King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg has said his office will not file criminal charges against a former Seattle man who had more plants at his collective medical-marijuana grow than allowed under state law. According to Mr. Satterberg, this kind of case is becoming common, and he has refused to bring charges against most collective grows since the law is unclear about their legality.
Washington state allows individuals to grow up to 15 plants, but doesn't state whether collective grows are so restricted. Mr. Satterberg says he will consider each case individually.
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Washington state allows individuals to grow up to 15 plants, but doesn't state whether collective grows are so restricted. Mr. Satterberg says he will consider each case individually.
That is an amazing statement coming from a prosecutor..."I don't want to prosecute sick people," Satterberg said. "If this is a legitimate medicine we should treat it like a legitimate medicine. It seems that if patients want to band together and share their time and authorizations they should be allowed to do that."
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