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Washington
State
Bill
Authorizing
Medical
Marijuana
to
be
Considered:
Your
responses
needed!
1/15/98
(This story was partially adapted from Hemp.Net News, http://www.hemp.net.)
In The state of Washington, Senate Bill SB 6271, which would authorize
the possession and use, as well as the sale by licensed pharmacists of
medical marijuana, is on the legislative agenda. The legislative session
in Washington runs for only 60 days, which means that people concerned
about the issue must move quickly to register their support.
SB 6271 was introduced and referred to the Senate Health and Long-Term
Care Committee. The bill must be reported out of committee before the February
6th cutoff date in order for it to stay alive. Sen. Alex Deccio (R-Yakima)
chairs this committee of seven. Deccio supported the Controlled Substances
Therapeutic Research Act in 1979 and has scheduled a hearing on the bill
for Tuesday, Jan 20, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
You can find the complete bill on the web by going to: http://www.leg.wa.gov,
clicking on "Bill Info" and typing "6271" into the
search engine.
IF YOU ARE A WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENT, OR IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY
RESIDING IN THAT STATE, WE URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 6271.
Legislative hotline: (800) 562-6000
Legislature website: http://www.leg.wa.gov
It is especially important if your Senator is one of the following,
as they are on the Health and Long-Term Care committee. At least four of
these seven must support the bill to pass it out of committee.
Senator Alex Deccio, Chair Senator Jeannette Wood, Vice Chair Senator
Don Benton Senator Darlene Fairley Senator Rosa Franklin Senator Gary Strannigan
Senator R. Lorraine Wojahn, Ranking Democrat Member
For a complete update of the medical marijuana bill and an introduction
to how it could become law, see the Hemp.Net news story at http://www.hemp.net/news/legislature.html.
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Issue #25, 1/15/98
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