36th District Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D), issued the following statement today regarding her efforts to reform Washington’s medical marijuana law. “Regretfully, I have decided not to pursue further attempts this year to strengthen our state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law. “My efforts to make improvements to existing law were motivated by the need to provide qualifying […]
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Senator introduces new medical marijuana bill
Ballard state senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D) is introducing new legislation which would clarify the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law. Last week, Governor Christine Gregoire vetoed portions of Senate Bill 5073. In a prepared statement, Governor Gregoire said, “But the central concerns I raised still stand: we cannot presume to assure protections to one group of […]
Ballard state senator spearheads medical marijuana bill
A bill to clarify the rules surrounding medical marijuana is being forwarded to Governor Gregoire. 36th District Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D) introduced Senate Bill 5073 with Sen. Jerome Delvin (R-Richland). “This is huge step forward in ensuring that qualifying patients have safe, consistent and reliable access to their medicine,” Kohl-Welles said. “Currently, unless patients grow […]
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