February 5, 2010 in City

Wash. Senate allows more to OK medical marijuana

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OLYMPIA — More medical professionals will be allowed to authorize the use of medical marijuana for qualified patients under a measure approved by the Washington state Senate.

On a 37-11 vote Friday, the Senate passed a bill that adds physician assistants, naturopaths and others to the list of those who can officially recommend marijuana for patients under the state’s medical marijuana law. Under current law, only physicians are allowed to write the recommendation.

The measure now heads to the House for further consideration.

The medical marijuana measure is Senate Bill 5798.

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  • empyrius on February 05 at 12:39 p.m.

    I don’t need a doctor’s scrip to consume our Lord’s good green herb.

    Nor a governments’ commission.

    Gensis 1:12.

  • lewis8457 on February 05 at 1:34 p.m.

    Will this really mean anything? Not likely, the people that want to smoke still will. Making people go through a doctor won’t work when most people wont have any health insurance in the coming years.

    Will the cops still be able to follow and harass patents? Will the cops still be able to bust dispensaries, yes on both counts is my guess.

    I would bet this has some thing to do with pharmaceutical companies wanting to get into the gold mine.

    This is just another smoke screen maneuver.

  • nslopeofw on February 05 at 5:24 p.m.

    What it means, is that people with a script for MJ wont get fired if they get UA’d. That is huge!!

  • Renata29 on February 05 at 5:30 p.m.

    If you are interested in marijuana legal reform, please plan to attend the Spokane kickoff meeting for the I-1068 campaign in the Community Building downtown — 35 W. Main — on Wed. Feb. 10th at 7pm.

    Details here:

    http://sensiblewashington.org/2010/02/volunteer-kickoff-meeting-in-spokane-feb-10/

    Sign up to attend here:

    http://sensiblewashington.org/volunteer/

    -Renata Rollins
    Eastern Washington field director, I-1068

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