[trichrider]

The other day I heard that our governer would refuse to sign a bill that both houses of State Legislature had passed. The law would have allowed for medical cannabis dispensaries in the state.

After threatening letters from US Attorneys, she said she was afraid of legal consequences for state employees.

What does that say to all the patients in chronic pain, or with wasting syndrome, or some other debilitating condition?

Yeah, that's what I imagined too.

"She says there are problems with the state's medical marijuana law that make it difficult for sick people to obtain the drug, and she will cooperate with lawmakers to address those issues."

...a blurb from her response...obvious she is not cooperating with lawmakers to address the issue.

Here is the governers e-mail address for anyone else who wants her to know what you think of her malarkey.

https://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp

[kobi93]

It's almost like these people don't know who they work for...

[OjoRojo420]

The more I read shit like that the more my resolve to keep getting deeper and deeper underground... Elected officials are NOT to be trusted with this issues.

Ojo

keep the viagra flowing or she doesn't stand a chance of seeing a nice stiffy

[PoopyTeaBags]

They may be elected by us but they work for big business...


they pay them to run and everything else... are system is bought and payed for... and its now 100% legal to buy any politician..... woohooo go usa

[wco68]

man the fed sure love blackmail. i wounder what happen to that peace of paper that said we the people when to.

[PoopyTeaBags]

they are using it as toilet paper right now and whipping there asses with it..

[GanjaPharma]

pretty sure thats printed on hemp!


normally (read article 3 section 12 of the state constitution for the fun rules of veto powers) a WA governor has 5 days to sign or veto (line item veto as well) then it becomes law either way.
if the bill is sent to her with fewer than 5 days left in the session (as in this case hmmm) then she has 20 days, excluding sundays or it becomes law.
so she has until the 14th of MAY to veto/sign.

sooooooo.
I have been googling to find a statement from the gregoirgoyle saying she would "VETO" the bill. so far other than inacurate newspaper headlines reading "governor will veto bill" I cant find anything but statements from her saying she "cannot sign a bill that blah blah bullshit blahblah lies and more bullshit" (paraphrasing there).

soooooo:
mebe the political thing for her to do is just let it become law without signing it. she is on record against the bill (so she can enter into pseudo liberal obama circles)
and she also avoids a risk of full legalization via voter initiative in 2012.

thoughts?

[DiscoBiscuit]

I read the letter from the two US atty's in Wa state. According to the letter to the governor, wording makes large ops possible - in violation of fed law.

One might think the legislature could amend the wording accordingly. Heretofore, states haven't exceeded the federal limit so state law prevents fed raids (so sayeth the AG).

[Hydrosun]

Originally Posted by GanjaPharma

pretty sure thats printed on hemp!


normally (read article 3 section 12 of the state constitution for the fun rules of veto powers) a WA governor has 5 days to sign or veto (line item veto as well) then it becomes law either way.
if the bill is sent to her with fewer than 5 days left in the session (as in this case hmmm) then she has 20 days, excluding sundays or it becomes law.
so she has until the 14th of MAY to veto/sign.

sooooooo.
I have been googling to find a statement from the gregoirgoyle saying she would "VETO" the bill. so far other than inacurate newspaper headlines reading "governor will veto bill" I cant find anything but statements from her saying she "cannot sign a bill that blah blah bullshit blahblah lies and more bullshit" (paraphrasing there).

soooooo:
mebe the political thing for her to do is just let it become law without signing it. she is on record against the bill (so she can enter into pseudo liberal obama circles)
and she also avoids a risk of full legalization via voter initiative in 2012.

thoughts?

I don't want to look up the WA veto power but I know the US Federal power and if not signed and the congress is out of session it is called a "Pocket Veto" (the bill dies).

It is possible that WA is not like this, but I don't know enough about wa.