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vapedg13 · 01-19-2014, 11:28 PM

A legislative proposal to protect medical cannabis patients and collectives in Washington has been filed in the state’s House of Representatives, according to the nonprofit organization Sensible Washington.

Under the proposed law - House Bill 2233 - medical cannabis patients would finally receive defined arrest protection, as would medical cannabis collectives who receive a simple business license from the state. The measure was formulated by Sensible Washington in conjunction with Americans for Safe Access.

The measure, which is sponsored by Representatives Sherry Appleton, Luis Moscoso, Roger Freeman and Jessyn Farrell, has been assigned to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee.

The bill is necessary given that under current Washington State law, although medical cannabis is “legal”, the possession, cultivation and use of cannabis is only an “affirmative defense” for patients, meaning that they can technically still be charged with a crime.

A different medical cannabis proposal - House Bill 2149 - has also been assigned to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee, though medical cannabis advocates are staunchly opposed to it, given that it would negatively alter numerous aspects of the state’s medical cannabis law, including reducing the cultivation limit to 3 plants, down from 15, and forcing all patients to join a mandatory registry to receive legal protection.

House Bill 2233 would provide arrest protection to any individual who receives a recommendation from a physician, with no requirement of joining a registry. The current possess limit of 24 ounces, and the cultivation limit of 15 plants, would remain unaltered.

The full text for House Bill 2233 can be viewed by clicking here.

Those in Washington State who support protecting medical cannabis should contact their district’s legislators – which they can look up by clicking here - to urge them to support House Bill 2233.

JamesFarmer · 01-23-2014, 09:54 PM

Take note:

An additional bill has been submitted: SB 6178

https://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/bil...Bills/6178.pdf

This bill, if passed, would limit medical possession to 3oz. This is NOT realistic for legitimate medical patients.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND LET THEM KNOW WHICH BILL TO SUPPORT!!!!

Find your Rep's here: https://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/ You do not need to put in your full address just your ZIP code.

HB 2233 YES!!
SB6178 NO!!
HB 2149 NO!!

JamesFarmer · 01-28-2014, 12:11 AM

BAD NEWS!!!!

I just got off of the phone with Rep. Appleton's office. They have tabled HB 2233 and shifted their support to HB 2149.

HB 2149 sponsored by Rep. Cody will limit plant count to 3 flowering and 3 non-flowering.

2149 passed the Healthcare & Wellness Committee and was referred to the Appropriations Committee. There will be an additional public comment period before HCW votes on it. If it passes Appropriations it will go the House for a full vote.

CALL - WRITE - EMAIL!!! TELL YOUR REPS "NO ON HB2149!!!!"

01-19-2014, 11:28 PM	#1
vapedg13 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 333	New bill 2233 to protect patients A legislative proposal to protect medical cannabis patients and collectives in Washington has been filed in the state’s House of Representatives, according to the nonprofit organization Sensible Washington. Under the proposed law - House Bill 2233 - medical cannabis patients would finally receive defined arrest protection, as would medical cannabis collectives who receive a simple business license from the state. The measure was formulated by Sensible Washington in conjunction with Americans for Safe Access. The measure, which is sponsored by Representatives Sherry Appleton, Luis Moscoso, Roger Freeman and Jessyn Farrell, has been assigned to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee. The bill is necessary given that under current Washington State law, although medical cannabis is “legal”, the possession, cultivation and use of cannabis is only an “affirmative defense” for patients, meaning that they can technically still be charged with a crime. A different medical cannabis proposal - House Bill 2149 - has also been assigned to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee, though medical cannabis advocates are staunchly opposed to it, given that it would negatively alter numerous aspects of the state’s medical cannabis law, including reducing the cultivation limit to 3 plants, down from 15, and forcing all patients to join a mandatory registry to receive legal protection. House Bill 2233 would provide arrest protection to any individual who receives a recommendation from a physician, with no requirement of joining a registry. The current possess limit of 24 ounces, and the cultivation limit of 15 plants, would remain unaltered. The full text for House Bill 2233 can be viewed by clicking here. Those in Washington State who support protecting medical cannabis should contact their district’s legislators – which they can look up by clicking here - to urge them to support House Bill 2233.
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01-23-2014, 09:54 PM	#2
JamesFarmer Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 375	Take note: An additional bill has been submitted: SB 6178 https://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/bil...Bills/6178.pdf This bill, if passed, would limit medical possession to 3oz. This is NOT realistic for legitimate medical patients. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND LET THEM KNOW WHICH BILL TO SUPPORT!!!! Find your Rep's here: https://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/ You do not need to put in your full address just your ZIP code. HB 2233 YES!! SB6178 NO!! HB 2149 NO!!
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01-28-2014, 12:11 AM	#3
JamesFarmer Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 375	BAD NEWS!!!! I just got off of the phone with Rep. Appleton's office. They have tabled HB 2233 and shifted their support to HB 2149. HB 2149 sponsored by Rep. Cody will limit plant count to 3 flowering and 3 non-flowering. 2149 passed the Healthcare & Wellness Committee and was referred to the Appropriations Committee. There will be an additional public comment period before HCW votes on it. If it passes Appropriations it will go the House for a full vote. CALL - WRITE - EMAIL!!! TELL YOUR REPS "NO ON HB2149!!!!"
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