Surprisingly, the republicans are on our side when it comes to this. And our state senate is majority republican....hopefully they shoot it down. I've been contacting my reps throughout this process and I really don't think it matters. They claim to represent the people, but that's clearly not the case.
Yeah there is nothing awesome about Hb 2149, the senate bill is a slight improvement but still goes too far in regulating mmj.
Do you have a link for the senate bill? I didn't know there were different bills....I just thought that the same bill went through the house and senate. What is the difference between the two? Besides the part about the concentrates.
It is scheduled for a public hearing on Feb. 27th 10AM. Be there or be square folks. Please do yourself a favor and go to the meeting and be heard, a few people will not have much of an impact but a large group will not be ignored. This is not progress and they need to hear it from the people it will affect.
Washington state legislation website, ill get the link, but there are many bills in the house and senate regarding cannabis. All either destroy or completely alter the mmj program, with the senate bill being more "patient friendly". Either way now's the time for the patients and the legitimate contributors to the mmj community to speak out and let these assholes know this is NOT what we voted for.
I have never understood this mentality. This is the type of bureaucracy that will start an entertainment tax every-time I have sex with my wife... I'm not taxed on my tomatoes or my home-brew... This is F'd up!! Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Sheriff-Murdered-Renton-man-may-have-interrupted-burglary-246450811.html \nowner of this house owns 4 dispenseries. more bad mmj ammo for the dipshits in politics here to hang their fuckin hats on.
I voted for legalization that did not alter the current mmj program in WA which was CLEARLY stated in I-502. Of course, the lcb, who needs to be removed from this whole fucking process, decided to say fuck the voters, we're changing practically all of the mmj laws. This was bound to happen though I suppose, loose mmj laws have lead to an abundance of dispensaries and dealers/providers that make mmj look bad and gave the lcb a perfect reason/excuse to justify their changes. This really goes back to not regulating dispensaries years ago, but that's a whole other discussion.
I emailed the author of HB 2149 yesterday and she told me that the Feds were forcing the state to do this. I told her that Colorado didn't have to ban medical dispensaries and they are already exceeding the tax expectations in the recreational market. So why do we have to completely change RCW 69.51a? I understand that the feds are requiring SOME regulation, but the amount of regulation in 2149 is ridiculous. Especially the patient registry that law enforcement can access at any time. She assured me that there will be many amendments to the bill and this is just a start. I'm not sure if I believe her....I gave her a couple of my ideas on the bill that could improve things but I doubt it will make any difference. This is part of SB 5887 that would make things a lot better... 3 plants flowering really isn't all that bad IF we can possess as much useable marijuana as can be produced by 3 plants. I made the point to Rep. Cody that we can't really guess how much a harvest will give us. If I grow 3 plants and harvest 5 ounces, do I have to throw 2 ounces in the garbage? I should be able to keep as much cannabis in my home as the 3 plant limit gives me...the 3 oz limit should only apply to how much you carry in your car or when you are traveling.
Yeah CO vertically integrated their medical system into their recreational so it was a lot easier for current medical dispensaries to either convert to one or the other, or both. Also, in the senate bill, exemptions will be made for providers or a patient that, if approved by the health care physician, can actually possess 8 ounces and still grow 15 plants. My feeling is there will be MANY changes to these bills and in the end the liquor control board will be disappointed in their pathetic effort to monopolize the cannabis industry and destroy mmj in WA.
I'm hoping that's the case. There will still be plenty of naturopaths signing recommendations. I just wonder how strict they will be about enforcing who gets to grow more than 3 plants and possess more than 3 ounces. I know HB 2149 claims that if you want more than the 3 flowering plants and 3 ounces you have to prove that you have tried every other medication available and you have to visit your doctor every 3 months. Nobody should have to jump through that many hoops....I have already tried every medication available for my ulcerative colitis. If they come up with some new drug does that mean I have to try it before I can be recommended to have more than 3 plants and 3 ounces? This is just a clusterfuck.
Yeah I think they will have to limit the restrictions on recommendations due to the fact that they are just that, recommendations, not a prescribed medication. Which means primary physicians and specialists will not risk recommending marijuana and therefore the need for recommendation "clinics" exist. Now as far as getting the exemption, I would imagine you would need to prove the need for that much, like for somebody who needs or provides edibles or concentrates, which honestly isnt a bad idea considering the majority of people buying large quatities (1/4 lb+) in dispansaries are reselling it.
I will guarantee a lot of people will not jump through more hoops to use a medicine that has worked for them. Even more so that don't want there name on a checklist so you know who can come and check at any given time to make sure you don't have more than your allotted amount of plants or medicine.
They need to back off. Lots of us grew before MMJ. laws. Could not stop it then so just who are they bullshitting? I will not say who but iv gotten high with a state rep. That rep is on our side. A republican.
Nice now you need to get his ass to talk some sense into the LCB since they don't seem to listen to the people.
Where was it clearly stated that voting for I-502 meant that there would be no alterations in the future to medical? When I read it, I saw no promise of that, just that I-502 does not address medical.
It was stated by the initiative organizers and the bill may not have specifically indicated any changes would not be made to the current mmj laws but the way it was presented and layed out to voters, there would no to little changes to the medical laws. Obviously some changes were to be expected but not this extreme.