
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Wow they could have 24 zips?? That is awesome. 12 plants tho is kinda small. I wonder howuxh you can own in xo. Could you legally have like 5lbs? I'd still like to move to silverthorne co...I hope its as beautiful as I remember, for all I know it could be some shithole off I 70.
 
Ah that's good to know...I remember that being one of the prettier places in co, not that the rest of my drive through and the Rockies were any less amazing. It seemed like silveergorne has money. Lots of high end cars AMD shops and houses. Had some amazing fruit from a roadside place. Was great. Plus everyone was super kind. It was right by Dillon iirx but I don't reber Dillon much. Stayed the night on silverthorme and didn't want to leave haha.
 
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