Title:
WA: Ask your representative to support SB 5073
Message:
Last week, the House
Ways and Means Committee passed SB 5073 out of committee. The bill — which
would protect medical marijuana patients from arrest and allow dispensaries —
now sits in House Rules until leadership pulls it for a full vote on the House
floor. Please call your representative TODAY and ask him or her to help protect
patients by supporting SB 5073!
SB 5073 would
clearly and unambiguously allow for state-regulated medical marijuana
dispensaries. While some dispensaries are already operating, clarity in
Washington’s law would help protect dispensary operators from costly litigation and
possible convictions.
In addition, SB
5073, as it has been amended in another House committee, would protect all
patients from arrest, not just those who register with the state. Currently, no
patients are protected from arrest. The bill would also allow Washington
doctors to operate practices that are “primarily” devoted to medical marijuana
patient evaluations, but would prohibit practices that are “solely” for medical
marijuana recommendations.
This bill must be voted on by April 12
and may get a vote quickly, so please call your representative
now, and feel free to pass this along to your friends and family.
