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DC Legislature passes, sends governor bill overhauling medical marijuana market in state

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 09:25

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved an overhaul of the state’s medical marijuana market, sending to Gov. Jay Inslee a bill seeking to eliminate unregulated dispensary sales now that the state’s recreational market is in place.

The Senate on Tuesday concurred with changes made to the bill in the House last week, and then voted 41-8 to pass it out of the chamber and on to the governor for his expected signature.

Among its many provisions, Senate Bill 5052, would create a database of patients.

Changes made in the House version include making voluntary the patient registry that was mandatory under the Senate version. However, unregistered patients wouldn’t be allowed to possess the same amounts of marijuana or enjoy similar tax breaks that registered patients would.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes issued the following statements upon passage of the bill.

“Passage of...

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