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Washington State House passes bills to overhaul marijuana markets

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 08:00

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state House moved forward Friday on an effort to reconcile the state's medical and recreational marijuana markets.

The chamber first passed a Senate measure addressing the medical side before moving on to a House bill dealing with the recreational law. Because the Senate bill was amended in the House, it will head back to the full Senate for a final concurrence vote, while the House bill will go next to a Senate committee for consideration.

Senate Bill 5052 passed on a bipartisan 60-36 vote after a long debate over several amendments, including over whether patients should have to sign up on a registry.

"No one has taken the idea of medical marijuana lightly," said Rep. Eileen Cody, a Democrat from Seattle. "What we're trying to make sure is that we have a medical marijuana system that fits with recreational, is safe and provides the...

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