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Killing Medical Marijuana: How Could Olympia Stoop So Low?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 08:00

Why does the Washington State Legislature want to undermine medical cannabis? New Approach Washington’s Alison Holcomb and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes with Initiative 502 clearly stated that if passed, it would have no effect on medical cannabis laws. Both repeatedly reassured voters that “I-502 won’t harm patients.”

 

Senate Bill SB 5052 is an effort by the Legislature that could doom our medical cannabis patient rights. This bill could bring harm and even death to many medical cannabis patients. Why would the lawmakers do this?

Immediately, three reasons grab my attention: knowledge deficit, power, and greed. Let’s examine this.

Activist/herbalist Lisa Little at a protest in Olympia last month [Steve Elliott ~alapoet~]

Knowledge deficit

The Legislature is way behind the leading edge of medical cannabis study. Amazing anecdotal stories of healing are coming to the public’s attention daily. Legislative bills presented in this session...

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